There’s no need to upgrade to Mojave, it makes no difference to Time Machine. It only migrates the user data & apps, not the OS. Restoring a drive completely from a Time Machine backup will restore the OS but it’s different to the Migration Assistant.
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If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 2 Mar 2019, at 19:08, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Derek, > > Yes it will have Mojave installed, but presumably that means restoring from > Time Machine backup from a machine running El Capitan is (literally) a > non-starter, because El Capitan won’t run on a new Mac Mini. > > Phil > > ---- > Phil Ward > > Skype: aphilw > E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > W: musicandmiscellany.com <http://musicandmiscellany.com/> > > W: audio-icons.com <http://audio-icons.com/> > W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordress.com/> > W: soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish> > > • Freelance writer and product designer. > • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. > >> On 2 Mar 2019, at 14:02, Derek Cross <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I would think, if it’s a new Mac, it will come with Mojave already installed. >> Derek >> >>> On 2 Mar 2019, at 12:59, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Afternoon all, >>> >>> I’ve just taken the plunge and ordered a new Mac Mini to replace my trusty >>> but tired iMac. The Mac Mini will arrive in around two weeks (it’s a built >>> to order spec) and when it arrives my plan is to move everything across via >>> a Time Machine backup from the iMac. >>> >>> So, is there anything I need to do in the meantime to make sure the >>> transfer process goes as smoothly as pos?. For example, the iMac is >>> currently on El Capitan, so presumably I ought to update it to Mojave >>> first? Also, I’m sure there’s a few apps and accounts that are authorised >>> to the iMac (iTunes for example) that’ll need to be de-authorised, but is >>> there any easy way of discovering which apps they might be (‘cause I’ve >>> long forgotten). >>> >>> Anyway, does anybody have any hits and tips that’ll save me time/hassle? >>> >>> Ta >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> Phil Ward >>> >>> Skype: aphilw >>> E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> W: musicandmiscellany.com <http://musicandmiscellany.com/> >>> >>> W: audio-icons.com <http://audio-icons.com/> >>> W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordress.com/> >>> W: soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish> >>> >>> • Freelance writer and product designer. >>> • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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