those golden rules ...

8 Feb 2018 14:48:49

Eric Jervis

I've forgotten them all, and cocked it up somehow, so I need a fresh start ... So when a chap buys a new (refurbished) Mac what should he do?
I have an old Mini running Mountain Lion, and a new Mini running El Capitan. As the new Mini will not run the software versions I prefer, (Aperture, iMovie HD, Affinity Designer, Pages, and something else I forget), I bought a refurbished 27" iMac mid 2010 with 3TB hard drive and 32 GB of memory, running Mountain Lion.

Re: those golden rules ...

8 Feb 2018 20:11:32

Euan Williams

Clone the old Mini with your preferred software to the iMac???

Re: those golden rules ...

10 Feb 2018 16:33:54

Tony Still

Probably equivalent to Euan's suggestion but:
Ensure that the new Mac's OS X etc is up to date, then use Migration Assistant to copy your apps and files?

Re: those golden rules ...

11 Feb 2018 10:41:30

Eric Jervis

Thank you Euan and Tony, I shall do that today using Migration Assistant.