HT5194 Move configurator to a new Mac HT5194 None of this seems true at all.

If you have a timemachine backup from one device it does not let you access anything in that backup on a different Mac. So how at all is possible to transfer anything using timemachine.

Hey stllibrary,
Thanks for the question. To move files from your Time Machine backup to a new Mac, you'll want to utilize Migration Assistant:
How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889
(see article for full details and screenshots)
1. If Migration Assistant isn't running on the target (new) Mac, open Migration Assistant (located in /Applications/Utilities/), select "From another Mac, PC, Time Machine backup, or other disk" then click Continue.
2. Connect your external hard drive if necessary.
3. Type in your admin password when prompted and click OK.
4. When the target Mac asks you for a migration method, select "From a Time Machine backup or other disk", then click Continue.
5. Select the Drive, Time Machine backup, or Time Capsule. If you select Time Capsule you will be prompted to enter the Time Capsule password. After entering the password, select the Time Machine backup.
6. Close all other applications on the source Mac, then click Continue to start the migration options.
7. The source Mac will ask you to select items to migrate.
8. You can customize your selection by clicking to open the disclosure triangles.
9. After you click Continue, the Migration Assistant will begin to transfer files to the target Mac. The amount of time that it takes for migration to complete depends on the amount of data being transferred and the speed of the network.
Thanks,
Matt M.

Similar Messages

  • Configuration recomendations for new Mac

    I need some help figuring out the best configuration for a new mac. In addition to basic office tasks, I will be using the computer primarily for all Mac Studio applications and After Effects.
    A few questions:
    - memory - is 8GB enough??
    - RAIDs - What do people recommend for RAID systems?? what are people's feelings on using the Mac Pro RAID?
    - drives - is it better to have external hard drives for video media, or does it matter?
    - are the Mac drives any better or worse for video media than whats on the market?
    - any new releases/updates happening next week?
    Thanks so much for any advice.

    *memory - is 8GB enough*
    Yep, five or more works well. Buy from macsales.com, not Apple.
    *Mac Pro RAID*
    For what purpose. Most HD formats except uncompressed work well with SATA internal drives. And you can create a RAID with two or more SATA internals with a MacPro.
    *drives - is it better to have external hard drives for video media* I don't believe it's better at all. eSATA drives with a controller are fine, but I stay away from all FW externals except for backup. Only one FW bus on all shipping Macs.
    Apple doesn't make its own drives. They are likely Seagates. I prefer Hitachi Deskstars from zipzoomfly.com
    MWSF is next week. Apple doesn't release details before the event.

  • I have my iTunes music folder stored on an external hard drive.  I recently purchased a new Mac.  After attaching the external hard drive, all the songs imported without any problem except my Playlists.  Any clue about where they are or how to revive them

    I have my iTunes music folder stored on an external hard drive.  I recently purchases a new Mac.  After attaching the external hard drive, all songs imported without a problem except my playlists.  Any clue about where they are or how to revive them for use on my new Mac?
    Thanks!

    Rysz wrote:
    To retain your playlists, artwork, play counts, etc, you need to move the entire iTunes folder, not just the music files..
    Correct.
    After that just select the new folder location in iTunes> Advanced settings.
    Incorrect.
    Hold Option and launch iTunes.
    Select Choose library and select the iTunes folder.
    This will read the iTunes library.itl file in this folder and the library as it was previously will be opened.

  • I want to Connect my Mac Mini as a Slave to a Mac pro Server while at the same time using the Mac mini's thunderbolt ports peripherals ( ie monitor, Sound Card, Hard drives) Creating a poor man's new mac Pro. Can this be Done?

    I want to Connect my Mac Mini as a Slave to a Mac pro Server while at the same time using the Mac mini's thunderbolt ports peripherals ( ie monitor, Sound Card, Hard drives) Creating a poor man's new mac Pro. Can this be Done?

    Well, I really would love the new unreleased mac pro however , I'm not sure of the expected cost , Everyone speculates from $3,000 to $8,000, in which I may have to wait a while to purchase.
    To the point .... I want fully functional thunderbolt ports to be on the current mac pro's .... wonder if anyone had workarounds yet?...  or could I chain the the current mac pro to a mac mini to make that happen?

  • My itunes is on an old computer.  So old that I can't update it and so Haven't used it in two years.  How can I move it to my new laptop and make sure this doesn't happen again?  Very frustrated that I've spend $$ but can't get my music.

    My itunes is on an old computer.  So old that I can't update it and so Haven't used it in two years.  How can I move it to my new laptop and make sure this doesn't happen again?  Very frustrated that I've spend $$ but can't get my music.
    I want so set up itunes on my laptop and make sure that I get all of my old music and any music shared from my sons' itunes accounts.  Do I have to set up itunes on my new laptop first and then use the same logins?  Really concerned about losing any music, etc.

    These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
    Method 1
    Backup the library with this User Tip.
    Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
    Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
    Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
    Method 2
    Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
    Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
    I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
    Note if you have failed to move contacts and calendar items across you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should  merge the existing data from the device.
    If your media folder has been split out from the main iTunes folder you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a split library portable.
    Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library or a backup then then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on how to set up your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.
    tt2

  • My new mac mini (3 month) didn't start up,all that appeared was a white screen and a flashing folder with a question mark inside it.

