I have two 27” iMacs and want to wipe one, install Monterey, and give it to my grandchildren with my daughter as Administrator.
The status of the two machines is:
Machine One
OS Monterey 12.6.3
Time Machine attached - with a new backup (wipe BU drive and recreate)
Machine Two
OS Big Sur 11.6
Currently in Shutdown mode
Content is the same as the last time an iCloud sync was done
iCloud
On Machine One, in System Preferences, I have removed Machine Two from the accounts to be synced.
Plan A
• Create a new User on Machine One, with Administrator privileges (to be my daughter)
• Instruct Time Machine to “Backup Now”
• Attach the Time Machine backup to Machine Two
• Using Recovery Mode, erase Machine Two
• Import only the new Administer Account
Question 1: Can only one account be transferred and, if so, how?
Plan B
• Attach the Time Machine backup to Machine Two
• Using Recovery Mode, erase Machine Two
• Import all Accounts
• Enter the new Administrator Account and delete the other two
Question 2:
• Does either of the above plans sound right?
• If so, are there any additions or deletions to process?
Last edited by ryck; 01/27/23 04:27 PM.
