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So I'm about to replace my iMac with a new one. In the past whenever I've replaced earlier iMacs I've just used the Migration Assistant and let it handle everything. The thing is I'm not sure this is the best option now.
Over the years I have installed and uninstalled a LOT of apps as as such my Documents folder, User Library etc is littered with folders relating to software that I no longer use. I also believe that there is some hijack script running on this mac. I used to use Firefox as my browser but found that it was causing lots of problems on this Mac, really long load times, freezes with multiple Tabs and VERY high RAM use. Because of this I switched over to Chrome but I notice that even though I've set it to use Google for searching and not Bing, that every 3rd time or so that I click on a link on Google, it opens up a new tab either taking me to Bing or to a site selling something related to my search term. I've run countless antivirus scans and used Malware Bytes but nothing detects any virus. I've also tried everything about Bing hijacking and nothing makes a blind bit of difference. I'm also not happy with the general performance of the Mac, many of the most basic functions that should be almost instant can take many minutes. Some of this may well be down to the spec of the machine but I can't rule out something else.
What I don't want to do is to essentially copy all the 'fault's from my current Mac onto my new one. Equally the thought of manually having to not only re-install everything but set all my preferences, configurations, licenses, accounts and re-install all my added fonts etc pretty much fills me with dread.
I'm in the process now of trying to clear out my existing Mac of anything I don't need anymore but what would be the best way to set-up the new Mac and get my Apps, data, and settings etc onto it?
Over the years I have installed and uninstalled a LOT of apps as as such my Documents folder, User Library etc is littered with folders relating to software that I no longer use. I also believe that there is some hijack script running on this mac. I used to use Firefox as my browser but found that it was causing lots of problems on this Mac, really long load times, freezes with multiple Tabs and VERY high RAM use. Because of this I switched over to Chrome but I notice that even though I've set it to use Google for searching and not Bing, that every 3rd time or so that I click on a link on Google, it opens up a new tab either taking me to Bing or to a site selling something related to my search term. I've run countless antivirus scans and used Malware Bytes but nothing detects any virus. I've also tried everything about Bing hijacking and nothing makes a blind bit of difference. I'm also not happy with the general performance of the Mac, many of the most basic functions that should be almost instant can take many minutes. Some of this may well be down to the spec of the machine but I can't rule out something else.
What I don't want to do is to essentially copy all the 'fault's from my current Mac onto my new one. Equally the thought of manually having to not only re-install everything but set all my preferences, configurations, licenses, accounts and re-install all my added fonts etc pretty much fills me with dread.
I'm in the process now of trying to clear out my existing Mac of anything I don't need anymore but what would be the best way to set-up the new Mac and get my Apps, data, and settings etc onto it?