Start as New or Move Data

[ggibson913]

Hey Guys, just got my new 27" 5K iMac. Was wondering when I set it up tomorrow, should I set it up as new or move my data? What did you do?

 

[arunkumar786]

I suggest to set it up new... so that things are clean at the start.... then you can verify and move things , by moving you can segregate and sort things to the right place from start itself...

 

[Fishrrman]

How you do it depends on -how much- data you wish to bring over.

Manually migrating data works well enough, but are you aware of the "do's" and "don'ts" when migrating data from your home folder?

 

[Weaselboy]

Hey Guys, just got my new 27" 5K iMac. Was wondering when I set it up tomorrow, should I set it up as new or move my data? What did you do?

You won't get a clear answer here. There are proponents of both. I am of the view that if your current system is working well, you can very likely just use Migration Assistant and everything will work fine. I have done this many times and never had a problem.

There are others here that insist starting new is the only way to go.

IMO, just migrate and it you have trouble you can always start over fresh.