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The steps above are nearly identical, except you omit step 2, and choose Time Machine in Step 3. If the Macs are in different physical places, the easiest migration is via a Time Machine backup made to an external drive that you can carry from one place to another. The last, Delete the Home Folder, deletes system information and files.

The second, Don’t Change the Home Folder, deletes system account information, but leaves user files along. The first, Save the Home Folder in a Disk Image, removes the account information from the system and the user’s home directory, storing its contents in a Deleted Users folder in the Users folder. You should also check licensing to make sure you’re not accidentally pirating apps.įor deleting users, you’re presenting with three choices (as shown in the screen capture above). You can copy applications as part of this process, but if they are licensed to a different Apple ID than the one Alice uses, “Alice” may need to enter that other Apple ID’s password every time she updates apps. When deleting an account, you can opt to retain the files that went with it.

In the prompt that appears, select the deletion option that makes the most sense (I explain more below).

Select Alice in the account list and click the minus (-) sign at the bottom.

Click the lock icon in the lower-left corner and enter the account’s password.

On the original Mac, log into to an administrative account, and open the Users & Groups preference pane.

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After making sure the Alice account works correctly on the Mac you’ve copied it to, make a full backup.

Click Continue and wait for the process to complete.

You want only Alice checked among the users listed. In many cases, you will want to leave everything checked except all the users excluding Alice (see notes below).

On the Mac to which Alice is migrating, now select what items you want to move in the Select the Information To Transfer list.

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(If the code is different, something is terribly wrong!) Click Continue on both Macs if no code is shown or if the code is the same. You may also see a security code that will be the same on both screens, used to eliminate any risk of someone acting as a man in the middle.On that same Mac, choose the Mac with Alice’s current account from the items that appear for selection.On the Mac to which you want to move Alice, choose the From a Mac, Time Machine, or startup disk option and click Continue.On the Mac with the user you want to move (let’s call this account Alice), choose To a Mac and click Continue.Launch Migration Assistant on both Macs and click Continue on both.

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