Copying Macbook pro to Macbook

I have a macbook pro (10.6.8) and use Timemachine.
I also have an older macbook. I would like both machines to be identical. Can I restore my macbook pro timemachine backup onto my macbook?

See if Pondini's site answers this...
http://pondini.org/TM/14.html

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What is error code 0? Trying to copy a pro res.mov file to thumb drive connected to Mac Book Pro (2010 vintage).

Problem solved! Thanks roam.

Copying MacBook Pro iTunes folder to Dropbox?

I use Dropbox Pro and so I have 1 TB of storage. Great! Since I can't sync my 128 GB iPhone 6 to iCloud anymore ( just too big ), I have been backing it up to individual MacBooks and iMacs ( 2 of each ). That got me thinking. Can I just drag the entire iTunes folder ( 46 GB's ) on my MacBook Pro (found under Users) to Dropbox? I don't want to make Dropbox the new home for iTunes, just keep a copy there for safe keeping. It seems so elementary to do but I'm wary that Dropbox might try to "grab it" and become the central repository, which I don't want.
Thanks.

As long as you don't change the iTunes Library location set in iTunes on the computers, there shouldn't be a problem.

Copying MacBook Pro 2.0 Install DVD

I wanted to make a backup copy of the 2 MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz Install DVD's.
I used my Mac Pro 3.0 to make the copy. I used Toast 7.01 to read the original DVD on my internal Sony DVD RW DW-D150A and copied to an external Memorex DVD Double-Layer Recorder
16x16 Dual Format (Part Number: 32023288).
For media I use Memorex Double Layer DVD+R.
First of all I had the "mismatch at byte2/sectorxxxxxxxx" that many users have reported.
Then I noticed that my Mac )Pro would not read the copy properly. It read it as an "untitled CD".
HOWEVER, when I used it to boot the MacBook Pro it seemed to work fine.
I then used the Finder to make copies of the original install DVD's. First I made disk images of the original DVD's using Disc Utility. Then burned them using Disc Utility.
All seemed to go well.
They passed verification.
HOWEVER, I notice that this DVD takes MUCH longer to boot the MacBook Pro.
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I have a MacBook Pro 2.0 Ghz with 1 GB of memory installed in a single slot. I'd like to max out the machine by installing another 1 GB stick of memory. My question: do the two sticks of memory need to be matched pairs (i.e. from the same manufacturer)? Some of the memory vendors say yes, but I've also been told that as long as I purchase memory that meet Apple's specs I'll be fine. Any thoughts on this question would be appreciated.
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Can I copy macbook library to imac?

My itunes account is on my Macbook pro where i sync my iphone, etc.
I can share this library to my imac but this doesn't allow me to use that music within iweb, idvd, etc.
I copied the tunes and the associated files to the imac but a message saying i was not authorised to play this music prevented me from using it. Am i trying the impossible (or immoral?) and is there a solution.

Songs purchased on the iTunes Store can be copied to an unlimited number of computers. However, only five computers at a time can play your iTunes DRM-protected music.
See this: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/authorization/

Copying Macbook iPhoto '09 library to Macbook Air iPhoto '11

Good evening,
I was hoping somebody might be able to help me with a problem I am having with my new Macbook Air.
I initially set up my laptop which automatically created a User Account\. I realise now that I should have used Migration Assistant before I set up my new laptop as this has now resulted in me having 2 User Accounts.
I used Migration Assistant to copy all of the files from my old Macbook to my new Macbook Air.
I can view all of the pictures that came across using Migration Assistant in the Temporary User Account but when I try and move them across to the User Account that I want to permenantly use, the photos become corrupt and I cannot view them all in iPhoto or Preview.
I have tried putting the pictures onto a USB stick from my old computer and putting them onto my new laptop but this too doesn't work and the pictures are corrupt on one user account but not the other.
Another interesting thing to note is that when I swap user accounts on my new Macbook Air, the pictures ARE NOT corrupt on that half, it is just when I move on to my actual user account on this laptop that they do not open.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
MAC OS X 10.8.4

i have a time machine back up of my old imac. i have a external drive backup (mac. ext. journald) of my 09 iphoto library,
Assuming that these backs ups are good - and lets hope they are - pick one, restore it to the Pictures Folder on the new machine and launch iPhoto.
Get iPhoto working. Then think about Aperture. You're making a simple procedure wildly complicated.
Regards
TD

I have two copy macbook in icloud

I installed clean mavericks and created a new login, but it didn't like me. And I went beck to mountain lion using time machine. Now when I go to safari and open opened pages on other devices (in the cloud) I have 2 macbook and their pages. At the same time on the page icloud.com i heve one macbook.
How to clean pages in cloud?
This problem last 3 days....

