Sometime in the (hopefully) not too distant future, I’d like to get a new iMac. I know there a few folks on here who have gotten new machines when they came out.
I was wondering how you guys apps and all their requisite files to the new machine?
I have an Adobe suite as well as Freeway, 3D apps and apps like Transmit which I would rather not have to redo all my FTP favorites!
Thanks.
Bob
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On 14 Apr 2010, at 16:14, Robert B wrote:
I was wondering how you guys apps and all their requisite files to
the new machine?
When you set up your new iMac, there’s an option that asks if you want
to transfer stuff from your old machine. It has comprehensive
instructions on how to do it, and works like a dream.
Just be prepared for it to be a lengthy process. I suggest you get a
couple of DVD movies in while it does it.
=o)
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Thanks very much, Heather. I was hoping it wasn’t going ot be a nightmare.
Now…to save my pennies…
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At 16:17 +0100 14/4/10, Heather Kavanagh wrote:
On 14 Apr 2010, at 16:14, Robert B wrote:
I was wondering how you guys apps and all their requisite files to
the new machine?When you set up your new iMac, there’s an option that asks if you
want to transfer stuff from your old machine. It has comprehensive
instructions on how to do it, and works like a dream.Just be prepared for it to be a lengthy process. I suggest you get a
couple of DVD movies in while it does it.=o)
Heather
It’s called ‘Migration Assistant’, and you should run it before you
do anything else. If you let the new system setup process run first
you’ll have problems. Migration Assistant will create the users on
the new Mac the same as on the old Mac. You then can be who you were
before. If you let the new Mac setup run first you’ll get the new
user created and then Migration Assistant will create yet more from
the old one(s). The easiest way to resolve that is to re-install the
new Mac and start again.
David
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What do you mean by re-install?
Say I have the two Macs in front of me, what do I do first? I’m assuming if I start the new mac it will ask to be set up. Or, most likely, it’s been set up already from the Apple Store, or wherever.
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On 15 Apr 2010, at 13:52, Robert B wrote:
I’m assuming if I start the new mac it will ask to be set up. Or,
most likely, it’s been set up already from the Apple Store, or
wherever.
When you start up a new Mac you generally get the “first run” movie
and various options to set up the machine for internet and so on.
At one point, there is an offer to migrate from your old Mac or a
backup drive. It then explains how to do it (using a Firewire cable
and starting the old Mac in target disk mode) - you just follow the
instructions. You can then choose which bits of the old setup you want
to transfer, including users, passwords, applications and so on.
It’s very easy, in typical Apple fashion. I did it when transferring
from my old G4 PowerBook to this here MacBook Pro. It took about an
hour to transfer everything, and then it was just like running my old
Mac but faster.
=o)
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OK Sounds simple enough.
Thanks again, Heather.
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At 08:52 -0400 15/4/10, Robert B wrote:
What do you mean by re-install?
Say I have the two Macs in front of me, what do I do first? I’m
assuming if I start the new mac it will ask to be set up. Or, most
likely, it’s been set up already from the Apple Store, or wherever.Bob
When you first start up your new Mac it should offer to copy from
your old Mac or a backup. This is before it asks for your name etc.
From following Mac mailing lists where this often crops up, the word
on the streets is that the easiest recovery if you miss the chance is
to wipe the disc and re-install. The problem being that, at the
simplest level, you will have been the user with a UID of 501. If you
allow your new Mac to go too far it will create you afresh as UID
501. When you then use Migration Assistant it copies everything
across, carefully avoiding the 501 ‘conflict’, giving all your files
to a new user that it creates, probably UID 502. As a result, all
your files are there, but you don’t own them. You can recover from
this from the Unix command line if you know how, but the quickest and
easiest solution is to wipe and re-install, especially as you have no
new data on it yet.
David
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