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Can Storage Studio move my data to a new Mac like Migration Assistant does?

Short answer: No. Use Migration Assistant to move to a new Mac. Move back anything you've relocated to the external drive first, then migrate, then set Storage Studio up again on the new Mac.

No — use Apple's Migration Assistant to move your account, apps and settings to a new Mac. Storage Studio isn't a migration tool.

What deserves a moment of planning is anything you've moved to your external drive, because on your old Mac those folders are links pointing at the drive. The simplest, safest route is:

  1. On the old Mac, move back what you want on the new Mac's internal drive — from the Storage Inspector's Relocated panel or the Apps window's Moved tab.
  2. Run Migration Assistant.
  3. Install Storage Studio on the new Mac and move things out again as needed.

If you're retiring the old Mac, the Uninstall wizard can also bring every relocated folder back for you. See Getting started.

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