HT4889 migration time

how long should migration to a newcomputer take??

Depends. Are you migrating from another Intel Mac of a smaller hard drive, or an older PowerPC Mac (PowerMac) with a G5, G4, or G3 CPU?

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Time machine was not working. I bought a new time machine and migrated time machine files to new time capsule; not recognized by yosemite

Time machine was not working after yosemite upgrade on new and old MacBooks in my house. I bought a new time machine and migrated time machine files to new time capsule. I changed the names of the older sparse bundles to the default values. Yosemite still does not recognize them.

I presume the bought a time machine means a time capsule.
How did you migrate the Time Machine files?
From where? A Time Capsule or external drive?
It is difficult to get TM working with Yosemite.. since it doesn't work after the upgrade on the old TM backup.. it will not work on the migrated files either.
You simply start a new backup and store the old backups for a few months until you are ready to dump them.
The instructions for inheriting old backups is B5 and B6 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
However it is just unlikely to work.. TM in Yosemite is very different. Broken even.
I also strongly recommend people to use Carbon Copy Cloner or some other 3rd party backup until Apple get the bugs fixed. And after several months.. they are still rampant.

HT4889 Migration assistant doesn't see my 3TB Time machine it just keeps looking for other computers

I just did a clean install of Mountain Lion on my iMac and Migration Assistant doesn't seem to see my 3TB Time Machine. It continuously looks for other computers, and nothing else. I know the files work because I loaded it on my other MBP and it sees them just fine? am I just inpatient or is something wrong?

This happened to me after hard drive replacement under the Seagate Drive Recall at the local Apple Store. Here's what I learned from the process:
I Wagged the Mac home, fired it up (with naked OS installed at the Apple Store), and it wouldn't see my Time Machine drive with Setup Assistant - not on firewire 800 nor USB. Just a grey spinner that lasts forever. When I try just continuing anyway, it offers me something that looks plausible, but then puts up a dialog about duplicate user name, and no matter what I enter, it always says "that user already exists". So I think - maybe Migration Assistant. Complete the setup, create an account, watch the nice welcome movie. BAM - there's my Time Machine drive on the desktop. OK - it has to work . . . but no. Same behavior in Migration Assistant, plus the new OS offers to start making backups on my Time Machine disk - it's not recognizing it at all.
So - back to the Apple Store - let the genius figure it out. It turns out there are multiple problems. First, the "genius" who imaged my new machine picked 10.7.2 but my machine had 10.7.5 - turns out, it's not enough just to have right cat. Even a point release older OS may not recognize a newer Time Machine drive. The guy at the desk said "We have images of everything but the 10.7.2 has free iLife in it, so they like to use that one". What the heck? They don't image what you had originally as a matter of sane process?
Having figured that out, we re-image 10.7.5 at the store thinking we've fixed it. But no - Setup Assistant still won't see the Time Machine drive. Not on USB, not on Firewire. Not in a box, not with a fox.
So here's the second trick - newer machines have a recovery partion. see: http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/ Boot with the option key held down, pick that partition, then you'll get a "system restore" option, to restore your whole system from a Time Machine backup. My drive was recognized by the recovery partition restore process when neither Setup nor Migration Assistant would. Obviously, there's something broken in Setup/Migration Assistant.
Takeaway:
- if you're getting a drive replaced by Apple, make sure they image *exactly* the same OS
- if Setup Assistant fails, use the recovery partition for system restore
- Use Recovery Disk Assistant http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433 NOW to make yourself a recovery thumb drive just in case. With Apple's new "no media" approach to the OS, you're hosed without it.

HT4889 Migration assistant refuses to see my Time machine backup in mountain lion

I made a full Time machine backup on a 1 TB hard disk.
I connect this to my other mac.
I follow EXACTLY the apple support instructions TO THE LETTER.
Time machine says - "looking for other computers" - there are no other computers - only the time machine backup disk which is correctly powere and can be seen in OSX prior to loading backup assistant.
I wait
and wait
and wait
three hours later it becomes apparent this isnt working
I try again - same result
I try again with a different disk
same result
I do a new FULL time machine backup on yet annothe disk
Same result
I try with two different macs - same result
What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it?
I am following the EXACT instructions as posted on the apple website... what does it not tell you? For example does this not work if your mac is a core2-duo - or does it have to be a particulr brand of external hard disk? There must be something becuase I simply cannot get this to work AT ALL period.