You must wait one week, and everything will be all right

Cannot copy acrobat pro 9 app folder to applications directory

have uninstalled acrobat pro 9 because of failure to recognize new scanner. Now cannot copy app folder from DVD into applications folder.

Hi Janice,
What version of Mac OS are you using?
Adobe does not recommend migrating the software from one disk to the other.
Please run the setup file for Acrobat and reinstall the software. You might want to delete the existing version of Acrobat installed before reinstalling it.
Regards,
Rave

Can I copy Logic Pro onto other computers in my classroom?

I'm a music teacher at a secondary school and am currently seeing if it is possible for us to buy some macs and Logic Pro for our music tech course. If I b uy one copy of Logic Pro, can I install it on each mac? Or will I have to buy it a number of times?

This is a user only forum, the question should be addressed directly to Apple.
That said, I'm pretty sure you will need to purchase a "Volume License", at least that was the procedure a few years back.

Cannot browse/copy iMac files from my MacBook Pro; REALLY FRUSTRATING...

Hi folks,
Wondering if anyone could help me out here??
I can browse and copy MacBook Pro contents over to iMac (from Finder within iMac). Unfortunately i can't do the same, other way around. Can neither browse nor copy content from iMac to MacBookPro (from Finder within Mac Book Pro).
File Sharing has been turned on both on MacBook and iMac. Users have full access including administrators. Full Read/Write permissions on all files within the folder that i want to share have been granted. Firewall is turned off on both computers.
On MacBook Pro Finder, the iMac appears under SHARED on the left column. But when one clicks it or presses the button 'Connect As' - the following error always appears.
"The Server "Michael Newham's iMac" is available on your computer. Access the volumes and files locally." (Obviously they're not available locally.
I've used the Go - Connect to Server drop down option using afp and ftp access, but nothing there either. Both machines have Leopard 10.6.2
So I'm a bit flummoxed
Would appreciate some help.
Mike Newham, Tipperary, Ireland.

Turning ON and Off FileSharing on both machines seems to solve the issue.

Hi I've just bought a Macbook pro (2010) I bought it as I needed an older one running snow leopard. Its running on 10.6.4 but I need it with 10.6.1 or 10.6.2, does anyone know if I can install 10.6.1 or 2 on my Macbook??????

Hi I've just bought a Macbook pro (2010) I bought it as I needed an older one running snow leopard. Its running on 10.6.4 but I need it with 10.6.1 or 10.6.2, does anyone know if I can install 10.6.1 or 2 on my Macbook??????
This is because I have a copy of Protools I want to run on it and it has to be 10.6.1 or 10.6.2
Help I'm desperate!!

The 2010 MBPs came installed with either 10.6.3, or 10.6.4 later in their lifespan. Earlier versions of the OS may not have the correct drivers for the Mac's hardware.
Ultimately, you might be better off upgrading your copy of Pro Tools, or updating the Mac to Yosemite and running Logic Pro X.

Fcp7 will not load on to my new macbook pro with mavericks

I am trying to move Final Cut Studio from my old macbook pro to my 17" macbook pro i7. It prompts me to add the serial number and then it says that the serial number is invalid. Is there a problem this program and the Mavericks OS?

How are you trying to install FCP? You can't just copy it, Pro Apps need to be installed to work.
When you got your original computer with the pre-installed FCP-7 weren't there discs included?
You would be best served to install from them.
Also, if you are running FCP-X there are specific installation guidelines to have both FCP-7 and FCP-X installed on the same computer:
See this document:
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Installation best practices - Apple Support
about half way down the page.
MtD
Also: If you are doing a clean install of FCP-7, then you should use
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcsremover/
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Migrating from 10.6.4 MacBook to a 10.4.11 iMac, possible over network?

I've had an iMac for a few years but after getting a macbook this past xmas I rarely use it. I decided to get my iMac up to speed with my macbook using migration assistant. I used it to setup my macbook when i got it with no issues. So after running migration assistant to transfer back to my iMac it duplicated users. So I had 2 users with my name, 2 with my wife's etc. So I thought I'd be smart and I booted from the disc that came with my iMac (osx 10.4), deleted everything, ran all the software updates and tried using migration assistant again. My issue is this, Migration assistant on the iMac, under the from another mac option will only recognize a firewire cable. My macbook (came with osx 10.6) doesn't have a firewire port. Am I missing something? Is there a way for me to do this with a cat5/6 cable? I've tried having them on the same network and using file sharing uploaded the entire macbook HDD onto the iMac, but it wont let me boot from it. I also am unable to copy the macbooks HDD onto the macbook itself. What do I ned to do to get htis going, i've scoured all the forums I can find and have found no answers that work for me. I'm not a computer whiz and I've tried everything I know how to do.

