Firewire to firewire HELP!

Hey guys,
new here and in need of some help. I need to transfer all my data from my dual core g5 desktop. The Migration tool works great, but when prompted to check off the things I want to migrate off of the G5 it totally miscalculates the amount of space the "username" is taking up. Its a huge number like "183459.57 gb". Somebody please shed some light on this subject, I need to get data off of this desktop before tomorrow monrning.
thanks in advance,
sandro

Here is an article....
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2333.html
Before using Migration Assistant, make sure that both computers have Mac OS X installed and that you have a FireWire cable to connect the two computers.
To transfer files using Migration Assistant:
From the Finder on your new computer, open Migration Assistant, located in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder.
Follow the onscreen instructions to connect a FireWire cable and choose the files you want to transfer.

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