Transferring old mac to new--but with photos and music in the cloud?

[GooseInTheCaboose]

On my old mac i have a big photosand music library on an external ssd.

I use iCloud photos and music.
Can I move everything ELSE on my mac to a new macbook air, with the transfer tool, EXCEPT music and photos, which I want to access from icloud?

 

[FreakinEurekan]

If you're accessing those from iCloud on the old Mac, transfer will "just work"

Devices on external also "just work" once you plug that external into the new Mac.

 

[GooseInTheCaboose]

If you're accessing those from iCloud on the old Mac, transfer will "just work"

Devices on external also "just work" once you plug that external into the new Mac.

I access them from the external currently; my actual Photos library is located on the external SSD.

What would I need to select in order to have the SSD just work?

Is it possible to change it so I access it from the cloud on the new device initially? I think I want to avoid carrying around the SSD even tho it is fairly portable