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« on: September 01, 2017, 04:05:12 pm »

How to keep Migration Assistant from overwriting existing files on a new Mac

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<p>The Mac has a great app called Migration Assistant that is very helpful when setting up a new Mac and you need to transfer files from an old Mac. Jim O’Reilly asks a great question about using Migration Assistant:</p>

<p>If I use Migration Assistant, how can I avoid writing over on the new Mac files with the same name as the corresponding files from the old Mac?</p>


<p>While Migration Assistant is relatively straightforward to use, it does have settings that let you twiddle what’s transferred.</p><p>Typically, after you go through the setup process and connect two Macs, you’re given the option to transfer four kinds of things:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3217686/software-utilities/how-to-keep-migration-assistant-from-overwriting-existing-files-on-a-new-mac.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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