03-01-2023, 10:11 PM
I am slooooowly moving from my trusty Mac Pro 5,1 to a Mac Studio. I decided that I was going to start fresh with the Studio, so I didn't use MA. I setup a user account (same name as on my 5,1) and either purchased new versions of software, or downloaded/installed new versions of free stuff like Firefox, VLC, etc. The 5,1 basically was migrated from my 3,1 which in turn was probably migrated from my G5. There's stuff from like 2001 on there.
Anyway, there's a few things I haven't moved over and am trying to decide the best way to do it. Firefox is the biggie. I've got some add-ons and lots of bookmarks. I want to try to recreate what I have now onto the Studio. Little Snitch is the next one... I contacted them and they said I can copy over my rules. I'm running an old version on my 5,1 and would be buying the latest version. I don't use Safari a lot, but there's probably some stuff there too. The last biggies are iTunes and Photos. I have some stuff in Photos, but I don't really use it. I think it automatically converted an old iPhoto library. I assume I can just copy it over.
iTunes is another big question I have. I know they've gone to Apple Music. I have like a 250+GB iTunes library. I also used it to backup my iPhones and iPads. Can you use Apple Music to do backups? I don't like using iCloud. Their "free" space is way too small to backup anything, and I hate paying a monthly fee for such a chintzy amount of space.
So, I'm trying to decide how to move the above stuff over. Is it too late to use MA?
Anyway, there's a few things I haven't moved over and am trying to decide the best way to do it. Firefox is the biggie. I've got some add-ons and lots of bookmarks. I want to try to recreate what I have now onto the Studio. Little Snitch is the next one... I contacted them and they said I can copy over my rules. I'm running an old version on my 5,1 and would be buying the latest version. I don't use Safari a lot, but there's probably some stuff there too. The last biggies are iTunes and Photos. I have some stuff in Photos, but I don't really use it. I think it automatically converted an old iPhoto library. I assume I can just copy it over.
iTunes is another big question I have. I know they've gone to Apple Music. I have like a 250+GB iTunes library. I also used it to backup my iPhones and iPads. Can you use Apple Music to do backups? I don't like using iCloud. Their "free" space is way too small to backup anything, and I hate paying a monthly fee for such a chintzy amount of space.
So, I'm trying to decide how to move the above stuff over. Is it too late to use MA?