This simple procedure will clear your Time Machine settings, including exclusions. The backups won't be affected. If you have a long exclusion list that can't be recreated easily, you may prefer a more complicated procedure that preserves the exclusion list. In that case, ask for instructions. Otherwise, do as follows.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu. A Finder window should open with a file selected. Copy the file to the Desktop. Then move it (the original, not the copy) to the Trash. You'll be prompted for your administrator password. Reboot and recreate your settings in the Time Machine preference pane. It will show that you have no backups. Don't worry; that's expected. Run a backup to test. The backup may take much longer than usual. If TM now performs as expected, delete the file you copied to the Desktop.

HT4889 Migration Assistant unable to transfer from OS 10.4.11 to Mountain Lion

I am following the instructions here
How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_USto migrate from OS 10.4.11 to Mountain Lion, but Migration Assistant gets stuck looking for my old computer. This occurs after I select "From a Time Machine backup or other disk".
My old computer is in Target Disk mode and visible in the new Macbook's Finder, so the Firewire cable is OK.
I also tried migrating from a 120 GB hard-drive backup through the USB port. Still no luck.
I am running Tiger on my old Powerbook G4, and Mountain Lion on a MacBook Pro.
Any ideas?
Any good guides to transferring the files manually?
Thanks
Seth

It is not a good idea to wholesale restore your entire home directory from Tiger to Mountain Lion. If Migration Assistant had worked, you would have a nightmare on your hands with incompatibilities in the home library folder.
Here is what I would do:
Use Target Disk Mode to mount the old Tiger Mac on the new Mountain Lion Machine installation.
Ensure that the original files have the same user id and group ownership between both machines.
Get the Tiger home directory files to the ML home directory
Do not drag and drop folders from Tiger, that already exist on ML. Drag the contents between folders. The reason is that folders created by ML, may have different permissions and lower level access control list settings than their Tiger counterparts.
Do not move the contents of the home Library folder on Tiger at all. You are asking for mayhem if you splatter this over its counterpart on ML.
You can drag and drop any folders that you created on the Tiger home directory to your new home directory on ML.
Do not drag any Tiger applications to the new Mountain Lion installation. They are incompatible, and you need current revisions with confirmed ML support.
Unmount Firewire Target disk mode.
Start using ML.

HT4889 Migration Assistant not quite working

Hi;
I tried following the instructions on: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4889.
When I launch MA on the target computer it intructs me to also start MA on the source computer which is different than the instructions noted on the webpage cited above. In those instructions I'm supposed to start my source compter as a target drive.
I tried both ways but in either method, the computers cannot find each other. Both are running MacOS 10.8.2.
Actually, should the computers "see" each other in the Finder when connected via a Thunderbolt cable? They don't. Is that the problem?
Chris

It has nothing to do with file sharing. You should only have to boot your old Mac in Target Disk and if you have Finder Preferences > General > Show these disks > hard drives and external checkmarked it should be on your Desktop, if not then target mode isn't functioning for some reason I don't understand. Do you have a clone or a Time Machine backup ypu can migrate from.
Note that if you've left Setup Assistant and already created an account, migration (even if you can accomplish it) will create another account for your migrated items.

Clean install, migration, time machine

I am not a MAC OSX specialist in any way, but I would like to share what I have found out the hard way about the clean install.
1) Never do this unless you are absolutely sure that you have complete back up. Time machine cannot restore to the latest backup status, it can only go back to full backups and those are not made very often. In my case it was July 29, 2012. What a surprise! . Do the vital backups by hand. I propose copying your home folder to an external disc or usb pen drive. Copy Application folder as well. Why? If you are fond of iWorks'09 and hate new versions and you do clean install your favourite software is gone. You may just as well erase your Time Machine disc and start backup from clean drive. I didn't do it.
2) Make copies of your mails.
3) If you purchased software outside AppStore make notes of serial codes. Mail backup helps.
4) When making USB drive bootable do it this way: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=18081307&postcount=3 it preserves RECOVERY partition which is needed for FIND MY MAC option and it is usefull to have it anyway. Place the USB intended for clean install directly into your MAC, don't use USB hub.
5) Migration assistant never worked for me. The reason might have been that my last full Time Machine backup was done 18 months ago, and it was 10.8... I have read quite a lot about getting restore from the Time Machine, and dwelled on the subject myself.
I can't give explanation why that happened but that is found out the hard way:
- I discoverd that long name of the user should be different than the one you used before clean install.
- After doing trial and error attempts I made short user name the same as in my user before clean install, and started it with a capital letter. Why? That gave me access to my time machine. When the I had a different short user name than stored in time machine then upon entry into time machine all the backups well dimed and going back was not possible. With the same short name the backups were accessible. The system complained that I had no permissions to access the folders. But that is possible to change. When you look up Time Machine folders in Finder, those that are restricted to you have got red circle with a white line inside. Ctrl click on the restricted folder and select Get info. Add yourself as a user that has the access and change permissions to read and write. Your Documents folder appear in every back up in Time Machine. The best it is to change the permissions in the latest backup.
At the end of the day I managed to recover my mail. Data from other programs and my old MBP is up runnning again and faster. It takes however, a lot of work to make it.
The biggest pitty is that I lost my Pages v4.3 and now don't have an option to recover it.

