Is this normal? I’m using migration assistant to transfer my account files from my current MacBook Pro to my new MacBook Pro. Sep 27, 2018 10:01 PM in response to ashelton1955 Follow the onscreen prompts to mitigate any issues. Migration assistant taking forever to transfer. I set it up to import my data, and at first it said 10 hours. Start fresh, time machine restore, superduper, migration assistant or any other methods? To use the local option for iPhone set up, your new and existing iPhones must both have at least iOS 12.4 installed. So my new MacBook Pro just came in and I’m super excited. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. Does Migration Assistant.app really take THAT long? When I try to install the software, after I give the permission to ‘make changes to this computer’, everything disappears and nothing happens. The main database is the Principal Server, the secondary is the Mirror Server and optionally you can have another Mirror Server. Posted by 6 months ago. Migration Assistant takes forever. Press J to jump to the feed. I'd suggest that you restart in recovery. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. What has happene? Completely take out the battery. Tip #1: For MacBook – Take Out the Battery. It’s been this way for over 12 hours. A subreddit dedicated to Apple and their most innovative product yet. I got my new MBP about two weeks ago and did the same thing. Forever … Two weeks ago I told you the story of how I’d tried to use Migration Assistant for the first time to accomplish the task. Active 4 years, 7 months ago. Simple steps to fix Migration Assistant stuck and frozen . When a single location is provided, Data Migration Assistant bypasses the copy operation. Migration Assistant doesn’t support 64-bit versions of Outlook. Or do I need to re-install all of the Apps? El capitan upgrade takes forever (>48 hours) Ask Question Asked 4 years, 11 months ago. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Hey guys! If you just migrated the account you should be able to log into the account, run Migration Assistant, and try again. Many users have reported the same problem: Mac stuck on a login screen. But macOS is not immune to errors and corruption. I ended up creating another account on the target computer and, with a lot of smoke and mirrors was eventually able to migrate most of my files. Close. If there is a database failure on the primary database, the secondary replica database on a different server will take over the database operations. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the. Q: They are transferring data using WiFi and transferring about 130 GB worth of data. Looks like no one’s replied in a while. Migration Assistant will take applications and data from one Mac of a chip series to another Mac of the same chip series (G3, G4, G5) (Intel Core Solo, Duo, Xeon). Is this normal? Machine. At this point you have an incompletely migrated computer which runs the gamut from inconvenient to very not good. Having same issue now... New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Did it worked out for you? I got a brand new MacBook Pro yesterday and Migration Assistant says it will take over 32 hours (and increasing) for the computer to be functional. I'm setting it up and for the first time I used the migration assistant during setup where it allows you to transfer the apps and data from another Mac. Some users said the operation made the … Ideally, you are setting this up as a new Mac. CSSCAN takes forever 848345 Feb 4, 2014 11:49 PM I am running CSSCAN utility before changing the database character against a very small database (3GB) with 11.2.0.3 on Windows 2008 Server but it seems taking forever. View 8 Replies View Related Applications :: Migration Assistant: Can't Migrate FROM 10.4.11 Sep 9, 2010 This usually involves deleting a user account or renaming a user account. 1. Admittedly, Mac computers are powerful and reliable. Don’t know if this is the appropriate sub to post this but if it isn’t please let me know. I explained that I hooked the 2013 and 2016 Macs up to a gigabit switch hooked to my router and yet the migration was taking forever. I'm wirelessly using Migrant assistant to transfer all the crap on this computer to my new one. Question: The migration throughput should be similar to what customers can get from a third-party migration tool that uses RPC over HTTP Protocol, given no other constraints. And as pointed out above, doing it wireless will take forever. Sometimes Setup Assistant becomes confused. Tl:dr; migration assistant is taking over 12 hours with no change. If you already setup your Mac, you can still use Migration Assistant. The 24" iMac I purchased (build-to-order) on Wednesday night actually arrived this afternoon. If they are of different chip series, Migration Assistant has a tendency to slow if not fail. On my new MacBook the screen says it’s “starting up” with a blue progress bar glowing and on my old MacBook it says it’s looking for files and applications to transfer with the blue progress bar glowing. If your files are currently on a PC, follow the PC migration steps instead. Don’t know if this is the appropriate sub to post this but if it isn’t please let me know. 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