New MacBook, Slow Migration

[TheMountainLife]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my situation to know if its a issue or if its expected.

I am migrating from my 2009 MBP to 12" Macbook. Roughly 300GB of apps/photos/music. The migration has been a all day affair.

Whether I'm migrating over WiFi or Ethernet the transfer rate shows "10MB/s" and says I have 7 hours remaining.

Here's what I've done:

#1. Used the Apple branded USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adaparter + USB to Ethernet Adapter. I'm connected directly to the MBP. No router/switch. Transfer rate of 10 MB/s with 7 hours estimated.

#2. Used Comcast latest wireless AC/N/G router. All devices are in the same room next to each other. Connected to the 5 GHZ network on both Macs. Transfer rate of 10 MB/s with 7 hours estimated.

#3. Tried using a WD My Cloud Time Machine backup but it kept failing to connect to it instead of prompting user/pass info.

Why are the transfer speeds between wireless and ethernet are the same? Do I have any other options on speeding this up?

I have 5 hours and 34 minutes left on the migration.

Searched around and didn't find much. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[bizzle]

10MB/s with the Apple USB Ethernet adapter is right and the wireless speed isn't all that surprising. Buy a SATA->USB jawn and have it on hand for when you need to move data quickly and just take the drive out and connect it up and run migration.

 

[TheMountainLife]

10MB/s with the Apple USB Ethernet adapter is right and the wireless speed isn't all that surprising. Buy a SATA->USB jawn and have it on hand for when you need to move data quickly and just take the drive out and connect it up and run migration.

That's a good idea. I do have one but its output ports are only esata or USB 2.0.

 

[bizzle]

That's a good idea. I do have one but its output ports are only esata or USB 2.0.

USB 2.0 is still a hell of a lot faster than 100mbit ethernet or wireless.

 

[TheMountainLife]

USB 2.0 is still a hell of a lot faster than 100mbit ethernet or wireless.

Formatted, reinstalled El Capitan and tried the transfer using my EZ-Dock sata to USB converter this time.

Starting out at 4 hours estimated and transfer rates topping out at 34 MB/s and still climbing as I post this.

Thanks for the suggestion, wish I thought of it earlier.

3 hours remaining now...

 

[TheMountainLife]

Curious...if I had a usb 3.0 to ethernet adapter (10/100/1000), would the transfer have been any faster?