Not exactly. 1. start the old mac in target mode (hold T) 2. connect via firewire
OR 1. start the old mac normally 2. connect via network cable Then: 1. on the new mac, logon with a user ID not identical to your user on the old mac 2. initiate transfer from the old mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350 Best, Volker -- sent from my tablet - there may be cake and typos and wrong autotext > Am 08.10.2016 um 16:59 schrieb Patrik Fältström <[email protected]>: > > Aha! Ok, good catch! > > I got it. > > So what you say is that: > > 1. Take the old mac > 2. Take the new mac > 3. Connect the two with an as fast connection as possible > 4. Ensure MailMate is not running on either of the two > 5. Copy the ~/Library/Application Support/MailMate directory from old to new > host > > paf > >> On 8 Oct 2016, at 16:51, Volker Kopetzky wrote: >> >> You won’t need a time machine, just a firewire cable and the old machine >> started in Target mode. >> >> After that, all your settings/folders in MailMate will be identical on both >> machines and -- as MM uses IMAP -- you can work with both machines. Just new >> mailboxes or changes to smart mailboxes will stay local. >> >> Best, >> Volker >> >>> On 8 Oct 2016, at 16:48, Patrik Fältström wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Of course this works if you restore from a TimeMachine, but if you want to >>> use the old and new... >>> >>> paf >>> >>>> On 8 Oct 2016, at 16:46, Volker Kopetzky wrote: >>>> >>>> I just bought a new macbook pro and simply restored all user data from the >>>> old laptop. In regards to MailMate that was everything I needed to do. It >>>> started right away with all mailboxrs, folders and no email was missed. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Volker >>>> >>>>> On 8 Oct 2016, at 16:44, Patrik Fältström wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Once again I have the need for starting use MailMate on a different host. >>>>> This time because the trackpad and keyboard died on my laptop, and I have >>>>> to launch a backup machine. >>>>> >>>>> And copy settings etc to that new host. >>>>> >>>>> I will copy the files by using DropBox and of course I once again thought >>>>> about having settings there all the time and hard/soft links to the >>>>> DropBox folder. >>>>> >>>>> I think I really would like to: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Know what files we talk about that can be copied to a different host >>>>> 2. Why not have them in a separate directory in the settings "hierarchy" >>>>> 3. Hopefully MailMate will open/do changes/read/write/close in short >>>>> bursts (and not keep the files open) >>>>> 4. Could MailMate state(2) those files now and then, detect when files >>>>> changes, and if so read the files and apps settings? >>>>> >>>>> But, many things in for example the Mailboxes.plist file include UUID's >>>>> for the identification of the mailboxes. I have not digged into that too >>>>> much yet, but I guess the UUID's might be different on different clients >>>>> even if they are the same IMAP mailbox? >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I know the plan is to have settings stored in the IMAP server >>>>> itself, but that implies you must have account settings set manually >>>>> before the settings can be applied. A catch-22. >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand, there can be race conditions anyway when for example >>>>> DropBox is sync:ed, MailMate started and DropBox has not sync:ed the >>>>> settings, MailMate create new settings and DropBox then sync the >>>>> settings...etc. >>>>> >>>>> But I think those race conditions will happen regardless of whether the >>>>> settings are stored in IMAP or by some shared file system... >>>>> >>>>> So, at least I think I would like to see in the manual one page saying >>>>> "if you want to start running MailMate on a new host, these are the >>>>> recommended steps...". >>>>> >>>>> paf >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> mailmate mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> mailmate mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mailmate mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mailmate mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate >> > _______________________________________________ > mailmate mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
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