Hi Chris,
I covered this on WAMUG with you back on 6 - 7 July 2014 under your Subject:
Downloading Maverick
I’ve copied and pasted the emails below FYI
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WAMUG emails Re: Downloading Maverick - 6 July 2014
Hi Chris,
When your new iMac arrives... resist the urge to boot it up... DON'T start the
new iMac.
It is preferred that migration be performed the first time you boot up a new
Mac when Setup Assistant opens.
Then - If you have updated your Non-Generic Applications and Add-Ons in Snow
Leopard.
A. The Final Steps you need to do before shutting down your old MBP Snow
Leopard for the Transfer & Setup to New iMac
You have already updated your Non-Generic Applications and Add-Ons in Snow
Leopard (as many as possible).
1. Clean Up the Desktop:
File everything that is on your Desktop to the appropriate locations on your
Mac.
You can leave anything important you
are working on and need to have on the Desktop.
2. Run Software Update and install everything it shows
3. Open Disk Utility and 'Repair Permissions' on your Volume
4. Run a Final Time Machine Backup
When it completes the backup
Eject and disconnect the TM Backup
Drive
5. Turn Time Machine OFF in System Preferences > Time Machine
6. Do any other Backups (Bootable Clone Backup)
7. Disconnect all external drives & devices connected to your iMac
8. Shut Down OLD iMac
B. How to Use Migration Assistant to Transfer from old Mac (FW800) to a new Mac
(Thunderbolt) using Thunderbolt to Firewire in Target Disk Mode.
You might find my Tutorial helpful.
<http://ronnibrown.net/tutorials/migration-assistant-transfe/index.html
<http://ronnibrown.net/tutorials/migration-assistant-transfe/index.html>>
C. Note: After completing the Transfer of all your Users / Applications /
Settings etc and your new iMac boots into Mavericks.
You will need to update Apple Application Databases.
What to do after installation of Lion-Mountain Lion-or Mavericks completes and
your Mac restarts
Spotlight
1. In most cases, as soon as Lion or Mountain Lion or Mavericks starts up the
first time, Spotlight begins indexing (or re-indexing) all the files on all
mounted volumes.
This process can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, depending
on how many files you have and the speed of your CPU and disk.
During this time, you’ll notice a lot of disk activity (along with, perhaps,
somewhat sluggish overall performance), and you’ll see a pulsing dot in the
centre of Spotlight’s magnifying glass icon on the right side of your menu bar.
(Clicking this icon during indexing displays an estimate of the time remaining
for each volume.)
Software Update
2. After Spotlight has finished indexing the Volume: Run Software Update
The next thing you should do is to update Mac OS X itself (and any other
crucial Apple software) to the latest version. Sometimes Apple releases bug
fixes and security updates almost immediately after a major upgrade, and if any
such urgent updates are available, it’s in your best interest to install them
right away.
Shortly after your Mac starts up under Lion / Mountain Lion / Mavericks for the
first time, Software Update should run automatically; if it finds updated
software, it displays an alert “Software updates are available for your
computer......”
If Software Update does not run, choose Apple > Software Update. Software
Update checks if a newer version of Mac OS X (or any of the software installed
with it) is available—and if so, offers to download and install it.
Repair Permissions
3. Repair Permissions
Let Apple Applications Update their Databases
4. Open Apple Mail from the Applications folder and let it update the Mail
Database
5. Open iPhoto from the Applications folder and let it update the iPhoto
Database
6. Open iTunes from the Applications folder and let it update the database
Cheers,
Ronni
On 5 Jul 2014, at 9:42 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Did you use my Tutorial mentioned in my previous email below and have done
> the Preparations:
>>> How To Check Your Applications Are Compatible With Mavericks' -
>>> 'Explanation of 'Classic', 'Power PC', 'Intel' & Universal' Applications -
>>> 'Clean Up Your Computer' - 'Check for Mavericks-Compatible Update to
>>> Third-Party Software'.
>
> IF you have already updated your Non-Generic Applications and Add-Ons in Snow
> Leopard (or as many as possible).
> I can give further details from my tutorials or send you the Tutorials
> "Offlist".
