Marco ArmentNov 9, 2023
Does Thunderbolt in Migration Assistant just… not work anymore?
Show threadMarco ArmentNov 9, 2023

Got Thunderbolt Migration Assistant working!

Had to do half of this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253658404

- connect Thunderbolt cable to both

On source Mac:
- create Thunderbolt Bridge interface
- assign it a 10.0.0.x IP
- enable Internet Sharing from Wi-Fi to the Thunderbolt Bridge
- run Migration Assistant

On destination Mac, never set up Wi-Fi. It’ll activate over that Thunderbolt shared-internet connection and never ask for a Wi-Fi network.

(This used to be as easy as “connect them with a cable”.)

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Show threadJohn GruberNov 9, 2023
@marcoarment I set up my review unit last week by cloning my personal MBP using Migration Assistant over Thunderbolt, and didn’t do anything other than connect them via the cable. A+ experience for me.
Show threadJohn GruberNov 9, 2023
@marcoarment It seems to work *very* fast too. At first there was a “calculating” stage that was taking a while. I left my office to eat dinner. I went back after dinner, and it was done.
Show threadNick Foster
@gruber @marcoarment I set up a new computer like this recently and was shocked how quickly it moved everything over
Nov 10, 2023 at 12:07pmWeb