Hello John, I’m upset and sorry that you felt my comment was a negative response. In your original email to the WAMUG mailing list you mentioned you were going to use Migration Assistant and you knew all about how to use it to make the transfer from your old Mac to your new Mac from Apple support, and you were only waiting for your Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter to arrive So I did not reply with instructions how to do the migration transition of all your data and settings from old to new as I have done before on WAMUG.
But when I saw your email with your results - and I Quote from your reply: /“The result of this is now having a very overloaded HD. What should have been a 158 GB upgrade, plus the extra used by the latest OS, has now turned out to end up with a 705 GB HD”/ Which indicated to me you did not do the Migration correctly as per the Apple Support instructions of connecting the two computers with the FireWire to Thunderbolt ports and starting the old Mac in Target Disk Mode. So I sent the Apple Support link that gives clear instructions and pictures to show how to transfer from old to new computer using target disk mode. “connect them using target disk mode and the appropriate cable or adapter. Then start up your old computer in target disk mode.” etc... I have done a huge amount of ‘transfers and setups’ for clients over many years and never had any problems. I was only trying to help as I always do on WAMUG. It doesn’t surprise me that you are now finding the new Mac is taking longer to boot up, and I would not expect it is in anyway hardware related. That is all I’m having to say on this subject. Cheers, Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 16 Feb 2018, at 4:34 pm, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for that Ronni, > > I made a posting to the list for information of anyone interested and also to > seek a little assistance. I don’t think that warranted your negative > response. > > My query was where would the unnecessary data on my hard drive be hiding, and > how to remove it. I also stated that since the move to the new machine, the > boot time seemed a little too long for a modern application. I would like to > know if it is possibly a software or hardware problem. > > If the WAMUG can assist, I would be very thankful. > > Regards > > John Thompson > > > >> On 16 Feb 2018, at 2:12 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello John, >> >> It doesn’t sound like you followed these instructions to Transfer all your >> Data and Account Settings ? >> >> How to move your content to a new Mac >> Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, user accounts, >> and settings to a new Mac from another computer. >> >> Migration Assistant copies all of your files to your new Mac so that you >> don't have to copy your files manually. >> >> <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204350> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >> >> macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 >> >>> On 16 Feb 2018, at 1:33 pm, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just an update on my latest venture in the "wonderful world of Apple”. >>> >>> After much trial and error, I have now managed to successfully and >>> completely migrate all the data from old MacMini to the new one. I used >>> the term migrate loosely as there appeared to have been several incomplete >>> upgrades. The result of this is now having a very overloaded HD. What >>> should have been a 158 GB upgrade, plus the extra used by the latest OS, >>> has now turned out to end up with a 705 GB HD. >>> >>> I can only assume that all the early attempts have been socked away >>> somewhere and would now like to know if there is any way I can clean them >>> out. >>> >>> On another issue, the new Mini seems to take much longer, up to 3 minutes, >>> to boot up. This is boot time I have not encountered since the days of the >>> old Ap[ple 11GS. >>> >>> Thanks to the list for assistance >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> John Thompson >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 12 Feb 2018, at 2:20 pm, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Alan, >>>> >>>> Thanks for that. The adapter arrived this morning but have not used it as >>>> yet, waiting for all the backups to complete. >>>> >>>> “Screen Sharing” seems like a good option, will have a good look at it. >>>> >>>> Have Cc’d the Wamug List so that any others interested can follow. >>>> >>>> Many thanks again >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 12 Feb 2018, at 11:22 AM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My response to your question on the member list was “bounced”, so I’ve >>>>> taken the liberty of sending a copy directly to you - - - >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> Hi John >>>>> >>>>> Hope your Firewire adapter has arrived and your data transfer is under >>>>> control. >>>>> >>>>> Have you investigated “Screen Sharing” as an option? I find it an >>>>> excellent utility for control and file swapping between one computer and >>>>> the "headless” Mac mini. (One monitor, one keyboard and one mouse for >>>>> two computers.) There is a lot of information in the Apple Support area. >>>>> Here is one link - - - >>>>> >>>>> https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25570?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Feb 2018, at 7:49 am, John Thompson <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Good Morning List, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have just recently upgraded my old 2009 MacMini to the latest model, >>>>>> the old one could not be updated past El Capitan and was getting a >>>>>> little flakey. >>>>>> >>>>>> My problem now is transferring all data from old to new. As it is >>>>>> MacMini, there is only one monitor, keyboard and mouse and the new >>>>>> machine no longer supports Firewire ( still waiting on the arrival of >>>>>> Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter - thanks Australia Post). >>>>>> >>>>>> Have been in touch (after long periods of waiting) with Apple Support >>>>>> and have all the instructions on Immigration Assistant, etc.. >>>>>> >>>>>> My question at the moment is, can I have both machines hooked into the >>>>>> one monitor and switch easily between them? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any assistance would be greatfully appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank You >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> John Thompson >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Member# 861 >
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