When asked how you want to transfer your information select the option to transfer from a mac time machine backup or startup disk.
Mac transfer ethernet cable.
If your computer doesn t have an ethernet port try using a usb ethernet adapter or a thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter.
Compared with usb flash drives an ethernet cable has following advantages.
If your computer doesn t have an ethernet port try using a usb to ethernet adapter or a thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter.
If your mac doesn t have an ethernet port try using a usb to ethernet adapter.
One end of the ethernet cable has to be connected to the mac and the other end needs to be connected to windows pc.
Connect your mac to the windows computer using a standard ethernet cable.
On the windows computer turn on file sharing.
Ethernet first we will need an ethernet cable i e.
If you don t have the required cable you can use your local wi fi network instead but the process will be slower.
Connecting the two computers creates a small local network that consists of just the two computers.
You can use an ethernet cable to connect two mac computers to share files or play network games.
Use ethernet to connect two mac computers.
There s no capacity limit if you transfer data with an ethernet cable.
You can transfer information to your imac from an old computer or from a time machine backup on a usb storage device either wirelessly or with an ethernet cable and adapters.
Connect the thunderbolt firewire or ethernet cable from your old mac to your new mac.
The ethernet cable s head should fit into the ethernet port on your computer with the lever side facing down.
In many cases you ll automatically connect to the internet.
Plug one end of the ethernet cable into one computer.
More suitable for transferring plenty of files.
Transfer your data to your new imac.
Use an ethernet cable to connect your computer s ethernet port to a modem or other network device for example a switch or a router.
I have cat 5e.
How to transfer data to a new mac from an old mac start with your old mac.
The physical connection between two computers via an ethernet cable makes data transfer quicker.
If you started your old mac in target disk mode or are migrating from a time machine backup skip these four steps.
I will use windows 8 1 for demonstration.
Cat6 gigabit ethernet cable.
Windows settings next step is to change certain settings on windows pc.