Is there anything to look out for when migrating from Intel MBP to Apple Silicon MBP?

Replies

• Poster Apr 15, 2025
  @ Anonymous2380 Yeah, yes. By migration you mean manual migration? Or use Migration Assistant? After reading everyone's replies, it seems that manual migration is the safest.
• Anonymous2380 Apr 15, 2025
  @ Poster # 20 Manual
• Anonymous7672 Apr 15, 2025
  The main CPU version. When I first changed, I directly copied the previous amd64 package (I didn't think much about it). After running for a month, I found out that I had switched to arm64
• Anonymous1856 Apr 15, 2025
  Don't migrate, use it as a new computer and re-download the APP. For files, you can use AirDrop to send them
• Anonymous5823 Apr 15, 2025
  It is recommended not to migrate, just copy important data, and reinstall the latest version of all software.
• Anonymous46 Apr 15, 2025
  Do not migrate when changing the architecture, the notebook of the new AS can be migrated later
• Anonymous4390 Apr 15, 2025
  It is not recommended to use migration. Many colleagues around me have some inexplicable problems after migration
• Anonymous1705 Apr 15, 2025
  I didn't install pd again after replacing it, saving money
• Anonymous12996 Apr 15, 2025
  @ Anonymous114 Can you virtualize x86 with Microsoft's official image? Does win10 work?
• Anonymous1602 Apr 15, 2025
  homebrew path is different
• Anonymous2836 Apr 15, 2025
  Remember to re-download the ARM version of all software.
• Anonymous5099 Apr 15, 2025
  There is one important thing not to forget, if not done, the migration may fail Both machines have to be turned on, don't forget
• Anonymous4629 Apr 15, 2025
  As mentioned above, it is best to reinstall it, especially if the path is different like Homebrew. You can search it, dump a list on the old machine, and install it on the new machine. For others, reinstall a copy of the arm version. The configuration file can be synchronized according to the requirements cloud or copied manually. In fact, it's not as troublesome as imagined.
• Anonymous9697 Apr 15, 2025
  I migrated without thinking first, and then upgraded and replaced the latest installation package when I encountered any incompatibility, so as to ensure that the original configuration is not lost
• Anonymous3148 Apr 16, 2025
  Previously migrated: https://www.v2ex.com/t/935405
• Anonymous11735 Apr 16, 2025
  It is strongly recommended not to migrate, it is best to reinstall manually to avoid pitfalls
• Anonymous55 Apr 16, 2025
  Migration is strongly recommended against; I bought a new mbp before and also migrated it, but the newly bought mbp did not migrate, which is very cool
• Poster Apr 16, 2025
  Thank you everyone for your suggestions! At present, I think the steps that need to be done are as follows: 1. Open the application and install the required software one by one; 2. Transfer your own documents and materials; 3. If necessary, you can migrate the configuration files of Terminal (e.g.. zshrc,. bash _ profile, etc.). Do you think there is anything else that needs special attention? Additions are welcome! I'm going to summarize it and then put this information on the top, maybe I can help others. @ Anonymous4390 @ Anonymous7672 @ Anonymous9697 @ Anonymous9561 @ Anonymous1856 @ Anonymous2321 @ Anonymous12996 @ Anonymous4334 @ Anonymous1602 @ Anonymous11001 @ Anonymous7873 @ Anonymous55 @ Anonymous114 @ Anonymous46 @ Anonymous4222 @ Anonymous5823 @ Poster @ Anonymous42 @ Anonymous10417 @ Anonymous2380 @ Anonymous4629 @ Anonymous3148 @ Anonymous12357 @ Anonymous11984 @ Anonymous11735 @ Anonymous2836 @ Anonymous2977 @ Anonymous702 @ Anonymous12097 @ Anonymous769 @ Anonymous1705 @ Anonymous5099
• Anonymous4390 Apr 16, 2025
  @ Poster # 38 The suggestion is not to migrate https://i.imgur.com/agAJ0Rd. png Back up your environment and install it clean
• Anonymous11001 Apr 16, 2025
  Software re-install, configure export import.