Can you open a Garageband project as it was on a different Mac?

Not sure how to phrase this question, but essentially I need to open a Garageband project on a different Mac to make edits. Not just an mp3 or wav, I mean the actual project in which you can make changes to your song and then export. I see that there is a .aiff file for each individual track in the project, but I need the actual project file. I see there is a 4 kb .band file, would that allow me to do so? Sorry for the dumb question

I see there is a 4 kb .band file, would that allow me to do so? Sorry for the dumb question
The .band file is your project file, yes. If you transfer this file, you should be able to continue to work on the project, provided you have compatible GarageBand versions - the same version or newer. And the same instruments and loops should be installed.
Have you used any custom instruments or loops, that you created in GarageBand and saved to the Instrument library or to the Loop Browser? If you used such custom items, you would have to transfer them as well.
What is your GarageBand version?

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