Connect my iMac to my macbook

I have a macbook (aluminum, but not a pro), what is the best way to transfer my iPhoto and iTunes between the two?

Here's my problem, the older Mac Book doesn't have a fire wire, so is there an easy way to connect it to my iMac and drag and drop files between them? I have backed up all content with Time Machine, so is there a way to pull certain files out of a back up, and put it on a differnet machine?

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How to i connect my imac and my macbook so there doncuments are up to date

how do i connect my imac and my macbook so they are in sync and up to date with the same documents?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
There isn't a way to connect both Macs with a cable to keep your documents updated on them. However, if you need all your documents updated on both Macs, you can use a cloud service as iCloud or Dropbox to sync your documents. Preferably, I recommend Dropbox because it can sync all type of files between both computers > http://www.dropbox.com
Another thing you can do is to buy an external disk and put your documents here

I am trying to connect my iMac with my MacBook What is the command keys and process in doing so. Have firmwre in place.

I am trying to connect my iMac with my MacBook What is the command keys and process in doing so. Have firmwre in place.

Here's the Apple Support article on Target Mode http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661

When I connect my iMac to my Macbook via "Go" I see multiple versions of my iMac.

When I connect my iMac to my Macbook via "Go" I see multiple versions of my iMac.... I mean LOTS! They just keep growing!!
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Sounds like a cable problem. Try another cable and another USB port too.

Slow connection speed imac but not macbook

Slow connection speed on my imac 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo running 10.6.8, I get download of 15mbs and upload of 9mbs but on my macbook pro 2.8ghz intel core i7 on the same desk I am getting 33mbs and 10mbs!
Can anyone help me out on this, thanks in advance.

The two key numbers here are: 1) Transmit Rate: 59 which is the current maximum bandwidth of the wireless connection in Mbps, and 2) The MCS Index: 6 which indicates that the iMac's connection to the BT Home Hub wireless is only using a single spatial steam. Forget the techo mumbo jumbo, your iMac is much more capable than that.
You should expect a Transmit rate closer to 130 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz radio. At least this explains the poorer performance of the iMac. I would venture to say that if you temporarily connected the iMac to the BT using an Ethernet connection the iMac would equal or exceed the MacBook Pro's bandwidth performance.
Has this always been an issue or something that has just recently started happening?

Can I connect an iMac AND a MacBook Pro at the same time on icloud ?

I arrived without a problem connecting my MacBook Pro icloud but I can not open a session with my iMac when I get the Apple ID and my password and he said "The login is currently impossible.Try reconnecting" and below the two boxes there writes : "Apple ID or password not recognized". I do not understand why, while on the same iMac I connect without problem on www.icloud.com

After 1 or 2 reboot system I managed was enter my MacBook Pro my AppleID and it is connected I managed so to have the flow of "Stream Photo" from my iPhone 4 S to my iPad 2 on the MacBook. But incomprehensible how the function "find my Mac" not recognize the MacBook Pro in "iCloud.com" or App in the iPhone 4 / iPad 2. Thus I do little "see the iMac, iPhone 4 and my iPad 2" and not the Macbook Pro !?!
I am sorry about my English quality but I'm not English speaking this text is translated by Microsoft Translator.

Connecting old imac to new macbook pro

I have a five year old imac that I use for photoshop work. My new macbook pro is so much faster processing big files, I can see the Imac's days are numbered. Can I use the monitor from the imac with the new Macbook? How would I connect the two?
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When I bought my new MacBook Pro, the sales person showed me how to do the V-card method that you suggested. I tried it at home, and it worked. I have been worrying for years about the best way to do this, so was very relieved to find such a simple method. David Pogue in the Tiger Missing Manual also mentioned another tip which I used: he said to select all the address entries you want to transfer (in my case it was all of them) and then just drag the whole lot out onto the desktop. A V-card icon appeared that said: "Name of Person plus 344 others". I then copied that to a flash drive and then onto the new computer desktop. I then dragged it into the Address Book window. As you said it was done in a matter of seconds. Thank you so much!

New Squier USB Guitar won't connect to iMac or 13" Macbook

Been struggling for the last couple days to get this thing to connect with the included cables to both 27" iMac & 13" Macbook. All GB software up to date and new firmware updates on guitar but no luck so far. iPad 2 & iPhone 4S will connect but they have issues as well and I have to restart GB. Anyone else having issues or know of a work around?
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It seems that most problems/questions regarding 'GarageBand not working with MIDI hardware xyz or USB hardware xyz' is NOT related to GarageBand at all.
The most important thing to understand when using an external device is that GarageBand can only communicate with it if OSX, your system recognizes it properly. Whenever an external device "is not working in GarageBand", you have to check you system FIRST. Check the System Preferences and Audio MIDI Setup utility before troubleshooting GarageBand.
If the USB guitar doesn't show up in the System Preferences as an audio device then you might have a software issue (corrupted, outdated driver) or a hardware issue (faulty cable or USB port). These things are easy to narrow down if you have a second computer, different cable, etc
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http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
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Connect an old iMac to a MacBook via ethernet to gain internet access?

I have a 2008 white macbook running 10.6.8
I have a 2004 lamshade G4 800mhz imac running 10.4.11
I do not have a wireless card for the imac and it is no where near my router.
Is there any way to connect the imac to the macbook with an ethernet cable and use the macbooks internet on the imac? If so, can you give me the step by step directions?

Connect an ethernet cable from the MacBook to the iMac.
From the Macbook, do System Preferences > Sharing and turn ON "Internet Sharing.
Set the options so they look like this:
except click the checkbox so internet sharing is "on." (I didn't turn it on when I made the screnshot.)
That should route internet servtce from the wireless access of the MB to the iMac.
You should be able to use a standard cat5 patch cable but. if that doesn't work, try either connecting via an ethernet hub or use a crossover cat5 cable. I think the iMac is new enough to not require a crossover but I add this as an option.

