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Migration Assistant copies all of your files to your new Mac so that you don't have to copy your files manually.

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• If your files are currently on a Windows PC, follow the PC migration steps instead.
• If your new Mac is using OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or earlier, follow the Mountain Lion migration steps instead.

Check software, settings, and power

• Install all available Apple software updates on both Mac computers. Install any updates for your third-party apps as well.
• Make sure that your old Mac is using OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8 or later.
• Make sure that your old Mac has a computer name: Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing and check the Computer Name field.
• Connect both computers to AC power.

Connect the computers to each other

• If both computers are using macOS Sierra or later, just make sure that they're near each other and have Wi-Fi turned on. If either is using OS X El Capitan or earlier, connect them to the same network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
• Or connect them using target disk mode and the appropriate cable or adapter. Then start up your old computer in target disk mode.
• Or connect your new Mac to a Time Machine backup of your old Mac.

Use Migration Assistant

On your new Mac:

1. Open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
   
2. Click Continue.
3. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk.
4. Click Continue.

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On your old Mac:
If you started your old Mac in target disk mode or are migrating from a Time Machine backup, skip these four steps.

1. Open Migration Assistant.
2. Click Continue.
3. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer to another Mac.
4. Click Continue.

On your new Mac:

1. When asked to select a Mac, Time Machine backup, or other startup disk, click the appropriate icon.
2. Click Continue. You might see a security code.

On your old Mac:
If you started your old Mac in target disk mode or are migrating from a Time Machine backup, skip these two steps.

1. If you see a security code, make sure that it's the same code as on your new Mac.
2. Click Continue.

On your new Mac:

1. You should see a list of backups organized by date and time. Choose the backup that you want to use.
2. Click Continue.

Continuing on your new Mac:

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1. Select the information to transfer.
2. Click Continue to start the transfer. If you have a lot of content, the transfer might take several hours to finish.

In the example above, John Appleseed is a macOS user account. If you transfer an account that has the same name as an account on your new Mac, you're asked to rename the old account or replace the one on your new Mac. If you rename, the old account appears as a separate user on your new Mac, with a separate home folder and login. If you replace, the old account overwrites the account on your new Mac, including everything in its home folder.

After Migration Assistant is done, log in to the migrated account on your new Mac to see its files. If you're not keeping your old Mac, learn what to do before selling it or giving it away.

Will Disk Utility Erase Files

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'Will Disk Utility erase files' is one of the most frequently asked questions of Mac users. Briefly speaking, Disk Utility is one of the built-in utilities used to perform hard drive or hard drive partition-related tasks on macOS. It enables Mac users to:

• Erase, format, partition, and clone disks
• Mount, unmount, and eject hard drives, removable storage media, and disk volume images
• Verify and repair a disk (Learn what to do when Disk Utility can't repair a disk here)
• Delete free space or disk
• Restore volumes from Apple Software Restore images
• Create new hard drive partitions

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As you can see from the list above, Disk Utility allows you to erase hard drives. Thus, the answer to the question 'Will Disk Utility erase files' is definitely 'Yes'.

Accidentally Erased Hard Drive Using Disk Utility

'Just now I was installing Mojave in order to save my Mac that stuck on the loading screen due to a software problem. But at the last step before Mojave started to install, I got a message saying there was not enough disk space. I didn't think too much but opened 'Disk Utility' and erased all the data on one partition. As soon as I did this behavior, I felt extremely desperate since my pictures and documents were all saved there. Would you tell me how to recover Disk Utility erased files on Mac?'

Generally, the operation 'Erase' will completely wipe out the data and it is unrecoverable. However, the 'Erase' function on Mac is different. It functions similar to 'Format' and the files erased can be recovered with Mac files recovery software tools as long as the lost data is not overwritten by new content. If you have accidentally erased a hard drive using Disk Utility on your Mac and the files lost are of great importance to you, follow the next part to recover your files erased by Disk Utility right now.

How to Recover Files Erased by Disk Utility on Mac

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As mentioned above, you can retrieve your erased files with the help of data recovery software. Among the numerous choices, we recommend you try the best one of them - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. With this software installed on your Mac, you can recover your erased files on your hard drive with simple clicks. It's a popular choice for users who want to recover deleted files after emptying Trash or recover formatted files from internal/external hard drives. Before writing this article, we have tried EaseUS data recovery software to recover files from a USB flash drive that is erased using Disk Utility and the files are found and retrieved successfully. Apply the steps below to recover your files from the erased hard drive immediately.

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Three steps to recover Disk Utility erased files on Mac:

Step 1. Select the disk location (it can be an internal HDD/SSD or a removable storage device) where you lost data and files. Click the Scan button.

Step 2. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac will immediately scan your selected disk volume and display the scanning results on the left pane.

Step 3. In the scan results, select the file(s) and click Recover Now button to have them back.

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