Is it safe to run migration assistant a second time?

When I ran migration assistant a few days ago, my documents didn't migrate.
Is this normal/ expected?
If it is normal/expected, how do I copy documents from one machine to the other?
if it is not normal, can I safely run migration assistant once again to try and migrate these documents?
Ta, muchly!

It's safe. Turn off both Macs and start the migration again by Ethernet or FireWire. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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HT4796 When I run migration assistant on my PC, I get a message saying windows mail is running and won't let me proceed. Windows Mail is not running. I checked Task Manager's applications, services and processes and found no references to Window's Mail.

Got a new iMac 27" for Christmas (well a little after) and tried using Migration Assistant to transfer some files. I can't get past a window on the PC that pops up indicating Quit Other Programs Before you can transfer your information, the following programs must be shutdown: Windows Mail Close these programs and run Migration Assistant again. If these programs do not appear to be running, restart your computer and try again.
I've rebooted. I've searched Task Manager - Applications, Processes and Services and there are no references to WMail. I don't or haven't knowingly used Windows Mail and Outlook isn't even installed on my PC. Does anybody know how to get around this without using external drives, USB flashdrives, etc.

Lots of fun.... The superdrive in my Macbook seems to have gone off kilter since my install. Now the CD-R won't work regardless of which operating system I use. Normal CD's and DVD's are fine, but any CD-R is taken as a blank disk.
Using an external CD drive solved this problem.

Where are my Photos and Music after running Migration Assistant

Ran Migration Assistant to bring over all information for my new MacBook Pro from my old MacBook Pro can't locate my iTunes and my iPhoto library. I ended up running Migration Assistant twice and appears I have duplicate information for lots of items. New MacBook Pro is now taking up about 500G of Space old was about 250G?
I do have plenty of back ups and they are current.

stefromjoliette wrote:
no, I didn't see any message that I had to copy everything somewhere else first.
Is there any other software on the planet that requires this????? I updated my firefox software a few weeks ago, got no message that bookmarks needed to be saved elsewhere prior to update, so I didn't back them up. Guess what happened after the update...ALL MY BOOKMARKS WERE STILL THERE!!!
I can't believe that it was not stated more clearly that everything has to be backed up prior to a simple software update!!
Some of the apps were on my itunes, but none of the content nor the settings...so I'm basically starting from scratch. All this for an update that is probably doesn't change anything anyway.
I maintain my initial message to anyone considering updating their apple device:
CAUTION!!!! CAUTION!!!!!
WHEN YOU GET A MESSAGE THAT YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR APPLE DEVICE, SKIP IT UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ON IT AND START FROM SCRATCH.
All of your apps and other content should still be in your iTunes library from when you last synched your iPad. You may need to re-check under each tab to make sure that the content synchs again after the update. As I understand it, the update basically reformats the device. The content *should* have been restored after the process was complete, but even if it wasn't, you still have not lost it. It's on your computer, waiting to be re-synched.
Even if your apps somehow were lost from your computer, you can always re-download them for free from iTunes, just as you can for iTunes music. But I doubt that you have lost any content from your computer.
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Problem with Lion upgrade after running Migration Assistant

I have a MacBook Pro that I purchased earlier this year. I bought a new MacBook Air yesterday.
I used Migration Assistant to migrate some of my data/settings from my old MacBook Pro to the new MacBook Air. After the migration, all of my original data was still available on the MacBook Pro (good as I wanted to keep a copy on the MacBook Pro and not all data was migrated). The new MacBook Air received all the right data and is working well.
I then purchased a Lion upgrade for my MacBook Pro and started the installation process. The installation process seemed to be going fine, but the MacBook Pro eventually hung. I let it "run" overnight hoping that it would finish the process, but the machine was still hanging a day later. I forced the MacBook Pro to shut down using the power button. Now, when I restart the MacBook Pro, I get the "Mac OS X Utilities" screen asking if I want to Restore from Time Machine Backup, Reinstall Mac OS X, Get Help Online, or Disk Utility. Does this mean my data is not longer available on the MacBook Pro? Also, I do/did have the MacBook Pro connected to a Time Machine and it had up-to-date backups at the time I ran Migration Assistant. However, I noticed that after running Migration Assistant, the MacBook Pro was complaining that it was no longer connect to the Time Machine.
My instinct tells me that I should attempt to restore the MacBook Pro using the Time Machine backup, but I'm wondering if it might be able to revive the MacBook Pro without having to take that step. Or, maybe I should select the "Reinstall Mac OS X" option first? Any ideas?
If I need to use the Time Machine backup, do I need to do anything special given the post Migration Assistant behavior I described above?
Thanks for any advice!

How can I fool Time Machine into using the original Backup Folder and just doing an incremental backup?
You can't. after using MA on it you have to start a new backup sequence. you can change computer name in Sharing preferences to anything you like but it won't affect TM backups.

