The occasions when you DO NOT WANT TO USE IT are those when the system
or hard drive on the 'old' machine has problems that you want to avoid
on the new machine. Then its often better to do a clean install on the
new machine and only move the minimum amount of files from the old one.
Since, at least in my experience, Migration Assistant tends to be an
'all or none' sort of thing, I typically end up using other means to
move stuff in that situation. Caveat Emptor, your driving habits and
mileage may vary, etc.
Bruce Johnson<mailto:[email protected]>
February 27, 2012 11:41 AM
On Feb 25, 2012, at 5:25 AM, smac0031 wrote:
I have acquired a G5. In reading about it I have stumbled onto
something called Transition Manager.
It's called 'Migration Assistant' and was released as part of 10.4, IIRC.
From what I understand this
program is supposed to transfer all of your settings from your old Mac
to your new Mac. Supposedly, it will transfer programs, too. Does
anyone have experience with this?
I"ve done this dozens of times without a hitch...it works very well.
I have some software that came
installed on my old DA G4 that I don't have the original discs. I
think they are all OS X Power PC software. Will these transfer to the
G5?
Yes.
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