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New Mac Setup

From unboxing to fully restored — the 90-minute setup, not 9 hours.

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// pillarStart here — May 13, 2026

How to Set Up a New Mac in 2026 (Complete Migration Guide)

The 2026 new-Mac setup playbook: Migration Assistant, privacy toggles, Time Machine, essential apps in the right order. Free first, paid where it earns it.

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How to Migrate from an Old Mac to a New Mac in 2026

Our default recommendation is Migration Assistant over Thunderbolt for speed and reliability; other methods work too. Pre-flight checklist plus the dead-Mac fallback.

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