Messed up Setup Assistant - need to copy TM backups to new ext HD then run Migration Assistant, I think

On a new 27" iMac, I ran the Setup Assistant a couple of days ago to transfer info from TM backups on an external hard drive. Unfortunately, there were clones on there from Feb 2010 (I didn't understand that TM needs to be alone on a HD) and the Setup Assistant picked ran those preferentially so it appeared that I had lost everything since Feb 2010. HOWEVER, the TM backups are still in the Backups.backupdb folder, and I can access each of the individual files. Now the external HD has not only the 3 clones and the Backups.badkupdb but also folders for Applications, Desktop, dev, Developer, home, Library, net, System, User Guides And Information, and Users. Most are dated to Feb 2010, but the System and Developer folders seem to have been updated to 6 Aug 2012 and 8 Aug 2012. The TM backups contain User info for the Office 2008 suite, including Entourage, and this is what I need -- all of my emails, documents, etc.
I have been trying to copy just the Backups.backupdb folder to a new external HD before doing anything else. I have followed the directions given by Apple at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5096?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US. Unfortunately, this yields a nifty error message: "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)." I have not found a solution in the Apple communities for this error message in the TM backup copying process - all mentions seem to relate to problems emptying the Trash when deleting TM backups. I have NOT tried the cloning process mentioned in this thread:https://discussions.apple.com/message/16601049#16601049. If the copying process has failed, will the cloning process allow me to pick up JUST the TM backups without damaging the TM backups?
I am thinking that once I have the TM backups successfully copied, I will use that new copy - without the clones - to run Migration Assistant. At this point, will it be better to use Migration Assistant OR go back and delete everything on the new 27" iMac and reload Lion, then run Setup Assistant again? The thought of going back to square one with Lion has me more than a bit rattled, to tell the truth.
Have others had luck with Apple tech support or a Genius Bar visit for such things?
Any guidance or suggestions are much appreciated.

Problem solved by taking the new iMac and the LaCie disk to the local Apple Store. They verified the LaCie disk with Disk Utility (thankfully it passed) then wiped the iMac clean, reinstalled Lion (10.7.3), and loaded the latest TM backup. Everything needed transferred over, so I'm back in business. HURRAY! I am setting up a new external HD for the solitary TM backups, and a separate external HD for clones. And, I now have access to a secure server for temporary storage of critical client files in addition to manually copying critical documents to a flash drive frequently while working on them.

Where are my files after running Migration Assistant?

I ran Migration Assistant using a Time Machine back up as I bought a new MacBook Pro that could hold all my files that I previously had on an iMac and another MacBook Pro. I first ran Migration Assistant and got all my files, preferences etc. on the new MBP no problem, but then after trying to combine the files from the iMac using a Time Machine back up as well, I don't see any of the files from my iMac available anywhere. However, all the space is filled up. Where are my files? Am I doing it wrong?

Have you read for possible solutions over in the "More Like This" thread over here?----------------------->

Migration Assistant restore of Time Machine backup

I have problems using Migration Assistant to restore Time Machine backup after replacing my hard drive (the old hard drive crashed so I replaced one and installed snow leopard). During the migration, I created a new user account for the TM backup because of the same account name with my new system. The migration turned out to be incomplete. I found only the applications are transferred, all other things like preferences and settings, documents etc are not transferred; and I'm not allowed to open my backup files (no permission to view the contents). How can I have a complete migration? And can I restore all my previous personal settings?
Thanks!

Then can I transfer my previous settings especially those of Mails, Safari bookmarks, iTunes music... using Migration Assistant anyway?
You should be able to, but I'm not sure exactly what might have gone wrong in your case.
I'm afraid I may not be able to restore the entire system b/c the service center replaced my hard drive and installed the Snow Leopard, but I don't have the installation disk, I only have a Leopard I bought months earlier, the Time Machine backup is the leopard version.
If you don't have a Snow Leopard install disk, you shouldn't try to keep Snow Leopard installed. You shouldn't use a Leopard install disk for troubleshooting problems on a Snow Leopard system, so you have no troubleshooting tools. Just follow the directions at that link I gave you (at step c, you should reformat the hard drive), using your Leopard disk, to get Leopard and all your data restored from your backup.
If you want Snow Leopard, buy a copy (it's only $29) and install it over Leopard after you've got everything working.
The hard drive crashed this morning without any precaution. Do do you think I can still do the restore?
Well, what do you mean when you say "the hard drive crashed"? Seems odd that Apple would have replaced your hard drive and installed a clean system, only to have it fail again shortly after you get it back. Not that that couldn't happen, it's just odd. What exactly happened?

HT4889 Will I need the original registration numbers for programs like Pro Tools to run migration assistant?

