I transfered the data from the pro to my imac via firewire. The original ieee94 standard is known as firewire, ieee94a, dv or as i. How to move your content to a new mac apple support. Blog we write a blog about questions that we normally get. Product description this 6 foot black firewire 400 ieee94a cable features a 6 pin connectors on both ends. If no network is available, one of the computers lacks wifi andor bluetooth, and you have no external memory modules, then a direct connection using a usb or firewire cable may be the most feasible route for you to take. How to transfer all files from one mac to another using apple. Start up your old mac in target disk mode and connect it to the new machine via either a thunderbolt or firewiretofirewire cable. I upgraded from the macbook pro 2010 model to the new macbook air. Target mode is used for a firewire connection, which i am not doing dont have a firewire cable. Connect the two computers with a firewire or thunderbolt cable. If youre using an ethernet cable or a wifi network, then on the old mac, open migration assistant, from applications. Migration assistant hangs december 2011 forums cnet.
You can connect up to 63 devices to a firewire bus. You can also enter target disk mode by rebooting your mac and holding down the t key as it boots. How to transfer files to a new mac using migration assistant. Hold t and boot the old mac s drive to the desktop of the new one or do so during setup assistant or later with migration assistant. Transfer info to mac from another computer or device apple. Apr 24, 2020 when asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a mac, time machine backup, or startup disk. I have upgraded my early 2009 core 2 duo imac to the new one. At some time in the future, that number is expected to jump to an unbelievable 3. Popularized in the early 90s, it was the competing standard to usb for a long time, not unlike thunderbolt is today. Moving windows files to a mac without using migration. Firewire, also known as ieee 94, is not a cable you usually find these days. Direct file transfer using firewire or usb connection from pc to mac. Firewire cables are used to transfer data between firewire enabled devices such as external hard drives, camcorders, dv recorders, digital cameras.
Our cable features thick cable jacketing with a heavyduty braided shield for protection from abuse and emirfi. This puts it in target disk mode, which means it functions as an external hard drive. How to transfer your data from an old macbook to a newer. If the computer is on, choose apple menu system preferences, click startup disk, then click target disk mode.
Stepbystep guide to manual mac system migration low. May 19, 2014 simply put, a firewire equipped mac had a special mode that turned it into an external storage device that was accessible by connecting it to another mac using a standard firewire cable. In both cases a manual migration solved the problems. Some of the newer macbooks and macbook airs do not have an ethernet port or. I want to migrate from my old emacfirewire 400 to my new imacfirewire 800. My old macbook pro doesnt have thunderbolt only firewire 800, usb 2. Bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800400 ieee 9 pin male to 4 pin male cable 6ft for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr 4. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a mac, time machine backup, or startup disk. Transfer files between two mac computers using target disk mode. And any firewire cable can be used to connect firewiretofirewire. How do i transfer files from my old mac to the intel mac mini. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019.
Tdm was integral to migration assistant in os x, a utility that transfers all user data, apps and settings from one mac to another, simply by connecting your. You can also start the migration from the source machine and push data to the target. This places the old mac into target disk mode so that it is visible by the new mac. Simply put, a firewireequipped mac had a special mode that turned it into an external storage device that was accessible by connecting it to another mac using a standard firewire cable. I got a used 2010 macbook pro last weekend, and have had a hell of a time trying to transfer data from my older mbp via migration. If you have a time machine backup to restore from, you dont actually need your old mac at all. How to transfer your old macs data to your new mac imore. The mac line comes with a program called migration assistant, which makes it super easy to move data across your computers or even from a time machine backup. How to use migration assistant with ethernet cable quora. Is there a cable that connects the firewire port on my imac to the thunderbolt port on the new mba. How do i transfer files from my old mac to the intel mac. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer.
If you are using two computers, connect them via firewire, over a network, or in an ad hoc networking setup. Mar, 2012 what kind of ethernet cable do i need to directly connect two imacs to run migration assistant. Apr 10, 2015 a complete walk through on the apple migration assistant process using macbook airs 2011 to 2015 and thunderbolt. In this video we have shown the most popular mac machines the imac and macbook pro. I getting an i7 with the 780 4mb card and 1tb flash drive with 16mb of memory. Cmple ieee94 firewire ilink dv cable 6p4p mm 10ft, black 6ft firewire, i.
