Apple Resources - New Mac Clean Installation
http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Apple_Resources/CleanInstall.html



New Mac Clean Installation

  When you do a clean installation, you let macOS run its
  Setup Assistant and create a new, empty user account. During
  the process, you enter some information, such as your Apple
  ID, so your iCloud account is activated, but, for the most
  part, your Mac will be a tabula rasa-a blank slate. It will
  contain the default apps that are part of macOS, but nothing
  more.

  If you go this route, you then must manually copy files from
  your old Mac, or from a backup. This part of the process can
  be time-consuming, but it can allow you to sift through your
  files to find what you really need, and slim down your Mac.
  When you do this, you may be surprised to find how much you
  can ignore from your old Mac.
  
  Your Home Folder: you want to copy most of the files from
  your home folder (that's the folder with the house icon and
  your username). You don't want to copy the folders at the
  top level of your home folder-Desktop, Documents, Downloads,
  Movies, Music, and Pictures-but rather the contents of these
  folders into the identically-named folders on the new Mac.
  Again, take this opportunity to check whether you need to
  keep all of the files in these folders.

  
Review - How to Select Files (or Folders)
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/select-items-mchlp1378/mac

  


AirDrop (Files from Old Mac Directories to New Mac Directories)
  https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/use-airdrop-to-send-items-ipadf0a1530e/ipados
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204144
 

Transfer (Files from Old Mac Directories to New Mac Directories)
using lightning fast SSDs (Old to SSD) then (SSD to New)
  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595430-REG  500GB
  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595431-REG   1TB
  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595432-REG   2TB
  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595433-REG   4TB
Your Sandisk Portable SSD May Require a Firmware Update
  https://support-en.wd.com/app/firmwareupdate   

Time Machine
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250  (Time Machine)

  

Saved Email 
  AirDrop or use SSDs to transfer ~/Library/Mail content from 
  Old Mac to New Mac.

Third Party Applications
  Install third party applications from the web to ensure that
  you have installed the latest versions that are compatible
  with your new Mac.

Security Settings (Finder, Safari, and System Preferences)
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Apple_Resources/Settings.html   


     
  
  

 
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