Apple Certified Support Professional Practice Exam 2025 – Complete Prep Guide

Migration Assistant is a tool designed to facilitate data transfer from one Mac to another or from a backup source to a Mac. It is primarily utilized when transferring user information, applications, settings, and other data to a new device or after performing a system restore.

Using Migration Assistant to migrate data from a backup is especially common when users have created backups using Time Machine or another backup tool. This process allows for the restoration of files, applications, and settings, making it easier for users to get their new system up and running just as they had before.

While it may be run during the initial setup of a new Mac (which relates to another option), its versatility allows it to be executed at various times when a user needs to transfer data, not strictly limited to just initial setups. This means it can be used repeatedly to keep systems synchronized or to restore lost data, thereby perfectly justifying the selection of migrating data from a backup as the accurate scenario for using Migration Assistant.