Note that if one computer has a firewire 800 port and the other has firewire 400, you will need an adaptor cable to make the connection. Now open the migration assistant application on your new mac you can find it by choosing go utilities, or using spotlight or launchpad, select from a mac, time machine backup, or startup disk and click. If the computer is off, start it up while pressing and holding the t key. If you have a firewire cable handy and your older mac is running macos x 10. Now, if the old mac is booted from os x mountain lion or earlier or if you are using a firewire cable to do the migration, restart the old mac and hold down the t key on the keyboard at startup. Migration assistant didnt support moving the user account folder to the older mac, just the applications. In os x lion, which is what you will be getting if your mbp is new, the migration assistant can hand. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using firewire 800. To confirm the connection is working, open the system preferences app from the apple menu on the mac that is not running chronosync. I have a new mac mini, and am using migration assistant to transfer my files over from my white macbook. If you started your old mac in target disk mode or are migrating from a time machine backup, skip these four steps. How to use os x migration assistant to set up to a new hard drive.
In the migration assistant app on your mac, click continue, then follow the onscreen instructions to transfer info from a. What kind of ethernet cable do i need to directly connect two imacs to run migration assistant. Connect your macs via a firewire or thunderbolt cable. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using firewire. Im using a firewire 400 to 800 cable for the transfer. Firewire 400 cables are capable of transferring up to 480 mbps. Firewire cable 9pin4pin cable, firewire 800 9pin to firewire 400 4pin for canon panasonic sony camera camcorder connect to apple imac 27 macbook pro computer.
Occasionally it is referenced as firewire 400 due to its maximum data transfer speed of 400 mbps. Another possibility involves an older mac that doesnt have firewire, isnt running a mac os x version that supports network migration, or isnt connected to a network at all. If youre using a thunderbolt or firewire cable, turn off the old mac, and then turn it back on while holding down the t key. Migration assistant on a new mac after a minute or so, your old mac should appear as a choice for the source of migrating data. Transfer info to mac from another computer or device. In the migration assistant app on your mac, click continue, then follow the onscreen instructions to transfer info from a mac. You can connect two devices using thunderbolt, firewire, ethernet, or even just using the same wifi network if you dont have the required cable.
Find migration assistant in applications folder then utilities folder. Simply put, a firewire equipped mac had a special mode that turned it into an external storage device that was accessible by connecting it to another mac using a standard firewire cable. Cablecc ieee 94 6pin female to 94b 9pin male firewire 400 to 800 cable 20cm. When the firewire logo appears on screen, connect a firewire cable between the two macs. So you know that process where you use migration assistant to move an account from one mac to a new one. What is a firewire cable, and do you really need it. Which firewire cable for macbook pro to m apple community. Using migration assistant to transfer files from one mac to another. Also known as ieee 94, firewire is fast the latest version achieves speeds up to 800 mbps. While in target disk mode, your mac will act as an external drive and appear in the finder on your other mac. Ieee94 is a communication technology that was developed by apple in the early 1990s, at about the same time as usb. Before performing the migration, use software update o. Click the from a mac, time machine, or startup disk, the click continue. Sep 02, 2015 start up your old mac in target disk mode and connect it to the new machine via either a thunderbolt or firewiretofirewire cable.
Originally released in the firewire 400 format in 1996, a commonly used cable now is firewire 800. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400 megabits per second mbps. Now youve connected the two macs together, or used target disk mode, youre ready to use migration assistant. The old macs hard drive should mount on the desktop. Offering much faster speeds, even faster than usb 2. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. If you are a mac user, or have firewire ports on your nonmac computers, this is a great cable to have on hand, especially if you have computers or external hard drives with fw 400 ports. When i started the transfer this afternoon, about 6 hours ago everything seemed fine, and for most ofthe day things seemed to have been working. Sep 11, 2012 this video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable. One of the laptops has the thunderbolt port and the other one has the firewire 800 port. May 08, 2020 the mac line comes with a program called migration assistant, which makes it super easy to move data across your computers or even from a time machine backup.