    My new Mac mini (3 month) didn't start up, all that appeared was a white screen and a flashing folder with a question mark inside it.
    I followed by recommendations from 'Everything Mac': "shut it down by pressing and holding the power button for about 5 seconds.
    Then hold down the Option key and press the power button again to start up the Mac mini. Keep holding down the Option key until
    the Mac mini starts up."
    But I got a Wi-Fi button only to chose and connect the local network. I connected to my network and I can't use this connection
    becouse no icons.
    Could you please help me?

    Your Mini (running 10.6.4) should have come with grey-colored install disks. Now is the time to put them into service. Turn on your computer so that there is power to accept disk #1 into the optical drive. Once  the disk is in the drive, shut off the computer by holding the start button down until it powers off. Then turn it on this time holding down the "C" key to make the computer boot from the disk. The question mark that you saw indicates that the computer cannot find a bootable volume. This can happen due to corrupted system files or an improper shutdown etc. Once you are in the "Installer" you can choose Disk Utility from the Utilities Menu in the menu bar. Use it to repair the disk and to see if that can solve your trouble.  

  • Hi, I have the new mac, and I cant find how to download all the audiobooks I've purchased, I've gone to purchased, but they are no where to be seen,m can anyone help. Robert

    Hi, I have the new mac, and I cant find how to download all the audiobooks I've purchased? I've gone to purchased, but they are no where to be seen,m can anyone help. Robert

    You cannot redownload audiobooks at all.  The audiobook industry does not allow this.
    As always have been the case, you should copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

  • I am using a work laptop and have the same problem. When I try to change the "configure proxy", they only available option is "use this proxy server for all protocols". Could it be that my system administrator blocked me from changing it since they don'

    I am using a work laptop and have the same problem. When I try to change the "configure proxy", they only available option is "use this proxy server for all protocols". Could it be that my system administrator blocked me from changing it since they don't want us to use Firefox.
    == User Agent ==
    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; GTB6.4; FNGP_SYS)

    Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
    See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
    If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
    You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the ''Safe mode'' start window.
    You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (on Mac: "Firefox > Quit")

  • Can I migrate/copy my iTunes configuration to a new Mac Pro?

    I have been able to copy over the sparse-bundle backups and restore.   But what I need to know is if I can copy over the entire configuration of iTunes (not just the music) such that my sync settings are retained (ie: sync only checked songs).  I have a considerably large collection of music and there's no way I want to go through selection again.   I just had my iPhone replaced, have a new cylinder Mac Pro to which I want to migrate this data.
    I did perform an rsync of the Music directory structure to my new Mac Pro, but it appears to be missing settings (as I mention above).   I imagine that's stored elsewhere.
    Could someone elaborate?
    Thanks!

    Found out how to address plist conversion from this page:
    http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050430105126392
    But I think iTunes has sorted this out.  As my $HOME is actually /Users/username and not /Volumes/Home/username on the new Mac.  We'll see... I'm sync'ing now

  • Itunes says my music files are 6gb, my user/itunes music folder says its 23gb. I am trying to move it from old/new mac with 8gb ipod

    I am trying to move my sons  library to his new mac using his 8 gb i pod as a hard drive.....
    itunes 9.0.1  says his music files is only  6gb.  But when I go to transfer his itunes folder it says his music folder is 23gb.  I know I can home share transfer but his wireless is down.  Either way I am wondering
    1)  why is Music folder so large compared to my music library?
    2.) Can I simply move the 6gb of music and the playlist info etc....using his 8gb ipod?
    3.) Can I delete his previous library files ?

    No, I have the music I want to move from the laptop to the phone selected. Then I go under file, devices, and try to click sync but it is not available to click.

  • How do I move CS4 onto my new Mac?

    Hi,
    I have a student edition of CS4 on my Mac, I have just bought a new Mac and want to use it on there instead, how do I move it? or can I just re-use the initial install disc?
    Thanks

    Hi Steve,
    My question dovetails onto the previous one. I am migrating to a new MacBook Pro laptop, and am wondering if I can migrate my CS4 applications, and THEN deactivate them from my old computer. I had to remove some files from the Library folder to get my CS4 apps (specifially InDesign and Illustrator) to print after I upgraded my old computer to Lion, and I'd rather not have to jump through those hoops again if I don't have to. Plus, I don't have install disks, as I downloaded CS4.
    Thanks so much!
    Judy

  • How to sync contacts, music, and movies from iPhone to new mac and unsync from old PC?

    Hi, I know this question has been asked a lot but for some reason I could not get a clear understanding of what everyone was talking about and my situation might be a tad different.
    So I already had an iPhone that was synced to my dell PC. I just got a new macbook pro retina and now I'm trying to transfer my contacts, movies, and music to my mac from my iPhone. However I keep getting a message that says if I sync to this mac then all of my stuff will be deleted from my iPhone. (I am now aware that they mean only iTunes content, but those are still important to me). I still own my PC but there is no way I can connect my PC and Mac together. Is there a way possible that I could "unsync" my iPhone to my PC and sync it to the Mac without erasing the stuff from my iPhone? Are there other methods of syncing my iPhone to my new mac? My last question is that is it possible to transfer purchases from my mac to my iPhone even if it is or isn't synced to the PC or erased of content?
    Hopefully this sounds coherent, and thank you all in advance for your help. I'm new to all of this and I really appreciate your time.

