On Feb 14, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Timo V wrote: > I am in a similar pickle. My iMac is getting flakey. I have a ProTools > program I need regularly for work. My ProTools disc is damaged. I > cannot install it on the g5 PowerMacintosh that I'm going to try to > use as a replacement until I can afford something new. The latest > Leopard is on both computers, though one is G5 and the other Intel > Core Duo. > > So, with Firewire, I'm going to try to recreate a new user on this G5, > from the iMac. > > What could go wrong? > > I see advice to back up the iMac (above in this string), but I don't > see why, exactly. It's copying FROM the iMac TO the G5. If you don't back up and something goes wrong Oh Well. Being Polish I back up everything after each session.
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