Can I construct a VM picture from an outdated Intel Mac and run that in parallels or VMware or no matter on a brand new M3 machine?
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Outdated machine
- MacBook Professional, mid 2014
- macOS Mojave Model 10.14.6
- 2.2 GHz intel Core i7
- 16 GB RAM
- 250 GB SDD
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New Machine
- MacBook Air, 2024
- macOS Sonoma 14.3
- Apple M3
- 8 GB RAM
- 250 GB SDD
All I really want right here is one program (Outlook; see under), I may delete every thing else besides the OS and Outlook to make the picture smaller. However is it potential to virtualize an intel Mac onto an M3 one? If that’s the case, how? And what virtualization device ought to I exploit? I discovered this submit that mentions one thing referred to as UTM, is that my solely alternative?
Lastly, given the context under, is there a less complicated approach right here? All I actually wish to do is duplicate her electronic mail setup however it’s too giant to be imported.
Extra context, to keep away from an XY drawback
I’m serving to my septuagenarian mom migrate from her outdated MacBook Professional to her new MacBook Air. This has largely labored surprisingly properly utilizing macOS’s migration assistant, nonetheless, the one sticking block is her electronic mail program. She was utilizing Outlook 2011 on the outdated machine, and has Outlook 2021 on the brand new one. Migration failed as a result of the outdated one was 32bit and the brand new one is 64 (so far as I can inform, that was the explanation).
I attempted to export her emails to an .oml file, however I am unable to import them as a result of the file is simply too giant and there is not sufficient area on disk. Or so I feel. When I attempt to import, I choose the choice to import .oml, then choose the file, and click on on Proceed, and get taken again to the file choice dialogue. It’s only after I cancel the method that I get a message telling me I would like 60GB free and I ought to examine my disk. An analogous scenario is described right here.
After studying varied weblog posts (I do not know macs, I have been a Linux person for the previous quarter century) I discovered that macOS has some intelligent options that burn up disk area, however it appears like Outlook does not play good with them and truly must see free area. So I disabled macOS snapshots by setting them to “guide” and that did let me regain a bit extra disk area, however nonetheless not sufficient to import all the 40GB .oml file I created.
I’m attempting varied workarounds, however there are some constraints:
- She has her emails organized into native folders, and holding this folder construction is important.
- This can be a POP account, so there are not any IMAP folders on the server.
- Organising a brand new IMAP account does herald a number of emails, however the folder construction is misplaced.
- Outlook solely permits me to export every thing or a selected “class”, however not folders.
The very best I’ve give you to this point is to put all emails of the previous 4 years in a class, export these, after which import this far smaller assortment to the brand new Outlook. I’m hoping a VM may resolve my points.