Are you sure its not shown? It should have a yellow or green icon, and list the name of the system and HD that was backed-up, not the one it's on.
If not, try to repair the backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

Migrating Time Capsule from 1TB to 2TB

Hi, I'm currently having an issue with my *Time Machine* ( TM ), these are the facts...
Yesterday...
I had a MacBook, an external *350GB HD* almost full and a 1TB *Time Capsule* ( TC ) only used by TM with backups _since april 2009_...
Today...
I have the same MacBook, my external *350GB HD* has just filled up, a new *2TB TC*, and the old *1TB TC* with my backups mentioned above.
So I want to...
Redirect my TM backups from the *1TB TC* to the new *2TB TC* in order to dismiss my old fashioned *350GB HD* after and replace it with the old *1TB TC* used as an external HD (kind of a replacing waterfall made in the correct order, dismissing the little and oldie one by a newer and more powerful, and so on).
I do fine when redirecting (change disk option at TM preferences) the TC from the 1TB to the 2TB but backups (_since april 2009_) get lost when entering *TM _unless using back_* the *1TB TC*...
I find no way to migrate all my backups to the newer and bigger TC (That's what makes my TM worthy)...
I've tried twice each of the following...
1) To backup the *1TB TC* but the disk image is what gets backed up.
2) Copy the Disk Image (550GB) from TC to TC but access privileges interfere when copying the disk image file (at 250GB progress = 50%)... I get a not enough privileges message but I'm "super user" in both TCs.
I've tried the process either wirelessly (both on the same wireless network) and via ethernet, both through an *Airport Extreme* as main router.
Essential issues like being connected to both TCs, passwords (if any) and having no problems on network issues (all green light markers on hardware) are held.
What do I do...? I just want to migrate my backups from one TC to another (bigger) one.
Now I'm in the mood of mounting both backup volumes (after creating an empty one on 2TB TC) and copy manually every backup folder created there from TC2TC... however, I'd like to know if there is another way... I mean... there should be!

Maiqui wrote:
What do I do...? I just want to migrate my backups from one TC to another (bigger) one.
try this:
JGG

Migration time... IMac to Mac Pro?

I have about 600GB on an iMac (apps and data) that I want to migrate to a new Mac Pro that I have on order. Using the FW800 port on both computers can you give me an estimate as to how long this might take?

10 GB @ 800Mbps...
800Mbps = (approximately) 100MBps
10 GB = (approximately) 10240 MB
10240 MB @ 100MBps = 102.5 seconds
102.5 seconds = 1.66 Minutes theoretical transfer time
600 GB = not too much over an hour. In theory, but in practice you wont get this speed as several other factors come into play during transfers, so expect a little longer.

Migration / time machine backup not seen- help!

I have been using time machine for years and have never had to use it until now- and it does not work. White screen of Death indicated a dead HD. New HD installed on my computer today, I reboot....after the start up video I ask to transfer everything from Time Machine on an external WD HD. The computer sees the backup HD, but does not access it for some reason. when it prompts to check which files to transfer, it says "calculating" for everything except Network. Even when I tell it to TRANSFER, it does not, spins the ball then eventually goes into video mode again.
Ok, so I try Migration assistant.
It does not even see the backup when asking for which system to transfer.
I am kinda freaking out...I hope you can help.
thx

I have no idea why you are posting in a Networking forum about a Migration problem with Time Machine. I would recommend reposting in the Time Machine forum. Assuming you are still running Leopard you can find it at:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1227
Roger

Clean install mavericks and migrate time machine

I have been having lots of trouble with my MacBookPro, 17", late 2009. Seems like it takes forever to boot or to launch apps. I have reinstalled th OS several times and done a full restore from TimeMachine twice. I still see the beachball for hours each day. I am now trying to do a full backup to Time Machine with the System excluded so that if I do a clean install of the OS, I won't recorrupt the system when I migrate the backup. My question relates to some posts I have read that say Mavericks has trouble migrating TimeMachine. Any advice would be appreciated.