>
> 1. The Final Steps you need to do before shutting down your old Mac Snow
> Leopard for the Transfer & Setup to New iMac.
> 2. How to Use Migration Assistant to Transfer from old Mac (FW800) to a new
> Mac (Thunderbolt) using Thunderbolt to Firewire in Target Disk Mode.
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
>
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>
> OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>
> On 5 Jul 2014, at 8:30 am, Chris Burton <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>> Hi WA Muggers
>>
>> I hope everyone is well this very foggy Saturday morning (down south!).
>>
>> I have 'bitten the bullet' and purchased a new iMac, hopefully arriving this
>> coming week. This machine will be my main image processing machine and my
>> trusty MBPro will be my travel and whale work machine.
>>
>> However I would like to ask you what is the best way to transfer both my
>> data and applications from my MBPro to the new iMac as I havnt done this for
>> a long time. I recall there was a 'transfer' operation but I cant remember
>> how?
>>
>> I need to get all my images over as well as PS6, Lightroom and Office 11. I
>> did check that these apps will run on Mavericks. Im also expecting a
>> learning curve with Mavericks compared with 10.6.8!!
>>
>> Many thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Best regards to all
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Christopher L.K. Burton
>> Director
>> Western Whale Research
>> PO Box 1076
>> Dunsborough WA 6281
>> Mobile: 0419 199 120
>> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>
>> www.souwest.org <http://www.souwest.org/>
>> On 29/05/2014, at 9:51 AM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 29 May 2014, at 8:46 am, Chris Burton <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Ronni
>>>
>>> Hi Chris,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thankyou so much for your very informative description on why and how to
>>>> clean up the Desktop, it was very useful for me and now I know why I
>>>> should keep it clean.
>>>>
>>>> In regards to your comments on using various apps with Mavericks, I recall
>>>> sometime ago you mentioning a website that provides info on which apps
>>>> will or will not work, is that right? If so could you please let me know
>>>> what that is. Im hoping that PS6 and Lr4 will work at a minimum for me
>>>> (although I did buy Lr5 last year and I know it does, but unfortunately
>>>> doesnt work on 10.6.8!).
>>>
>>> I have the link to the website I mentioned some time ago is in my Tutorial.
>>> I recommend you read my 6 Page Tutorial "Prepare For & Installation of
>>> Mavericks OS X 10.9" which gives you all the information required to have a
>>> successful Mavericks installation.
>>> The Tutorial explains the preparation you need to do before installing -
>>> how to install the Mavericks upgrade - then what you need to do immediately
>>> after installation of Mavericks completes and your Mac restarts.
>>>
>>> How To Prepare for Mavericks:
>>> 'Can Your Mac Run Mavericks' - 'How To Check Your Applications Are
>>> Compatible With Mavericks' - 'Explanation of 'Classic', 'Power PC', 'Intel'
>>> & Universal' Applications - 'Clean Up Your Computer' - 'Check for
>>> Mavericks-Compatible Update to Third-Party Software'.
>>>
>>> Installing Mavericks OS X 10.9 and then What To Do After Installation of
>>> Mavericks Completes And Your Mac Restarts.
>>>
>>> I have not uploaded this Tutorial to my Website, but if any member wishes
>>> to have a copy email me "Offlist" and I will email the PDF to you.
>>> Please note that I would appreciate a donation for my Tutorial. You would
>>> appreciate that these Tutorials take a lot of my time and I do a lot of
>>> 'Free' work for WAMUG members (as others also do) and have given my
>>> Tutorials freely as well. There are a few members who have kindly donated
>>> for some of my previous Tutorials which I very much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>>
>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>>>
>>> OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks
>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> On 22 Dec 2014, at 1:00 pm, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Wamuggers
>
> I have just returned home from my work off Gabon, with a jam packed
> hard disk on my MBPro (Snow Leopard) and I would like to transfer data
> to my new imac (Mavericks) and I just cant remember (or find anything)
> on how to do it, which is really frustrating?
>
> Both machines have thunderbolt and I have tried connecting them but
> without success, and am not sure if I need to use Target mode to do
> this?
>
> I would be most grateful for any advice to assist me with this as I
> just cant seem to work it out!
>
> With many thanks
>
> Chris
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