Migrating user data between computers
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How can I restore my system, using Snow Leopard, after hard-drive replacement?
I had a nearly full 500GB drive in my MacBook Pro, running Snow Leopard. As the near-full capacity was becoming problematic, I bought two 1TB drives, went home, ran Time Machine on one of them, and ...
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How to keep my iTunes (app) library after reinstalling Windows?
I have an iPhone 4 and I'm a windows 7 user; I have the latest iTunes installed on my PC and synchronized with my iPhone; I don't have any music or video in there, as I don't use the iPhone for that ...
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 server migration to new hardware (not Lion)
I have a aging iMac with 10.6.8 server, user accounts in OD, and user shares. We have a newer mac mini with 10.6.8 server that I want to transfer over to. Can you tell me the steps/document to help ...
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What file permissions do I need to change after 10.8.3 restore?
My 08 mb, OSX Mt Lion, crashed so I bought new 2012 MBPr. Luckily, I backed everything up. Migrated everything from 08mb over to new MBPr. I noticed that when I deleted files, it skipped the trash ...
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Time machine backup/restore: “This user's data doesn't need to be transferred”
So, I had a MacBook Pro 15", Late 2011, that I've been using daily since I got it last October. I set up time machine and every day after work, I would bring my laptop home and plug it into my time ...
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Migration over wifi requires specific network configuration?
I bought a new Macbook running Lion, trying to migrate from an old Macbook running Snow Leopard. At my temporary housing, the two machines were able to find each other over migration assistant, but ...
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How do I migrate an expired Mobile Me account to iCloud?
I had a Mobile Me account which expired before iCloud was announced. I want to migrate this account to iCloud rather than signing up for a new iCloud account with a different email address. Is this ...
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OSX freezes upon USB connect
On a new (end 2012) iMac 21" with OSX ML as delivered I performed a migration from a backup drive that contained a bootable clone of the old machine, OSX 10.6.x, Users, Application, Libraries, etc, ...
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Terminal bash name
Right now I have a Mac Mini. I migrated macbook pro data from a time machine, but I didn't do it from the beginning of my startup. I used the migration assistance to migrate the data. However, I'm ...
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What exactly does the Mountain Lion Migration Assistant transfer?
I have a mid-2012 Macbook Pro, but I am likely getting a new one soon. I have lots of applications and documents. I understand that Migration Assistant can transfer my documents and applications. Will ...
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Updating and migrating a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server
There is no good instruction on the internet on how to upgrade and migrate a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server (not just updating the 10.6.8, but also migrating). For my employer, I ...
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Can Aperture be migrated or reinstalled from iMac to MacBook Pro (which has no DVD drive)?
Can Aperture be migrated or reinstalled a new MacBook Pro which has no DVD drive? Would target disk mode work to simply copy the file? I think Aperture usually runs an "installation" rather than just ...
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User profile transfer, apps which are/were not PPC show up as PowerPPC
I have tried using the Migration Assistant, straight copy/paste using Firewire disk mode, and even a clone using Clonezilla...
Both machines are 10.8.2
The old computer in System Information under ...
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Moving from Snow Leopard directly to Mountain Lion with Time Machine
First time I've asked a question here but I've used Stack Exchange for answers to many many OSX questions so, first off, great big thanks for that.
I searched the archives but didn't find an answer ...
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Can't log in as user. SSD drive from broken macbook inserted into a new macbook.
Pre-story:
An older 2009 Macbook Pro 13"’s logic board has broken and I’ve got a working 2010 Macbook Pro 13".
Old Macbook was upgraded with SSD drive that was used as a system drive and home folder ...
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What is the iPhone SMS database called in ios6?
I need to migrate SMSs from an iPhone to an android, and I'd like to use solutions suggested here, but I can't find the SMS db file (reportedly named 3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28) in my ...
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What is the best way to clone a disk between two Macs?
What is the best way to clone a disk between two Macs? I ask this every couple years or so and every time I get the same answer. "Use Carbon Copy Cloner", they say. But the unfortunate fact is that ...
