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My KitLive

# Move to a New Mac

Save your Clacky set-up to a file and open it on your new Mac. Private things stay behind.

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![Move to a New Mac in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/settings-move-light.webp)![Move to a New Mac in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/settings-move-dark.webp)

## What it is

Got a new Mac? Move to a New Mac saves your Clacky set-up, your sounds, ripples, shortcuts and tools, into one small file. Open it on the new Mac and everything matches.

Your licence, clipboard, notes, stats and connected accounts never go in the file. They stay on the old Mac on purpose.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Save on the old Mac
    
    Open Settings → Move to a New Mac and press Save… next to Save my settings.
    
2.  2
    
    Copy the file
    
    Move the file to your new Mac: AirDrop, iCloud Drive or a USB stick.
    
3.  3
    
    Open on the new Mac
    
    In the same place, press Open… next to Bring settings from another Mac and pick the file.
    
4.  4
    
    Bring them in
    
    Press Bring In. Clacky restarts to apply them.
    

## Tips

-   Activate Clacky on the new Mac with your licence key. One licence covers 2 Macs.

## Questions

Does it move my licence?

No. Activate the new Mac with your key, as usual.

Is anything private in the file?

No. Only settings on an allow-list go in; your clipboard, notes, stats, store tokens and accounts stay behind.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/shortcuts-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/shortcuts-dark.webp)
    
    [Shortcuts](https://clacky.app/features/shortcuts/)
    
    Every Clacky shortcut in one list. Change any of them; if the keys are taken, Clacky says by whom.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/kit-home-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/kit-home-dark.webp)
    
    [Your kit](https://clacky.app/features/your-kit/)
    
    Your favourite tools as cards on one home. Add any from Explore, drag to reorder, drag out to remove.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/licence-macs-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/licence-macs-dark.webp)
    
    [Two Macs](https://clacky.app/features/two-macs/)
    
    One licence works on 2 Macs. Clacky runs on macOS 13 or later; the recorder needs macOS 15, the screenshot studio macOS 14.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/privacy-promise-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/privacy-promise-dark.webp)
    
    [Privacy](https://clacky.app/features/privacy/)
    
    Keys become sounds and are never recorded. Screenshots, recordings and captions stay on your Mac. Anonymous usage stats you can switch off.
    

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