Migration App

Introduction

Burning down twice is better than moving they say. We need an app to move documents, settings and possibly apps over to new hardware.

• Transfer configuration, applications, documents
• Very tied to backup. Migration is essentially recovery from the last backup onto a new machine.
• Hooks into initial setup. New OS install usually means wanting to restore from another machine/backup.

It's 2020, leverage cloud services.

Designers

AllanDay, JakubSteiner

Objectives

Use cases

• Restore from backup (cloud, NAS, removable drive)
• Direct connection between two machines (wifi, eth)

Non use cases

• Esoteric methods like macos target disk mode (firewire/usb/thundebolt).

Constraints

Backup/Restore is a showstopper for this tool.

Relevant Art

• Macos Migration Assistant -- https://blog.macsales.com/40437-migration-assistant-the-easy-way-to-move-your-data-to-a-new-mac/

• Playstation -- https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/11/09/how-to-transfer-your-data-from-ps4-to-ps4-pro/

Tentative Design

Initial Setup:

Application: FIXME

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