Though I'm a little confused too, Migration Assistant is probably designed to use Firewire for a good reason, though creative network solutions might be possible. (I stopped using simple ethernet cable when Apple Talk stopped being supported.)
People are know by your computers as simple integers. They used to start with 501. So 501 on machine 1 could be 'Fred', 501 on machine 2 could be 'Jim'. I'm guessing it just converted, say, the incoming 501 account to 502. Don't know if that helps.
Firewire isn't needed for DVD transfers, is it? I've never tried this, but I should anticipate that it would stop and ask you to insert a new disc.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21992/burn
Copies MacBook.dmg to DVDs just by creating the image & dropping it on the 'copy' window. I take it you've tried rebuilding the iMac with 10.4.11, copying MacBook.dmg to the iMac's hard drive, and telling MigrationAssistant that that folder is a DVD folder? (Devices are all just folders to Unix.)
I've used this application only once, to move Applications from 10.4 to 10.3, and it worked perfectly. I archive or backup all other data, so I just copied it or restored it to the older machine.

Officejet Pro 8600 Plus N911 Tries to Copy from ADF if Lid Covering the Glass is Completely Open

Hi,
I just posted a reply to the following regarding an identical problem that I am having:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Scanning-Faxing-and-Copying/Officejet-Pro-8600-N911n-Printer-Tries-to-C...
It occurs to me, however, that the original post I replied to is so old that it is probably better to post my problem in a new thread.
I've borrowed some of the original poster's wording since his explanation of the problem was very clear and concise...
If I have the lid that covers the glass completely open on my HP Officejet 8600 Plus (N911) printer then it usually tries to feed pages from the ADF to copy and then reports a jam since I have not put anything in the ADF. If I partly or completely shut the lidthen it copies from the glass properly. This problem arises when I want to copy pages from a thick book for which it is very incovenient (and not really possible) to hold the book firmly in position with two hands while closing the lid with a third hand.
I think the problem is that the ADF sensors that detect when the ADF is loaded with paper are normally held in the position indicating no paper by gravity. When the lid is completely open it goes past 90 degrees, so gravity causes them to be fall into a position where the sensors are tripped.
We contacted Courtney, a Case Manager on the "HP AMS TCO Escalations Team" and she insisted that the 8600 is able to copy from the glass with the lid open and that our unit must be defective. She sent a new unit, but it had the same problem since it is a design flaw, not a manufacturing defect. When we called her back she did not seem to concerned that the 8600 could not copy with the lid open and did not really want to pursue our problem any further. We asked whether we could switch to an equivalent model that can copy with the lid open, but she said that the 8600 is their top-of-the-line model and there is no equivalent model. In the end, she offered to "buy back" the printer.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any fix so that I can copy with the lid completely open? Perhaps a firmware update so the printer realizes that if the lid is open then it should ignore the ADF? I would even be OK with a menu item that lets you disable the ADF.
Does anyone from HP monitor this forum and can they test this out and report the flaw to the design team, or suggest a work-around to me?
Thanks!

Paul,
I noticed that when the cover is completely open (90 degrees), there is a chime sound and the ADF symbol lights up in the upper right hand corner. If I lower the lid a bit, I can press the copy button and get the copy started before the symbol lights up. This is the same chime and symbol that lights up when pages are placed in the ADF.
I tried putting shims (small pads of post-its about 1/8" thick) under the bottom edge of the printer in the back. That is enough to prevent the sensor from engaging the ADF with the top opened fully. Yipee, hands free operation. HP would probably say I voided the warranty.
Maybe the printer was tested on a table that was not level.

Help! Quicktime Pro

i purchased quicktime pro about 3 months ago from Apple.com
However, i recently had to clean out my hard drive and back everything up. obviously once i got my laptop back, i didn't have QuickTime Pro installed anymore. since i've already paid for it, how do i get it back? how do i download it again and prove that i've already purchased the software and should not need to pay for it again?
-alex

Hi,
I am having a similar problem. I purchased QT Pro (key) and now have only QuickTime (player) on my MacBook Pro.
When I go to the QuickTime preferences, it says I have QuickTime Pro and it shows my registration key. However, every time I open QuickTime, it only shows up as "Player" and NOT Pro. None of the Pro functionality is available either. So, I tried to reinstall the QuickTimeProMediaComponent.pkg, but it stops abrputly and tells me to try and install it "again". I've tried to reinstall it again and again, and it still gives me this error.
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