If you have protected your drive with FileVault encryption, you have to type the password to decrypt it when you mount it.įollow these steps to transfer data Mac-to-Mac via cable: When you do this, it mounts your old Mac’s drive onto your new Mac, so it appears as an external volume.
You must restart your old Mac in Target Disk Mode for this to work.
Target Disk Mode is a faster method than transferring your drive contents over the network. If you choose to replace the account, any data will be deleted, but since the Mac is new, this shouldn’t matter. If you transfer to a Mac that shares the same user account, you’ll be asked to rename or replace the user account on your new Mac. Now, you just wait for the transfer to complete.