all word documents did not transfer from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air

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all word documents did not transfer from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air

Charles Harris 0

Need to copy all documents from old MacBook Pro to MacBook Air. Transferred application but all documents did not transfer.

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Answer 1

John Korchok 237K Volunteer Moderator

Using Migration Assistant (Applications>Utilities>Migration Assistant) will copy over all documents and most applications and settings. It's the most reliable way to move from one Mac to another.

If you connect an inexpensive hard disk, you can back up the old Mac with Time Machine. This is also a good way to transfer documents to your new Mac.

If there are a relatively small number of documents still to be transferred, you can upload them to iCloud or OneDrive from the old Mac, then download to the new one.

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Stefan Blom 357.4K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Which method did you use when you transferred the files?

Note that there is no file transfer or migration tool built into Microsoft Office.

Charles Harris 0 Reputation points

2026-10-24T21:09:20.6433333+00:00

Downloaded Microsoft 365 existing account on Mac Air and it brought over all documents up to 2024. Concerned not to get duplicates.
John Korchok 237K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-24T21:18:17.4966667+00:00

That sounds like you are using OneDrive's document store to reconstitute your files. That will only go back as far as when you started using OneDrive. Earlier documents will be stored on your old computer's hard disk.

To transfer earlier files, boot up the old Mac, copy the old files to OneDrive, then access those files on your new Mac.
Charles Harris 0 Reputation points

2026-10-24T21:25:12.29+00:00

I have all the old files up to 2024. How do I find all the documents from 2024 to today? Why didn’t it transfer or copy all of them? Thanks for the help
Charles Harris 0 Reputation points

2026-10-24T23:23:03.2633333+00:00

How to I find word documents after 2024 in word? Should I put on a thumb drive or can I find them in iCloud?
John Korchok 237K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-24T23:58:03.48+00:00

We can't know where you stored your files. Take a look at the Documents folder inside your user folder, that a common save location for files saved on your hard disk. You can also check your iCloud drive as well as OneDrive to find them.

If they were stored in a cloud service, then downloading them to your disk is a good idea. If they were stored on your local disk, then upload them to OneDrive. Word for Mac can read files from either your disk or OneDrive.
Charles Harris 0 Reputation points

2026-10-25T13:57:58.9966667+00:00

I was able to find the files. Thanks