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Are there any tools to migrate data from Nokia to iPhone? [closed]
I'm new to Apple and I'm looking for tools that will allow my to backup my contacts and calendar and such on my Nokia X6 and move/restore them to my Apple iPhone. How is this possible?
Is there any ...
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Moving individual specific applications from Leopard to Mountain Lion
I'm moving from an old 2007 MBP running Leopard OS X 10.5.8 to a new MBP running OS X 10.8.2 and I want to keep the new system as clean as possible.
Therefore, I chose not to use the Migration ...
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SSH to localhost on OS X Mountain Lion fails with invalid password (after reinstall & migration)
After reinstalling OS X, then migrating my account over via Time Machine, I cannot ssh to localhost. It asks me for a password, but doesn't take my actual user's password.
I tried setting up a ...
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Dropbox syncing issue (permissions) after new hard drive migration on OS X
Since upgrading my hard drive (and reinstalling OS X), doing an OS X "Migration" to the new drive, and finally re-logging into Dropbox, I now show 700 files have syncing issues. This shows up when I ...
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How do I transfer music ratings from one computer to another
I have two iTunes libraries, a complete one on my home computer and a partial one on my work computer. All of the songs on my work computer have ratings.
How can I transfer the ratings from the work ...
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Disk repair failed after using osx with hibernated windows/bootcamp with macdrive
I forgot I just closed the lid of my MBP the last time I used Windows/Bootcamp (instead of shutting it down) and that triggered hibernation.
The next time I powered my MBP on, OS X started ...
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Manually move iCal into Lion
How can I import iCal event into Lion from either an iPhone or Snow Leopard?
I have a Time Machine backup from Snow Leopard, and an iPhone, each with up-to-date iCal calendars. I have a clean Lion ...
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How to migrate from Parallels to VirtualBox?
I've tried Parallels and it's great but I still find it quite "expensive" so I would like to try out VirtualBox.
Is there a way to migrate my Parallels installation to VirtualBox?
The versions:
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Best way to transfer iphone contacts away from Exchange server
The primary location for my contacts currently is with my company's Exchange server. I've sync'd with this since I got my first iPhone 3G in 2008. This is my last week with this company and I need to ...
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Many apps missing after restoring iPad backup to migrate to iPad 2
Needing to migrate an original iPad user to an iPad 2, I used the backup and restore mechanism in iTunes (on a PC)
However, the following steps resulted in many of the apps being missing on the ...
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Why is Git not found after installing OS X Lion?
I just upgraded to OS X Lion and now cannot initialize Git where it used to work fine:
$ git add .
-bash: git: command not found
I'm new to Git and to programming, so I'm sure it's a quick fix, ...
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Can I keep Bootcamp Partition on “secondary” drive when upgrading to SSD?
here goes another SSD upgrade question.
So I got a late 2008 Macbook Pro 2,53 GHz with 8 GB RAM and a 320 GB internal HDD. On this HDD, I got Mountain Lion (260 GB capacity, 100 GB used) and a ...
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How to reset the MissionControl/Expose/Spaces settings to defaults on Lion?
I set Mission Control to "Show Application Windows" (Expose) with a mouse button or hot corner. Great, it shows all of the windows of the current foreground app across all spaces/desktops.
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Can you make iTunes forget a device?
After migrating from one computer to another, my iPhone now automatically appears under the devices list in iTunes on both my old and new Macs. I don't want to accidentally sync my iPhone with my old ...
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Want to setup fresh 10.6.8 server and migrate OD, shares from old 10.6.8
I am setting up a newer mac with 10.6.8 server to replace older hardware (also 10.6.8). I know migration assistant is one option, but I want info on a clean install, with new server name, and xfer of ...
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1Password: unable to retrieve passwords
I just replaced the hard disk of my Macbook Pro with a SSD and I'm performing migration of data.
I have Lion on the old hd and Mountain Lion on the ssd. I used Migration Assistant to transfer all the ...
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Can You Stop the Migration Assistant Midway Through?
