I am trying to set up a new-to-me used MacBook Pro circa 2012. Trying to use Migration assistant to transfer everything from my old MacBook. I have the Migration Assistant running, the two computers connected by FireWire cable (also tried connecting the two computers to the same router by FireWire cable), but the circle just goes round and round and doesn't ever say that it finds any other computers on the network. Is this something that should take a long time? Should I just go away and get a sandwich and come back? Or is there something else going on that these two machines won't talk to each other?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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Migration Assistant Mac
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