I want to migrate from my old emacfirewire 400 to my new. How to migrate your files and apps from one mac to another. If you have a firewire cable handy, your older mac is running macos x 10. In order to link these computers to each other you will have to use a firewire 800 to firewire 800 cable and firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter. Or connect both computers directly using a thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable.
Connect two macs using a thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable. So i thought i will use the ethernet port on both mac with a cat6 ethernet cable to connect directly for fast transfer, but i not sure how this works, because the drive isnt showing up when using migration assistant. If you sling a standard firewire cable between two macs that have firewire ports, migration assistant does what it should. Transfer files between two mac computers using target disk.
How do i transfer files from my old mac to the macbook pro. On the mac you want to use as the disk in target disk mode, do one of the following. Your old mac has a firewire 800 square plug port and so does your new one, so the standard firewire 800 cable is all you need. Macbook air inch, early 2015 2017 macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro retina, inch, late 2012 2015 macbook pro retina, 15inch, mid 2012 2015. Nov 20, 2011 target mode is used for a firewire connection, which i am not doing dont have a firewire cable. Using migration assistant with a one usbc port macbook by. How to boot your mac in target disk mode for easy file transfers. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using. You can get pci addin cards for desktops, but chances are, most people using firewire are doing so on or to a mac. Apple migration assistant complete step by step walk. Jun 03, 2019 to use migration assistant, both macs must be either firewire thunderbolt capable or be connected to the same ethernet cable or wireless network. When you set up a new mac, the setup assistant offers to copy your files. This feature is the same as setup assistant, which only runs during the setup of a new mac. If you have limited technical background off the macintosh and it.
When migrating to a new mac, is it better to use your time. The old mac will now mount as a disk volume on the new mac. While firewire is still supported, thunderbolt, which offers a much faster connection, is a better choice for newer macs. Cable builders ieee 94b firewire 800 400 cable 9 pin to 4 pin ieee94 94 length 6ft for pc mac dv 6 foot 6 feet black friday november cyber monday 4. How to perform a manual mac system migration macrx. A complete walk through on the apple migration assistant process using macbook airs 2011 to 2015 and thunderbolt. The main difference between the two types of cables is the transfer rates. Just plug a firewire cable in to the firewire ports on the computers you want to connect like you would for ethernet or thunderbolt. To do so, open system preferences sharing then, you have to enter a name in the computer name field. You can connect two mac computers using a firewire or thunderbolt cable, then transfer files. Before you transfer information from a mac, connect the two computers with a cable ethernet, firewire, or thunderbolt or make sure they are connected to the same wired or wireless network.
Access files, use migration assistant, and boot from another mac. Migration assistant must access the content on the source from the target. That entirely depends on what your definition of the word best is. Connecting the two macs with a single cable will reduce network effects, but the major factor in running migration assistant is how fragmented the directory catalog is and not whether fw800 or gbe is used for connection.
Mar 21, 2018 the old mac will now mount as a disk volume on the new mac. Connecting two macs to migrate data from one to another. How to migrate old macs data to your new macbook pro. On your old mac, you need to connect the firewire, thunderbolt or ethernet cable from your old mac to new mac. Select the old mac from the list more than likely, your old mac will be the only item listed, and then click continue. Get your thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable ready direct connection is the fastest way to migrate your data from your old mac to your.
Now i need to transfer the same data from imac to the new mba with thunderbolt. Once youve connected the two macs, go to system preferences on the old. Its nice if you want to have complex cable weirdness explained in plain english with hiresolution images to really help you understand, after all, a picture is worth a thousand words. So i thought i will use the ethernet port on both mac with a cat6 ethernet cable to connect directly for fast transfer, but i not sure how this works, because. To use migration assistant, both macs must be either firewire thunderbolt capable or be connected to the same ethernet cable or wireless network. You choose one mac to copy the data from and the other to copy it to. Connect both computers to the same local wifi or ethernet network. The migration assistant will display a verification code. This video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable. Firewire will still achieve transfer speeds faster than wireless, however. When performing migration with ethernet or wireless, you start ma on the target mac, you tell it. Oct 15, 2011 that entirely depends on what your definition of the word best is.
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