
This assistant guides you through the process of migrating (an engineer’s term for copying) your existing user data from your old Mac or PC to your new iMac. You have to register to use ‘em, but rest assured that all this info is confidential. As a proud owner of an iMac, take advantage of the year of hardware warranty support and the free 90 days of telephone support.

Setup sends your registration information to Apple.For now, just create your iCloud ID (also often called an Apple ID), sign up for iCloud, and take the opportunity to feel smug about owning an Apple computer. iCloud makes it easy to share data automatically between your iMac and devices like an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, along with Apple email accounts (through both web mail and the Apple Mail application). Setup allows you to sign up for an iCloud ID and Apple’s iCloud service.


Don’t worry about those crazy acronyms, though, because your ISP will know exactly what you mean when you ask for this information.) El Capitan can even automatically configure many email accounts for you - including web-based services such as Google Mail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail - if you supply your account ID and password. (The list should include the incoming POP3/IMAP and outgoing SMTP mail servers you’ll be using, your email address, and your login name and password.

If that personal stored information starts you worrying about identity theft, you are a smart user.
