HT2518 I used Migration Assistant to tranfer files from an old PC to New Mac.

I used Migration Assistant to tranfer files from an old PC to New Mac. Now I have two user accounts with slightly different names on the Mac. Any way to merge into one account? Thanks.

Combine two+ Users Accounts on the same machine

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    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    That's the classic behaviour after using Migration Assistant and that's normal.
    To transfer the data from the new user account to your old user account, you can follow some steps. Here is all the information you need to do this > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5472

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    You followed:
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  • Can I use Migration Assistant to Copy files from one mac to another, but not delete the original files off of the original Mac?

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  • Using migration assistant I moved files from a PC to my mac.  I can't find the files I moved to the mac.  Where can I find them?

    using migration assistant I moved some file from a PC to my IMAC.  Now I can't find the files on the Mac.  where are they? How do I access them?

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  • HT3231 i have used migrate assist to transfer wirelessly from my PC to my new iMac but i cannot find my documents on my iMac, first time iMac user, what have i done wrongG

    I used Migration Assistant to transfer all my documents from my PC to my new iMac but i cannot find them on my iMac.  I am a first time iMac user.  What am i doing wrong or where to find them?
    thanks
    marlene

    They're in a new user account created by the Migration.  When you next log on, you should get a prompt to assign a password for the new account.

  • I used migration assistant to transfer data from my old computer to the new

    The problem is it transferred data from an old back drive so the data is not current.
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    If you migrate a user account that already exists by name, it'll force you/ask you for a name of this user... how many Username are on this Mac now?

  • Cannot access desktop to shoe files or folders since using migration assistant to transfer data from my old iMac to my new one.  What do I need to do to access the desktop?

    Cannot access desktop

    Back up all data before proceeding.
    This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership, permissions, and access controls to the default. If you've intentionally set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.
    Step 1
    If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
    Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
    You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
    Step 2 (optional)
    Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if you prefer not to take it, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
    Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
              Utilities ▹ Terminal
    from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:
    res
    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
    resetpassword
    Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
    Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
    Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
    Select
               ▹ Restart
    from the menu bar.

  • HT3231 I use Migration Assistant to transfer data from my old MacBook to a new MacBook Pro. Both run OSX 10.7.4  This was done wirelessly. Now Safari won't run on my Pro. It was Safari 6 on the MacBook, but is now Safari 5.1.6 on the Pro. Could this be th

    Safari 5.1.6 won't run on my Pro. It was Safari 6 on the MacBook I transfered the data from. Could this be the problem, and if so, how do I up grade to Safari 6? I can't seem to find any help.

    Lion should be running Safari 6. Try Software update. Or apply the Lion 10.7.4 Combo installer:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1524

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