Best way to move data from MBA to MBP?

[chfilm]

Hi,

my mom is getting my old macbook air for christmas while I'm upgrading to the new pro 13" 🙂
In your mind, what's the best way, to get all the data moved over?
I don't really mind re-installing all the software, my biggest issue is with a Traktor DJ Library wich links to the itunes music folder.

Is time machine a feasible option? What other options are there?

 

[Marshall73]

Hi,

my mom is getting my old macbook air for christmas while I'm upgrading to the new pro 13" 🙂
In your mind, what's the best way, to get all the data moved over?
I don't really mind re-installing all the software, my biggest issue is with a Traktor DJ Library wich links to the itunes music folder.

Is time machine a feasible option? What other options are there?

AC wifi or just use an external HDD to transfer everything. I normally use carbon copy cloner. Take a full image of the old drive so you can then wipe it. Then just copy what you need to the new Mac. Using migration wizard etc just brings a load of crap over to your new machine so it's far cleaner to do the manual copy if you are up to the task.

 

[Jefe's MacAir]

I have had no issues w/ Migration Assistant over wifi. About 200GB of data takes about 30 minutes using wifi.

 

[JPNFRK7]

Used Migration Assistant on mine. Took about an hour to move 120GB of data over wifi.

 

[BarracksSi]

Migration Assistant works fine, but I'm quoting this bit in case anyone else missed it:

... my biggest issue is with a Traktor DJ Library wich links to the itunes music folder.

Is the Traktor library on a different drive?

 

[Antairez]

Give your mom the new Pro and problem solved.


Alright just kidding, try migration assistant.

 

[esk]

time machine

 

[chfilm]

Migration Assistant works fine, but I'm quoting this bit in case anyone else missed it:


Is the Traktor library on a different drive?

No, I just did some research and actually found out that the tractor library is rather simple to transfer. I was a little worried because I thought it was referencing all the tracks directly form the iTunes music folder, and then they'd be gone after I set up the machine as new because I would have to re download them manually form iTunes Match. But it turns out, Traktor copied them Into a separate directory. Simple solution.

 

[BarracksSi]

Cool, that's good news.

 

[sparky08]

I'm moving from a 4 year old 512GB MBA to a 1TB MBP. I'd like to use the opportunity to clean up years of crap. So, I'd like to archive my MBA in a way that I can easily access documents from a external drive or cloud. Over time, I'd grab the necessary files, and the rest would be archived, in case I need them later.

What's the best way to do this?