Hi, I migrated from a PPC to intel. Initially I had problems from setting up a different account (Operator error) - so undid it all, reinstalled osx and it migrated like a dream Best regards
Justin Davies [email protected] www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 26 Jul 2010, at 11:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Stuart, > > On 25/07/2010, at 8:16 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: > >> >> Having said that Peter, Rhonda will testify to issues with migrating data >> from one Mac to another. > > No, this is not correct. I've never experienced any problems using Firewire > Target Disk Mode & Migration Assistant to Transfer data from one Mac to > another. > > When you do the migration, you should do it as soon as you first boot up the > new Mac and it offers you the options. > Don’t create a user account and then do the migration, since if both accounts > have the same name you will run into problems. > If you migrate your account off the old Mac (or clone) it will transfer > seamlessly to the new Mac, together with Preferences and most of the > registrations. > > I’ve done this with Intel Macs as the destination & PPC Macs as the source. > The process has always worked perfectly. > A few people have hinted that PPC to Intel migrations may somehow be > problematic but I have not seen anything credible about any specific problems > that can be directly attributed to using Setup Assistant / Migration > Assistant for this. > The only precaution I always suggest is to make sure the older Mac is working > properly (no issues/problems) & to run Disk Utility’s “Repair Disk” on its > drive before starting the migration. (Note that this will require starting it > up from an installer disc or other bootable disk with Disk Utility on it.) > > Also, take the time to organise the old Mac's files & folders & uninstall > obsolete applications, delete old documents that are no longer required, > update applications , etc. > In other words … Prepare to upgrade from to an Intel Machine and Snow Leopard > beforehand. > > What I believe you are referring to above, is my comments to you after you > posted this to WAMUG: > Quote: >> "I’ve migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel >> 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. >> >> Not every thing migrated." > End Quote: > > So I pointed you to these comments made by 'Kappy' > <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713> > > But I have never found using Firewire Target Disk Mode & Migration Assistant > on booting up a new machine not to transfer everything I select across to the > new machine. > >> When I got my latest Intel iMac fro work, I let the Apple show do it using >> the the function when you turn on a new iMac for the first when it ask if >> you want to import data from another Mac. >> >> I imported a few problems and am still trying to sort them out. > > If there are any problems on the old Mac they will transfer across to the new > Mac. > >> >> I'm about to upgrade from my home PowerPC G5 to an Intel iMac. Will have a >> good look at Rhonda's suggestion on her web site. > > The Tutorial I have on my web site is explaining and showing 'How To Transfer > Your Data From Your Old Mac To A New Mac' using Migration Assistant & > Firewire Target Disk Mode. Mac OS X comes with a built-in Application for > Data Migration called MIGRATION ASSISTANT. This incredible application can > painlessly transfer files from one MacIntosh to another. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 > 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm > > OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