I am getting a new iMac and will be using Migration Assistant to transfer files from the old iMac to the new iMac. Will I need registration numbers to run programs like Pro Tools after I tsfr the files? Big problem since I've lost the disks and the reg numbers. What about programs I've downloaded from the net like Quicken. Will these files open and run. Are there a lot of problems in setting up a new machine this way? I would like to start with a clean machine and reload all software but things like pictures and music files are stored all over as I was going through the process of learning how macs store files after being on PC's for years. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Goober151

When you first start the new iMac, you will get Setup Assistant, which is more reliable than Migration Assistant based on what others have experienced. If everything transfers okay, hopefully the applications should work fine.
Some information.
Migration Assistant
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I have just taken delivery of a brand new 15" macbook pro, tried migration assistant from a time machine backup, music, photos, programs etc. They now take up 350gb of my hard drive but the files are nowhere to be found? can anyone help?

Set migration assistant to run whilst on a lunch break, given that it needed 2 hours or so, when i returned all programs and applications had moved across from my time machine backup of a now dead 15"macbook pro 2009 edition running snow leopard...When i look at my new system information it shows my new 500gb drive is full of music, movies and photos and has only 168gb free, not enough to run a new migration and i don't have any boot disks for Lion so really don't want to erase the hard drive. To compound the problem i'm in Vietnam where there isn't a genius bar just around the corner, or even an aasp within 700km - what should I do?

Is the HDD in the 2009 15" MBP dead? (The original source of your data) If not, you might want ot take it out and put it in an enclosure.
You might try spotlight on know files to see if that gives you any clues where your data is located.
You might down load from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper (free) and open it. It should show you all of the files you have on your MBP and enable to locate them.
Ciao.

Links and Migration Assistant from the Time Machine

I have a MacBook Pro with one internal hard disk and two external Firewire hard disks.
The first external hard disk is the Time Machine back up disk.
The second external hard disk is the target for my recovery efforts.
The is how it went:
1. Erase the second external hard disk writing zeros to it.
2. Did a Time Machine volume restore from the first external hard disk to the second.
3. The Time Machine crashed gloriously within 2 minutes, and 0.7% of the files restored.
This is a small portion of the crash log report:
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: Mac OS X Installer(182,0xb06d3000) malloc: * error for object 0x19c00190: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed.
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: * set a breakpoint in mallocerrorbreak to debug
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: Mac OS X Installer(182,0xb0651000) malloc: * error for object 0x19c00190: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed.
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: * set a breakpoint in mallocerrorbreak to debug
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: Mac OS X Installer(182,0x530f60) malloc: * error for object 0x19c00190: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed.
Sep 9 14:50:34 localhost Unknown[66]: * set a breakpoint in mallocerrorbreak to debug
Sep 9 14:50:53 localhost LCA[65]: Child exited with status 10
Sep 9 14:50:53 localhost ReportCrash[204]: Could not save crash report to disk!
Sep 9 14:50:57 localhost Unknown[205]: Launching the Installer Crash Log Viewer
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: Process: Mac OS X Installer [182]
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: Path: /System/Installation/CDIS/Mac OS X Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Mac OS X Installer
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: Identifier: Mac OS X Installer
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Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: 14 com.apple.DesktopServices 0x02170944 TCopyWriter::Write() + 182
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: 15 com.apple.DesktopServices 0x02170482 TCopyWriter::WriteTaskProc(void*) + 70
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: 16 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x03eb84bb PrivateMPEntryPoint + 56
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: 17 libSystem.B.dylib 0x003cd075 pthreadstart + 321
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: 18 libSystem.B.dylib 0x003ccf32 thread_start + 34
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Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: Thread 11 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
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Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: edi: 0x06252000 esi: 0x19c00000 ebp: 0xb06d0c18 esp: 0xb06d0ba0
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010206 eip: 0x003a4a45 cs: 0x00000017
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x0000001f gs: 0x00000037
Sep 9 14:51:23 localhost ReportCrash[204]: cr2: 0x02021000
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The target hard disk is unusable.
4. Erased the target disk and wrote zeros to it.
5. Used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy a plain Leopard image.
6. Used Migration Assistant to get my users, applications, etc. to migrate from Time Machine.
I chose all the options to migrate data and settings.
7. The reason to use Migration Assistant to get the data from Time Machine was because I suspected that the Time Machine backup might be corrupted. (The volume restore fails every single time.) I was trying to see if Migration Assistant would also crash. My reasoning was that a successful Migration Assistant would not prove anything, a crash would point to corruption in the Time Machine backup.
8. I booted from my internal hard drive and so far I've found the three weirdness:
a. A password stored by Safari reverts to an old value.
b. iTunes shows me the License Agreement to Agree/Disagree.
c. QuickTimePro registration is blanked out.
So, the question is:
*Did Migration Assistant modify my internal drive because of links?*
Roberto Sepulveda