    It is designed so syncing is one way only (with the exception of iTunes Store purchases) computer to phone.  You need to transfer the library from the old computer to the new one so the phone is syncing back to the same library it used to or else it will request you erase the phone.
    Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive.  Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes.  At the prompt to create or choose a library choose the copied iTunes folder.
    You can use  flash drive for copying, breaking it down into chunks if necessary but making sure they get re-assembled correctly again.
    If this is to a new computer and you put the copied iTunes folder in the default location of Macintosh HD > Users > *User Name* > Music  then you don't even need to start with the option key held down, iTunes will automatically look for it there.  (Make sure there isn't anything already in the iTunes folder there that you want to keep since you will be replacing it with the one you are moving.)
    Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381#18879381
    Consider moving everything from your Windows PC to your Mac in a single move, including your iTunes library: About Windows Migration Assistant - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796 - Learn about how to use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate your files from a Windows PC to a Mac.

  • How do I move iTunes to a new Mac without loosing my ratings and plays?

    I don't have a new Mac yet, but before I buy one I'd like to know how to transfer my iTunes library.
    I am really depending on my ratings and plays so I don't want to loose them.
    So how should I do it? backup? home sharing?
    And another question: I have my iTunes library on my external hd. Could I install the whole iTunes on the external hd and then use itunes on any Mac with the hd plugged in?

    paulkreuzer wrote:
    so just to get it right: you mean copy the iTunes folder to new Mac INSTEAD of installing iTunes there?
    iTunes will be installed on your new Mac. there will be an iTunes folder existing there but it will be devoid of content (just the default files).
    by replacing this default iTunes folder with the one from your old Mac, you are copying the +*heart & soul+* of your library to the new machine: the all important *iTunes library file*.
    the iTunes library file contains info such as playlists, playcounts, ratings, etc.
    click here for information.

  • Advice for a RAID configuration in my new Mac Pro

    I just got a brand new Mac Pro and I am looking to get the fastest possible render and encode times possible. Originally I bought an eSATA PCIe card but was not impressed with the transfer times. In another forum a user suggested that I setup a RAID5. What kind of drives and RAID cards do you recommend as pro videographers? I suppose I can use my 1TB G-Drive as cold storage for the captured video. Any ideas?

    Tell me what you think of this potential setup then...
    Hard Drive Bay 1
    1TB Hard Drive from Apple that came with my Mac Pro
    Hard Drive Bay 2
    Cold Storage/Backup for Bay 3 & 4
    Hard Drive Bay 3
    RAID 0 with Bay 4
    Hard Drive Bay 4
    RAID 0 with Bay 3
    I'm looking at getting three of these hard drives for the 3 empty hard drive bays...
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
    What would you guys recommend I do with my 1TB G-Drive? It has USB, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA.

  • New Mac Book, old Aperture...I have all upgrades for Aperture, but cannot find my original Ap 1 disc...am I screwed?

    I have a new Mac Book Pro and tried to load Aperture on it. Cannot find the original disc but have both discs and serial numbers for 2 & 3...can I still upload?
    Thanks,
    Nick

    Maybe I didn't explain..I started with Aperture 1 and then "upgraded" Aperture 2 and then 3. All of these were on the same computer and with the use of hard discs I purchased through Apple.
    I now have a new computer and the update 2 & 3 discs with paperwork but Aperture 1 is long gone....I tried to load from the Aperture 2 disc but it asked for the original disc...no habbu..
    Any suggestions..

Maybe you are looking for

  • Ipod corrupted and wont be recognized in itunes

    My itunes library didn't work for about 3 weeks and when it finally did, my ipod wouldn't connect to my computer. I tried using 4 different usb wires and none of them worked. It would say do not disconnect on my ipod for a minute and then go to the m

  • Can a hard drive be faulty without reporting any issues?

    Hi all, advice really most appreciated Hope this isn't too waffley for you all... I have a 24" intel iMac (Core 2 Dual, white version, stock 320Gb HDD). It is out of warranty. Over the last few weeks it has been getting VERY slow before finally becom

  • MacBook 1.1 not booting up fully

    OK, here's my problem (narrative form - that's the way my mind works). My MacBook is the original white version 1.1, 2GHz Intel Core Duo Processor with 1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (upgraded from the original 0.5 GB), bought on the day after its announcemen

  • Export a pdf to a swf file with navigation buttons???

    I have CS4 and I've tried to export a couple indesign files using the swf export feature, but it the navigation of the file is very weak and not very intuitive, and when you zoom in to any of the text the text goes fuzzy. I would like to just convert

  • XML Diff API

    Hi! I would urgently need an API providing functionality for comparing two xml files and creating a delta (e.g. which elements were deleted in the first file). I was searching the web for hours and could just find applications, but no apis for java.