I did exactly this on my mid-2009 15" MacBook Pro, only I have the boot SSD in the optical disk bay and left the HDD in the disk bay. What you want to avoid is having only one copy of your data, be it on the old HDD or as a Time Machine or other backup; although the risks are small, they are not zero.
Since I had multiple backups, I wiped and formatted my HDD, and did a clean install of 10.9 onto the SSD and then used Migration Assistant to move everything I wanted to it. I then created the folders and links on the HDD and put the files I wanted there, mainly large media files which are read sequentially and would not benefit as much from an SSD.

Sql developer migration time

Hi,
One month back,I did migration of mysql to oracle using sql developer.It took around 2-3 hours to finish.But when I am again migrating the same database,the estimated time is around 150 hours.There were no big changes in the database in one month.Its taking a very long time to capture constraints.
Scenario is as follows
test(MySQL) --> test(Oracle schema) took 2-3 hours
test1(MySQL) --> hms(Oracle schema) ongoing from last 6 hours and expected finish time around 150 hoursPlease advise
Thanx

Hi,
I am unable to replicate the issues here.
I created a 500 table MySQL database with constraints on each table and it captured online quickly.
My only guess is there is some additional load on one of your machines which maybe slowing down the process?
As an alternative path, you could attempt the offline capture of your database.
* Tools > Migration > Create Database Capture Script
* Choose MySQL 5 windows or whatever suits
* Run these scripts on your MySQL machine (with MySQL client) to dump out the databases metadata
* Move all the files to your SQL Developer machine
* Capture Offline the mysql5.ocp
Sorry I couldn't have been more help
Regards,
Dermot.
SQL Developer Team.

Migrate Time Machine .sparsebundle to DAS

I'm trying to migrate my .sparsebundle off of a 3rd party NAS onto a new Thunderbold DAS but I can't seem to find any documentation to describe how to go about doing this.
Right now, I've mounted the .sparsebundle and I'm doing a Disk Utility restore from it to the new DAS (prompted me to erase the destination as a result). This process seems to want to take one full day by way of the Disk Utility time counter.
Is this the most efficient, fastest way to do it? It only took 5 hours to copy the 800GB sparsebundle over to it's temporary home, so I'm unsure why the restore wants to take 5x longer to complete, unless I'm doing this the hard way. I notice that it seems to be doing a block copy . Would this account for the increase in expected completion time?
Thanks in advance.

There is a way to force the backup history to be inherited, but I consider it too complicated for most users to carry out, and it won't do any good if you've already started using Time Machine with the new setup. If you're familiar with the shell and want to try it, search the tmutil(8) manual page for the terms "inheritbackup" and "associatedisk."
Otherwise I suggest you set the backup drive aside and stop using it until you're sure you'll no longer need the data. Then erase it and start over. Meanwhile, start a new backup on another drive. You need more than one backup to be safe anyway.

HT4889 Migrating files from OX 10.4.11 to Mavericks

I am pretty much a computer dummy and don't want to mess up. I just purchased a imac running Mavericks. My old computer is a Power Mac G4 running OS 10.4.11. Is there anything special I need to know about migrating files from such an old computer? My second question is, is there drivers available for a Laserjet 5000 series printer for Mavericks? I don't see a link on the HP site.

Hi, I've been struggling with this all evening for a friend. I've not succeeded but will share some info which I hope will help:
To migrate between Macs you need to use MA (Migration Assistant), (Applications > Utilities) but when attempting to migrate from 10.4.11 to Mavericks it will tell you that you need to upgrade your version of MA. The problem is that there is no upgrade available, even with the latest version of MA for 10.4.11 it will give you the same message.
To get a more recent version of MA you need to upgrade to OSX 10.6. This is available from the apple website for $19.99 (£14.99)
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
In order to install Snow Leopard you must have at least 1GB of RAM on your Mac otherwise Snow Leopard won't install.
To find out how much RAM you have click on the Apple icon (top left), click "About This Mac" and on the pop-up check that for Memory you've at least "1 GB".
"512 MB" will not work. If you've less than 1 GB you'll need to buy more RAM.
If you manage to upgrade to Snow Leopard then I hope Migration Assistant or Time Machine works for you!
Good luck!

HT4889 Migration Assistant taking too long

I am trying to Migrate from my old MacBook Pro to my new MacBook Air using a Thunderbolt cable but the Migration Assistant is telling me this will take 642 hours. How can this be?

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You should see that time decreases quickly. Note that sometimes Migration Assistant may give a wrong remaining time. If you see that Migration Assistant doesn't progress or it keeps saying that it will take 642 hours, unplug and plug your Thunderbolt cable again. If nothing works, restart the Mac that is receiving the files from the other computer and try again. Make sure that Migration Assistant isn't transferring the data through Wi-Fi turning off Wi-Fi on the menu bar

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