Downloaded Migration Assistant to my old PC.

I am trying to transfer files to my new Macbook Pro. When I try to run migration assistant I receive a message that I need to close Windows Mail. I cannot find Windows Mail on my system and as best I can figure it is not part of Windows7 running on my old PC. Any suggestions on how to get around this roadblock.

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Hi,
I took a leap of faith by purchasing my latest new Mac, choosing the new Intel iMac and not a PPC. A huge leap in technology- G3 iBook 466SE Calmshell to a iMac 2.0 ICD 20" loaded w/2GB ram, 500GB Hard Drive, and worth the extra $75; 256MB of video ram. I totally dig the new iMac with the exception of a few minor quirks which I'll post them somewhere else in the discussions here.
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Then, try transferring your apps via your wireless connection.
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EDIT: As far as moving the apps by dragging, don't. Some can be dragged, most cannot. You don't want to find out which the hard way
-mj
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Tiger migration assistant not finding old mac's OS X Panther Disc

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A friend of mine just bought a new brand new iMac and was told by someone at the Apple Store that her old computer or operating system was "too old" for her to use the Migration Assistant to import her files, which she finds very frustrating. She's not particularly computer savvy but does have a lot of files that are important to her.
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Joshua Fruhlinger2 wrote:
There really shouldn't be any issue for her just starting it in Target Disk Mode and using Migration Assistant from her new computer, right?
Right.
FireWire Target Disk Mode is the only option to migrate from a Mac running OS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" to a Mac running Mountain Lion.
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This is a peculiarity that applies only when transferring information from Tiger to Mountain Lion.
The Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter will work. That's what I used.
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I want to transfer my user account in entirety to the new Imac but we also want to move the I tunes folder (which is under her user profile) because we have much more hard drive space on the new Imac.
All of her other settings must remain on the Ibook for her continued use. Can anyone recommend the best way to accomplish this? I guess I can use migration assistant to move my user account but what is the best way to move the Itunes folder?
As I am very new to macs, will the music files under her user account now be locked to me if I transfer them to my Imac and place them in my user account?
Is it simpler just to copy both user accounts onto the new machine and if so, will the files on the laptop be unaffected (copied rather than transferred).
I hope this is clear and any advice would be appreciated.
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The Migration Assistant only copies, it doesn't wipe anything on the original machine.
I would recommend that you move both user accounts over, and then log in (on the new machine) as her, move the iTunes folder to the Shared folder (you'll see it under the main Users folder) and set its permissions so that you both can read and write to it (highlight it, click cmd-i, and go to the Ownership and Permissions tab - set all the values to Read/Write).
Then, log back in as yourself, and move the iTunes folder into your Music folder. When you launch iTunes, it'll recognise the library automatically.
Matt

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I have a new 20" intel imac and I have connected my old ibook G3 to the new imac and booted the ibook into firewire target disk mode. The firewire symbol appears but the imac doesn't recognize it. Also, I will sometimes get an error message that says the imac can't recognize my old mac. I tried this with a new 17" white intel imac and it worked.
any ideas???

I would suggest that you first repair the drive and permissions on the iBook:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Be sure you do the setup as Apple suggests:
Turn off both computers. Connect a Firewire cable between the two. In your case be sure you use only the Firewire 400 ports. First, boot the iBook into TDM and wait until the TDM screen appears. Then boot the iMac normally. After startup the iBook's drive should appear on the iMac's Desktop.

I am using migration assistant with my old MacBook and a new iMac but I'm just getting a swirling bar and spinning wheel. No signs of any progress after an hour. Drive is about 250 gbs.

The old MacBook says "the other mac is ready" and the new iMac says "successfully connected to other Mac. They are connected via Ethernet. Shouldn't there be some sort of indication of progress? It just looks like they're stuck.
Thanks!

The old MacBook says "the other mac is ready" and the new iMac says "successfully connected to other Mac. They are connected via Ethernet. Shouldn't there be some sort of indication of progress? It just looks like they're stuck.
Thanks!

HT4889 I am using migration assistant from my old macbook pro to my new imac, but it seems to have stuck about 1/3 of the way through. Any suggestions??

Both are on the latest version of MacOS (made sure I had them completely up to date before starting).
Laptop and imac are connected via ethernet cable. Has been stuck for at least 2 hours showing "About 3 hours and 12 minutes remaining". Not sure what to do??

Disconnect and connect your Ethernet cable. If the migration doesn't continue, restart both Macs and start the transfer again. Wi-Fi and Ethernet are slow so I don't recommend you to use it unless it's the only option you have

HT2518 Need to import files from PC. Not enough space on old PC to down load migration assistance.

First of all, please be patient with me as the Mac is new to me and I'm trying, but old PC habits die hard. Ok I can't download Migration Assistant on to my old PC as there is no room. Trust me, it won't do it. So I've got most of my files, music,etd. on an external hard drive and need to transfer to my Mac. I've plugged the USB cord in, got the icon under devices on Finder, but can't find a "select all" button/choice to move them. I can do the photos, (had to do them in small groups with highlighting and dragging - there must be a better way!) but can't get files to go. They are for the most part MS office/excel. Can someone help me?

Hi MtM,
I am sorry about your problems. The issues here are that FC does not use MPEG streams for editing video these are highly compressed formats which will look poor when compressed out again. However I have successfully downloaded video from Sony's DVD cam before. Its not as "quick" as plugging your cam in via Firewire, but it works.
You need a utility call DVDxDV I think it's $30 or so, or you can use another one called Handbrake which is shareware and works pretty well. Both of these utilities will allow you to import the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders from a DVD that is not copyprotected - such as like your camera's disc. Import the footage as DV streams and then import those in FC.
This is what I did, and it worked fine. The only problem you may have is getting the disc into your MB which is a slot-loading computer - you will need a disc ring that fits over the small DVD's to make it the size of a standard DVD - I forget what they're called... (Just be careful when doing that, make sure the disc doesn't fall apart in the drive...)
Or - if you can connect your camera to your MB via USB and see the contents of the disc, you'll be fine. Just tell DVDxDV "where" to find the VIDEO_TS folder.
Hope this helps.

Migration Assistant from old iMac to new iMac

I have just purchased a new iMac and on startup the setup assistant allows me to move all my data and setup from my old iMac to my new iMac. However when I start although both iMacs seem to acknowledge each other the transfer does not occur.
I new iMac asks me to install sharing software which I have done successfully.
The new iMac gives me a number to enter onto the old iMac via Migration Assistant. The old iMac finds the new iMac and asks for the number. Upon entry the new iMac moves from 'Searching for computers' to 'Preparing information' but then after about 10 minutes says 'Error connecting to network'.
The new iMac is connected to my router via an ethernet cable, my old iMac is connected to the network via wireless. I don't have a firewire cable to use.
Any help appreciated.
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FireWire cables are dirt cheap and that's how you should be doing the migration. You might have to start over, wiping the new machine's HD, and restoring the software as described in the Everything Mac manual that came with it. See Best Practices and Setup new Mac for more details.

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