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Moving from Windows to a Mac? Here’s how to safeguard your data the right way before you do
MIGRATION ASSISTANT WORKS on Windows too — although unlike Macs it isn’t already there on your PC. To get it, go to bit.ly/mac362wma on your PC to download the Windows Migration Assistant for Big Sur.
This works in much the same way as it does on the Mac. Close everything on your Windows PC (using apps such as Acronis True Image or Macrium Reflect Free), run Migration Assistant on your new Mac, and run the Windows Migration Assistant on your PC. You can then choose what data you want to carry across from your PC to your new Mac.
The biggest difference between the Windows Migration Assistant and the one on your Mac is that it can’t copy your apps across: Windows apps don’t run in macOS. But you’ll usually find that the apps you need are already on your new Mac, and if not there are either Mac versions or very good Mac alternatives. For example, you can work on Word documents in Apple’s Pages as well as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and many more. Many apps are cloud–based too, so an Apple Music, Spotify or Dropbox account just needs you to download the Mac version.