Setting Up a New Computer Still Sucks

 

I've had my macbook for almost seven years now. It has been the longest serving computer I have ever owned and I believe that I got my money's worth out of it. Lately, the battery has noticeably degraded. The rubber gasket lining the display is coming out. But more importantly, I have been playing with the last 10% of the storage. I'd fill it with files and then transfer them over to an external hard drive. Whenever I would look into the storage, I'd always be bothered by how much "other" data was sitting there.

Even though it is a year old, I decided to get an iMac. I've been wanting a desktop for a while and I've been debating for a couple months now on whether I should pull the trigger. Yet, I would also think that I should get another macbook and purchase an external monitor and keyboard. I'd look on the Apple website make out a bunch of orders and then click out of the page--not wanting to pay for it. But one day, as I was looking at the refurbished catalogue, I decided to stop wasting time and do it.

I got it yesterday and started the process of setting it up. I didn't want to transfer everything from the old mac to the new one. I didn't want that "other" data coming along for the ride. So I transferred what I could. I made my personal settings on the iMac. I downloaded some of the programs that I used like Office and Dropbox. It took up most of the day.

I've since wiped my macbook and updated the macOS to Monterey. I intend to keep it light, with just the programs that I need to use while out traveling. At least now, I have a lot more storage available. 



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JM said…
I love my Mac and when it goes, I will get another. My first Mac lasted almost 7 years as well and then one day just didn't start up. I blame that on the fact that I treated it horribly.
Mon Apr 18, 07:19:00 PM EDT
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