

You can connect an external hard drive, SD card, or thumb drive to your old computer, copy your files to it, then eject that device from the old computer, plug it into the new Mac, and copy the files to that new Mac. Direct file transfer via an external drive or file sharing There are several methods to transfer files locally from an old computer to a new Mac, and most work whether you’re moving from a Mac to a Mac or from a Windows PC to a Mac. This story includes methods for migrating files and apps two methods can transfer system settings as well.

And you might want to transfer more than just files from your old computer to your new one.