Can the Migration Assistant be stopped midway through? I began the wireless transfer from a Mac Mini to a new MacBook Air last night. It still says it's going to take 40 hours. Unfortunately, I can't ...
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Migration Assistant moved files to inaccesible new account, how to get to my old files?
I just got a Mac after many years on a PC. Migration Assistant did not work when I was setting up the computer, so I ran it a few minutes later instead.
However, it seems it transferred all my files ...
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How do I move all my account settings from an old Apple TV to a new one?
I have an old Apple TV ("2nd generation") and have just purchased a new one as a replacement. How do I move all my settings from the old one to the new one?
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Moving iTunes library after crashed Windows drive
I've read many questions and answers here about moving iTunes libraries between computers and drives. My situation is a little different though. I have (had) Windows XP with iTunes installed on C: and ...
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Mac App Store update issues after migrating to Retina MBP
I had a 2011 MBP and I just purchased the new RMBP. I used the startup migration assistant to port all my data, easy.
But I'm getting weird issues, when I opened programs for the first time I was ...
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Transfer data to rMBP from external hard drive?
I got the new rMBP and tried importing my stuff to it via an external HD. Seems like it didn't work. And Migration Assistant didn't either. Has anyone done this successfully?
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Mac OS X 10.4 - Thunderbird 3 to Thunderbird 13
I'm working with an ancient PowerPC Mac running Tiger. I managed to migrate the POP email from Apple Mail 2 to Thunderbird 3, but I now need to migrate it to a newer machine with Thunderbird 13. How ...
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Transfer disk image from one MacBook Air to another
I'd like to migrate into a new MacBook Air I bought this week, from the previous version of MacBook Air. SSD size is the same.
Can I somehow image my older SSD and "move" it to the new SSD?
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How do I move an iPhoto '11 book project from one mac to another
I have iPhoto '11 with Photostream set up on my Mac Mini and on my Macbook Pro. I'm getting rid of the macbook pro, but have a photo book I've been working on on it that I want to move over to my Mac ...
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Moving Drives Between Macs
I'm considering buying a new MacBook Pro after today's refresh, and I am wondering if OS X handles simply pulling a drive out of one MacBook Pro and putting it in another. I know that in the Windows ...
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How to migrate iPhone (particularly Calendar) to a new Lion Mac from Snow Leopard
My main computer is running Snow Leopard, so I am not using any iCloud syncing. It needs to stay on Snow Leopard because of several apps I'm still using that do not work under Lion.
My iPhone and ...
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How can I obtain and install duplicate license keys when copying to a new Mac?
I have a desktop Mac and am getting a laptop, and I intend to use the migration assistant to copy software from the existing Mac to the new one.
I would like to obtain duplicate license keys for the ...
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Renaming “A's MacBook” to “C's MacBook”
I see that my Mac is called "A's MacBook" on the network.
How do I rename it (i.e., change the hostname) to "C's MacBook"?
That's the question. Here are the details:
Having read various suggestions ...
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Cancelled wireless Migration Assistant… best way to start over?
I was using the migration assistant utility to transfer data from my old MBP OS 10.6 to my new MBP OS 10.7. I was unaware of the issues while using Wifi, and it seemed like a convenient option at the ...
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27" iMac SSD + HDD Migration from old iMac 10.7.3
I've just purchased a 27" iMac and am planning on installing a SSD (256 gig) to act as my boot drive. I was wondering if it would be possible to:
1) Install Lion on to the new iMac
2) Create my user ...
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Long time Migration of macs (over 80 hours)
I just changed my previous Mac (MacBook Pro dual core running Snow Leopard) to a MacBook Pro i7 with Lion, and after it is still migrating after 3 days (and according to the migration bar is about ...
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New MacBook Pro: Migration Assistant or Time Capsule?
I'm in the process of buying a new MacBook Pro.
My actual notebook is a MacBook Pro Core Duo which dates back to July 2006.
My actual operating system is Snow Leopard, and I have a Time Capsule unit ...
