Help transferring files

whats the easiest and fastest way to transferring all my files from one mac thee other?

ALL MBPs have firewire ports or capability, which will be two times as fast as USB. To use firewire, you will need a firewire cable.
You can employ Migration assistant, Setup assistant or use Target disk mode.
Here is information on your options:
http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4413
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1554
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
Ciao.

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I have a Dell running Windows XP and need help transfering the files from the dell to the mac.
Also I have no idea what OP system I have, how do you tell which one you have???

Go to the blue Apple menu and scroll down to "About this Mac"
In the summary window that opens you will find the following information:
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Processor speed.
Memory
Startup disk
The More Info button will take you to an in-depth overview of hardware, network set-up and installed software.
As far as transference is concerned, you can either transfer files via CD, DVD, external hard drive... or by networking the two computers.
Here's a link for an overview concerning Mac to PC connectivity:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652
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Hi - I just bought a new iMac with Snow Leopard and I am trying to transfer my old files from my iMac running 10.3.9. I connected a FireWire cable between the two and restarted the old iMac while holding down the "t" key, using Migration Assistant on the new iMac. Migration Assistant kept saying that it was waiting for the old iMac to restart, even though the old one HAD restarted. I looked on the forums and saw that I should try to run Setup Assistant from the Utilities folder on the old iMac. But there isn't a Setup Assistant in the Utilities folder.
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Some of the items I've found via searching suggest to avoid transfer or migration of older
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The Apple Support- Snow Leopard page should have some upgrade and migration help
info on there which may be helpful: http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/
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or 10.6 apply to the older computer, so the Panther software may be secondary if it really
matters at all in this process. See this document, and wonder along with me... This is not
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• Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3322
The older method may not apply in the path you've chosen, outlined here, below;
but note there are matters about file and older app compatibility in the newer OS:
• Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1554
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Need some advise and help Transferring files one mac to other

I have created quite a problem for my self and can not seem to get out of it.
I transferred my system from the G4 to the new Intel IMAC. Ended up with two accounts on the new Intel IMac. Was told to go to user/ and transfer files from one account to the other. Lost all of my files. Can not get the netscape back on with my bookmarks, Safari does not have any of my stored bookmarks, Quicken, Family Reunion are locked. Have done the permission repair. Still messed up.
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The Windows drive is probably formatted NTFS which is not natively writable
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Ok I'm getting a MacBook for X-Mas (that is if Santa comes through :)) and I want to know the best way to transfer some of my files on my pc to my new MacBook.
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3) Firewire directly linking the two computers, and
4) I have a lacie external hard drive that I've used
for years with the mac. I plug it in to the new
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796
and this article:
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