I can't get a thunderbolt connection to work between my iMac and new macbook air

I would like to establish a connection between my iMac and new macbook air using a thunderbolt connector. Nothing seems to happen when I plug the cable in to each device. When I open Settings/Network it shows up the Thunderbolt bridge as 'Not Connected' on the MacBook and as 'Some Connected' on the iMac. I have no problems with connecting another device (iPad) to the iMac. Can anyone help please?

Nothing happens when I try to boot up using the command+R keys.
Did you hold down those keys before booting and continue till you get to a selections window? You should get this:
If you can't boot into the Recovery volume make an appointment with the nearest Apple Genius bar for a diagnosis. You're still under warranty.

My iPhone 4s will not connect with my home WiFi network. I have ios6 on my phone. I have updated my IMac and my MacBook Pro with iOS 10.8.2. Anyone have any suggestions? It was connecting with no problems prior to updating my two computers.

My iPhone 4s will not connect with my home WiFi network. I have ios6 on my iPhone. The connection was working perfectly before I updated my IMac and my MacBook Pro to ios 10.8.2. I have had ios6 since I purchased the phone a couple of months ago. It searches for a network and finds them, but when it asks for my password, it will not accept the password. Have never had this happen before.

Hello krosebear,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
If you are having difficulties connecting your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network, the following article should provide troubleshooting that should help you resolve the issue.
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network - Apple Support
Regards,
Jeff D.

Charging Macbook Pro while connected to iMac 27"

is it possible to charge Macbook Pro while connected to iMac 27" and what kind of connection or cable i should use ? firewire ? usb ? somthing similer to the 27" Cinema Display.
Kindest Regards

Yes. Use a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable.
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First is it possible to connect my imac eaRLY 2009 as display for my macbook white 2010?

first is it possible to connect my imac eaRLY 2009 as display for my macbook white 2010? If so what exact cables on the market do i need to purchase to make this work? Please help me out. I cannot afford to buy a new mac so temporarily this is my only solution.
Thanks to all my Mac buddies for your assistance

The Early2009 20" or 24" iMac don't have any video-in capabilities.
Depending on your needs, you can investigate or tryout AirDisplay or ScreenRecycler which enable use of a Mac from another Mac or Windows PC through network/wireless connections.
Stefan

I m trying to transfer my data from my imac to my macbook pro using transfer manager i m connected to wiifi it says that the process will take above 55 hours ? I have only 38gb to tranfere ? Why so long isnt normal

Hi
I m trying to make a transfer to all my data from my imac to my macbook pro with wireless ... And using my transfer manager as requested but it show 55 hours time to download ? Whats wrong ?

So there are several factors that may point to why your transfer is going to take so long. First and foremost it is going to be the type/speed of wireless you're using. Your router and computers should all be using the same type of wifi (ie 802.11G or 802.11N). That will ensure the best "theoretical" transfer speeds across your network. Depending on what type of router you have and what type of wireless cards your computers have that will determine the max theoretical transfer speeds you could achieve. For instance the fastest available wifi is currently 802.11N at approximately 300MB/S maximum transfer speed. Realistically you'll probably see about 10% of that.
Secondly the speed of the computers and their hard drives will also play a large factor in the transfer time. If your computer has a slower processor or uses a lot of virtual ram (which uses the hard disc drive) you will experience slower transfer speeds.
As seventy one said you will experience MUCH faster transfer speeds over ethernet. You will especially noticie faster speeds over gigabit ethernet. Gigabit speeds require both computers to have a gigabit ethernet port and a router with a gigabit ethernet switch.
With all of that being said depending on other variables the connection may speed up and slowdown depending on current network traffic and your transfer time may increase/decrease accordingly. I would suspect it won't take 55 hours.

Connecting My iMac and Macbook

I am currently trying to connect my macbook and iMac to share files between them both. I have file sharing enabled on both computers but when i go to the finder and see my macbook under the shared pulldown menu it wont let me connect. It just says Connection Failed and nothing happens when i click Connect as. This happens when i do it from my iMac and my Macbook.
I am new to this so any info would be greatly appreciated.

Glad to hear it's fixed! When you do an 'archive' install, all the directories associated with the OS are moved to a "Previous System" -- this includes folders you don't normally ever store your own files or applications in, as well as the applications & utilities that would have originally come with OS X found in the Applications or Utilities folder (which are replaced with fresh copies). This folder exists for archive/reference purposes only. OS X will never actually use anything in that folder ever again.
You can see a detailed list in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710
Anything YOU put on the Mac (apps you installed, files in your home directory, etc.) are mostly not affected.
I say "mostly" because there are a few exceptions and these wont apply to everyone.
Any app you install which has to modify an OS component in order to work (the most common example I can think of is a 3rd party VPN -- for example I use Cisco VPN on my laptop.) While I would still see the Cisco VPN icon in my Applications folder, if I were try to use it, I would find that it doesn't actually work. The solution is to remove the old app and re-install it again.
You'll find the "Previous System" folder is taking quite a chunk of disk space. It doesn't hurt anything to leave it, and the only reason to leave it is if there were any files you modified that you might want to reference (for example... if you added static host definitions to /etc/hosts and wanted to copy these entries to your new /etc/hosts) -- again... things that most users would never touch.
Once you've been using your re-installed Mac for a while, have exercised every app you've installed (at least once) and find that everything is working, you can go ahead and free up that disk space by erasing the "Previous System" folder.

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