Mac 911: Good backup habits making migrating to a new Mac easier<article>
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To go forward, you must back up. This is an old rubric and bad joke about the importance of keeping regularly updated copies on hand of your personal and work documents and, ideally, your entire drive. Backing up is often an important stage in migrating to a new machine as well. This week, I cover my recommended methods.</p><p>
Jim Kay writes:</p>
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I’m planing on purchasing the new MacBook in April, but I am wondering what the best way is to move all my files, settings, pictures, and music over to the new Mac from my current Mac?</p>
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You can take a few different approaches, and over decades of owning Macs and using various backup software and media (including cloud storage), I have some strong opinions.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2903316/mac-911-good-backup-habits-making-migrating-to-a-new-mac-easier.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Mac 911: Good backup habits making migrating to a new Mac easier
