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To prepare for a smooth migration:. Make sure that Windows is up to date.
Migration Assistant works with Windows 7 and later. Make sure that you know the name and password of an administrator account on your PC. Connect your Mac and PC to the same network, such as your home Wi-Fi network. Or connect an Ethernet cable between the ports on your Mac and PC to create a direct network connection. Some Mac models require an Ethernet adapter like the, or the. Next, use the check disk (chkdsk) utility on your PC to make sure that your Windows drive doesn’t have any issues:.
Choose Start Run. In the Run window, type cmd and press Enter. In the command window, type chkdsk and press Enter. If the check disk utility reports that it found problems, type chkdsk drive: /F and press Enter. In this example, “drive” is the letter that represents your Windows startup disk, like “d.” At the prompt, press the Y key, then restart your PC. Repeat this process until the check disk utility reports no issues.
Can you clear all of the disk issues that the check disk utility reports? If not, you might need to have your PC serviced. Then migrate your data to your Mac. On your PC, download and install the Windows Migration Assistant. for macOS Mojave. for macOS Sierra and High Sierra.
for OS X El Capitan or earlier. Quit any open Windows apps.
Open Windows Migration Assistant. In the Migration Assistant window, click Continue to start the process. Start up your Mac. Setup Assistant automatically opens the first time you turn on your Mac. If you’ve already set up your Mac, open Migration Assistant from the Utilities folder. On your Mac, follow the onscreen prompts until you get to the migration pane of the assistant. Select the option to transfer information “From a Windows PC.”.
When you’re prompted, enter an administrator name and password. Click Continue to close any other open apps. In the migration window on your Mac, select your PC from the list of available computers. Then wait for the PC to show the same passcode that your Mac shows. When both computers display the same passcode, click Continue on your PC and Mac. Your Mac scans the drives on your PC to build a list of information to migrate.
When the scan completes, select the information that you want to migrate to your Mac and click Continue. Learn about some of the. You can watch the progress and estimated time remaining on both the PC and your Mac. They tell you when migration is complete. Does your PC appear in the Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant window on your Mac? If not, make sure that the computers are connected to the same network. You can create an isolated network if you connect a single Ethernet cable between your Mac and PC. If Migration Assistant still doesn’t show your PC, try to turn off any Firewall software on your PC.
It might block network ports that Windows Migration Assistant needs to work. After migration completes, you can turn on your Firewall software. Email, contacts, and calendar information Migration Assistant moves your email messages, mail account settings, contacts, and appointments. This depends on your Windows version and the accounts that you have. Outlook Migration Assistant supports this data from 32-bit versions of Outlook in Windows 7 and later:. People move to Contacts.
Appointments move to. IMAP and Exchange settings and messages move to. POP settings and messages move to. Migration Assistant doesn’t support 64-bit versions of Outlook. You can manually migrate Mail, Contacts, or Calendars from Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 by signing in and entering the content on your Mac manually. Pictures Photos and other images copy to your. You can add these files to.
After you migrate, open Photos and let it search your Mac for photos to import. Other files You can also choose whether or not to move these files during migration:. Files from the top-level folder of the currently logged-in PC user’s home directory.
Non-system files located in the Windows or Program Files folders. Top-level folders located on the user’s Windows system disk. Top-level folders located on other local disks attached to your PC.
Windows Live Mail Migration Assistant supports this data from Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 and later:. IMAP settings and messages move to. POP settings and messages move to.
Windows Mail Migration Assistant supports this data from Windows Mail in Windows 7 and later. The only exception is Mail app for Windows 8. IMAP settings and messages move to. POP settings and messages move to. People move to Contacts Bookmarks Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Safari for Windows, and Firefox transfer to.
ITunes content Your iTunes Music, Movies, and other iTunes library files transfer to on your Mac. System settings Your language and location settings, web browser homepage, and custom desktop pictures transfer to in macOS. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement.
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Introduction Microsoft Visual Studio is a very powerful IDE, we all know that as it has many features not available anywhere else, including but not limited to, Multi Platform Support and ease of use. Since Visual Studio 97 released, Visual Studio mainly supported Windows, though was available for Linux and Mac, it doesn’t ship all features needed by default. Now Visual Studio for Mac is available for all Mac users running Mac OS X Sierra or any later version of Mac OS. More InfoIf you would like to start using for developing, read the details about its installation, launching and creating a new project in my post. The Native Experience Visual Studio for Mac provides you with a 100% native experience for Mac, combined with the productivity of Mac OS. How it works Visual Studio for Mac is shipped with three different versions.
Visual Studio Enterprise 2017 for Mac. Visual Studio Professional 2017 for Mac. Visual Studio Community 2017 for Mac. You can know more about features available for each version from Visual Studio for Mac is composed of a set of extensions, each of these extensions provides a specific feature or a set of features. Team Collaboration and Visual Studio for Mac As Expected, Visual Studio for Mac supports source control which is an essential for any development team. You can use any form of Git Repositories, whoever is your Git Repositories provider, this, of course, includes the most common.
Installing Visual Studio for Mac Installing Visual Studio on Mac is easy & customization, all you need is just to follow these steps. Go to Visual Studio for Mac on Visual Studio website. Download the installer (.dmg) and open it, if alerts appear, click “Open”. The Installer will check for the current components (if any) then will ask you to choose which components do you need. Choose which extensions do you need, make sure your internet connection is good. Click Install.
Set back and relax, the installer will download the required components. Once finished, click “Start” and start exploring the power of Visual Studio with Mac Experience. Conclusion Team collaboration from multiple platforms is essential for efficient work, as many companies now use BYOD (Bring your own device) method, Visual Studio for Mac allows many developers to perform better by using the platform they’re most comfortable with. VideoYou can see, if you would like to find more information about how to install Visual Studio 2017 and point to some tricky components. See which Workloads needs to be installed and which Individual Components needs to be selected additionally. See how to install another Edition of Visual Studio and just put different nickname in order to distinguish installed editions. Read more.