Migration from Intel Mac to M1 Mac

Upgrade macOS Homebrew

• brew update to update Homebrew
• brew upgrade to update Homebrew packages

Upgrade Git command

• which git to find the location where git was installed
• (optional) brew uninstall git
• (optional) brew install git
• /usr/local/bin/git --version to verify the path is working
• vi ~/.zshrc and add this line alias git='/usr/local/bin/git'

Example outout of /usr/local/bin/git --version

git version 2.35.1

Download & install the Command Line Tools for Xcode 13.2.

• Browse More - Downloads - Apple Developer, download and install Xcode 13.2
• Browse More - Downloads - Apple Developer, download and install Command Line Tools for Xcode 13.2
• /usr/bin/git --version --version to verify the path is working

Example outout of /usr/bin/git --version

git version 2.32.0 (Apple Git-132)

Reinstall the app which not support intel processor e.g.

• Docker Desktop for Apple silicon

Further reading

• Apple Macbook Pro intel to M1 轉移心得共筆 - HackMD