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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1939547" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>[USER=420013]@rjonst[/USER] I've read this thread quickly and I think I know what went wrong. Migration Assistant should be used BEFORE creating any acccounts on a new system, as it will create the account with the same login and password as was on the system that made the TM backup. But if there is an account already ON the new Mac, unless it was set up with EXACTLY the same name and EXACTLY the same password, Migration Assistant won't put the migrated files in that account, but put them into a separate area. Unfortunately, the security of the system then won't let that new account have access to that location because as far as the security is concerned, there are two different accounts, and unless the two accounts agree to share, each is blocked from the other. In shortening the login name, you created a NEW account, so MA did what it was asked and migrated that data to that old account, not to your new one. </p><p></p><p>So, what to do? Well, if you have that backup still around, and if you haven't added much to the new account that you would mind losing, the easiest way forward is to just go back to factory-new and start over. Fortunately, that's not that hard to do with the new Apple Silicon macs. In fact, it's dead easy.</p><p></p><p>But let's tackle the mouse first, as that is going to make it much harder to do. Can you get into Settings at all? That's the gear symbol on the Dock, or you can get there from the apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. </p><p></p><p>And just so we are confident we are on the same page, exactly what Mac do you have? Mini or iMac? And is your user account an Admin account or not? If it's not, it's a different process. Every Mac has to have at least one admin account to manage it.</p><p></p><p>Finally, one clearup for you. You said, </p><p></p><p>Actually you can return it as all of that will be erased with the factory reset. In fact, given you have that on the system, if you changed any of it from the old machine make note of the changes because the factory reset will erase ALL of it.</p><p></p><p>So, get back to me</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1939547, member: 396914"] [USER=420013]@rjonst[/USER] I've read this thread quickly and I think I know what went wrong. Migration Assistant should be used BEFORE creating any acccounts on a new system, as it will create the account with the same login and password as was on the system that made the TM backup. But if there is an account already ON the new Mac, unless it was set up with EXACTLY the same name and EXACTLY the same password, Migration Assistant won't put the migrated files in that account, but put them into a separate area. Unfortunately, the security of the system then won't let that new account have access to that location because as far as the security is concerned, there are two different accounts, and unless the two accounts agree to share, each is blocked from the other. In shortening the login name, you created a NEW account, so MA did what it was asked and migrated that data to that old account, not to your new one. So, what to do? Well, if you have that backup still around, and if you haven't added much to the new account that you would mind losing, the easiest way forward is to just go back to factory-new and start over. Fortunately, that's not that hard to do with the new Apple Silicon macs. In fact, it's dead easy. But let's tackle the mouse first, as that is going to make it much harder to do. Can you get into Settings at all? That's the gear symbol on the Dock, or you can get there from the apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. And just so we are confident we are on the same page, exactly what Mac do you have? Mini or iMac? And is your user account an Admin account or not? If it's not, it's a different process. Every Mac has to have at least one admin account to manage it. Finally, one clearup for you. You said, Actually you can return it as all of that will be erased with the factory reset. In fact, given you have that on the system, if you changed any of it from the old machine make note of the changes because the factory reset will erase ALL of it. So, get back to me [/QUOTE]
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