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When I migrate my data with the Migration Assistant to the new mac, will it still remain on my old mac, or does migrating it also mean deleting the data from my old device?

When I migrate my data with the Migration Assistant to the new mac, will it still remain on my old mac, or does migrating it also mean deleting the data from my old device?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jan 18, 2023 1:11 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2023 1:48 PM

Migrating does not remove data from the old Mac.

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When I migrate my data with the Migration Assistant to the new mac, will it still remain on my old mac, or does migrating it also mean deleting the data from my old device?

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