![]() ![]() My understanding is that since macOS does not have autorun, I would have to actually copy infected files, or open or run an infected file (by clicking on it) in order to transfer or 'activate' malware or a virus, is this true? I did not boot from the partition on the drive. ![]() When I plugged in the hard drive to my new Mac, I did not open or run any files, I simply copied over a few specific files including some pictures that I took. ![]() So since the bootable partition on the usb drive is an exact copy of my old MacBook Pro hard drive, if there were any malicious files, they would be sitting on the hard drive. I had my old MacBook Pro for about four years, and I never performed a fresh install. (The drive contained a few partitions, all of which mounted on the new MacBook Pro). In order to transfer some files, I decided to plug in a USB hard drive that contained a bootable partition of my old MacBook Pro, as well as a partition that contained the files that I wished to transfer. I am in the process of transferring data from my old MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Pro. ![]()
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