Setting Up with Setup Assistant
You can transfer information from another Mac or PC during setup. You can also use Setup Assistant to transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other disk.
You may have to update software if the other Mac doesn’t have Mac OS X version 10.5.3 or later installed. To migrate from a PC, you need to download Migration Assistant for Windows from
After you start Setup Assistant on your Mac mini, you can leave it midprocess without quitting, move to the other computer if you need to update its software, and then return to your Mac mini to complete the setup.
If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your Mac mini, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. For help using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for “Migration Assistant.”
To set up your Mac mini:
1In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the “Transfer Information to This Mac” screen.
2Do a basic setup, a setup with migration, or transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other disk:
ÂÂ To do a basic setup, select “Don’t transfer now” and click Continue. Follow the remaining prompts to select your wireless network, set up an account, and exit Setup Assistant.
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