I recently updated my main computer, a MacBook Pro, to a more current version. I appreciate how easy Apple makes the migration process. You reset the Mac, and then you migrate from one Mac to another.
The entire process of migrating from my old Mac to the new one took four hours, which included updating macOS on the new Mac. Once the transfer was complete, I encountered some challenges customizing my Mac.
Here are the items I’m documenting for future reference:
1.Mac Magic Keyboard: It wouldn’t connect to my new Mac. There were two reasons why Bluetooth wouldn’t connect: (1) it was connected to another Mac, and (2) I couldn’t get the keyboard into pairing mode. Thankfully, YouTube provided a quick solution.
2.Installing Licenses: I had to install licenses for my favorite tools, including CleanShot, Clean My Mac, and Dropbox.
3.Installing Homebrew: Since I moved from an Intel Mac to an Apple Silicon Mac, I had to remove the Intel version and install the new version. You can find the installation instructions at https://brew.sh/.
4.Reinstalling Apps: I had to remove and reinstall the Apple Silicon versions of apps like Brave Browser, Docker, Visual Studio Code, and a few others.
5.Reinstalling Dev Tools: I also had to reinstall development tools such as Python and Node.js.
Overall, this process was completed in less than a day, and I was productive without many of the above apps. In the past, computer migrations would cause a few days of issues and headaches.