Hi Peter(s),
Each to their own of course but, personally, I prefer to keep TM for use on a
file/folder basis to find old versions, restore a file I stuff-up (or lose) etc
and prefer to use clones to deal at the disk level.
In your case, I would probably clone the 2016 MBP to an external drive (so
cheap now if you don't have a spare lying around) and then connect that drive
to the new machine (using the USB-c to USB-A cable).
Then just use migration assistant as if it was the old computer you were
connected to.
Just a thought.
Cheers
Neil
On 21/09/20, 07:59, "Peter Hinchliffe"
<wamug.org.au-wamug-boun...@lists.wamug.org.au on behalf of
hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2020, at 1:59 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi there, my son has got himself a 2016 MBP which has USB-C ports only.
He only has his USB-C charging lead for the new MBP (but he does have a USB-C
to HDMI and USB-C to USB2 plug ended cables) but I have no other means to
communicate directly between the two which has a plug end to get into the USB-C
connector. Will migration assistant work via the USB2 port on the old MBP to
the USB-C port on the new MBP?
>
> My alternative is to restore from a TM back up which has always been
successful but slowish. Can anyone recommend anything else to do this?
>
> Regards
>
> Pete.
Last week, JB-HI were advertising a range of USB-C mutilport dongles, which
are pretty much essential for a computer with nothing but USB-C ports. They’re
not the cheapest thing in the world but are a worthwhile investment until the
rest of the world catches up with USB-C devices.
In the meantime, I’d say that the TM restore might be your best option. You
could also consider restoring across an Airport wireless network connection,
but you need to be able to guarantee constancy of connection, so I’d always
leave that as a last resort.
Kind regards,
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948
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