How to transfer from an old MBP to a MBA?

[lightweight]

I've just picked up a Macbook Air today and I'm looking to transfer everything from my current Macbook Pro over to it.

However, I have no idea how to go about doing this. When I try and even setup up my Air I forces me to do internet recovery and I can't even connect to my school's wifi because it needs me to have an OS running to set up my user account.

What do I do? I can't even use my Macbook Air right now because of the lack of OS installed.

After I get it up and running, how do I move everything over?

 

[ApfelKuchen]

I've just picked up a Macbook Air today and I'm looking to transfer everything from my current Macbook Pro over to it.

However, I have no idea how to go about doing this. When I try and even setup up my Air I forces me to do internet recovery and I can't even connect to my school's wifi because it needs me to have an OS running to set up my user account.

What do I do? I can't even use my Macbook Air right now because of the lack of OS installed.

After I get it up and running, how do I move everything over?

Once you have OS X installed on your Air, you can use Migration Assistant, which is found in OS X Utilities, to move everything from one computer to the other. All you need is an ethernet cable.

The trick is to get OS X running on the Air. Since you need to connect to the internet to use Internet Recovery, you'll have ask the experts at your school.

 

[lightweight]

Should I use migration assistant or setup assistant?

 

[hobbbz]

Check the tool in the menu while doing internet recovery, you may just need your MAC address for the wifi. You can also browse from here I believe.