Stefano,
1. Boot from the Leopard installation disc by pressing the letter C while doing a restart.
2. Choose the language.
3. Click on Utilities on the Menu bar.
4. Select Restore System from Time Machine.
5. Select which Time Machine backup is the source for the restore
6. Select which disk is the target for the restore
a. Consider that the restore may fail leaving your target volume unusable
b. Consider that the restore will rename the target volume to the name of the source volume,
so you might end up with duplicate names.
Hope this helps.
Roberto

Migration Assistant from a Time Machine backup

I have a 2009 MacBook Pro. I recently had the hard drive replaced, and now I want to use Migration Assistant to restore settings and files from a Time Machine backup. The backup was done to a hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme. I am attempting to restore with the drive directly connected via USB. Migration Assistant does not recognize the backup as a source for the migration.
This is what the backup disk looks like:
If I mount the backup I see this:
I have the drive connected and the backup mounted, so neither is recognized for the migration.
MacBook Pro running OS X 10.10.1

Try using Setup Assistant.
Setup Assistant – How to re-run

How long for Migration Assistant to calculate Time Machine backup file size

I have just bought a new MacBook Pro to replace one that will not start up. Consequently I am trying to migrate my user account, files and applications from a Time Machine back up - but it seems to be taking an age to calculate the Applications and "other files" sizes.
How long should I be looking at for 145GB's worth of data to be recognised by Migration Assistant?
If there is a problem with the migration, can I replace the User and Applications folders on the new MBP with those from the Time Machine back up?

it's quite safe to assume that the Migration process is stuck. there is no sense in waiting any longer. stop the migration and see what got transferred. did the home folder get transferred? you can restore just the home folder using TM and reinstall applications but that has to be done correctly. DO NOT try to copy anything from TM backups using finder.
First, make sure that your current user has different short name than the user you are trying to migrate. then control-click on TM in the dock and choose "browse other TM disks". this will let you browse TM backups. select the folder /users/username there. click on the "gears" action button in the toolbar and select 'restore to...". select to restore to /users on your main drive. you'll have to enter your admin password to do it. once the copy is complete, go to system preferences->accounts and create a new account with the same short name and password as the user you are restoring. it will say that a home directory by that name already exists and ask if you want to use it. say yes.

Force migration assistant to recognize time machine backup

I was trying to reformat Bootcamp partition and it reformated an attached external hard drive with my Time Machine backup on it and my internal hard drive that I boot from. I have professionally gotten the Time Machine backup recovered but it is not recognize by Migration Assistant or Time Machine so that it will restore my whole computer or at least transfer my account folder back to my reinstalled internal hard drive. I have 20 years of stuff locked in that Time machine backup and really need it back.

ahlquist wrote:
There are a lot of extra named files broken out in addition to the main folders (which look the same) that have 0-k in them and it looks like they were "links" or something like that.
Yup. Those are (or were) "hard links" (sort of like extra-fancy aliases) that are the key to how Time Machine can back up only changes, but still have every backup be, in effect, a full one. See How Time Machine works its Magic if you're interested in an overview of the details.
I'm very surprised you could see those via the Browse option.
You might try repairing the drive, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting. I doubt it will help, but it's worth a shot.
I don't know if deleting the broken links will help or not.
is it safe to assume the links are messed up and I will have to recover the files manually?
It sure sounds like it.
If so, I'd put two Finder windows side-by-side; your current system and the most recent recovered backup, in List view, so you can see the contents more easily.
Start with /Users/<your home folder> unless you know you'd put stuff elsewhere.
Compare the two, and copy what's different/missing from the backups to your system. In some cases, you'll have to delete the (probably empty) folders on your system first. Note that you can't delete the "default" folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc.), so you'll have to copy the contents instead. This will be quite tedious, I'm afraid.
Then, if you can tell that things are missing, look in the previous backup for them. You might have to go back several backups for some, and may not find all the missing items anywhere.
I am most interested in documents, pictures, movies, mail and quicken files.
Assuming you hadn't moved them, docs will be in your Documents folder, iPhoto in your Pictures folder, Movies in your movies folder. Be especially careful with your iPhoto Library. Copy it all at once; it's like a database, and can't be copied in pieces.
For Mail and some other common things, see #28 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.
I don't use Quicken, and don't know where it puts things. For that or other apps whose data you can't find, either check with the maker, or start the app. See if it shows a default location; if not, create a bit of data, then go hunting for a file/folder with a name similar to the app and/or with a current creation or modified date. They'll probably be somewhere in your Documents folder, your /Library folder, or your /Library/Application Support folder.
When this is done, you'll have learned a whole lot about how OSX organizes things.
Keep us posted.

Migration assistant added second user did not merge data: iTunes

I set up my new mac at the store then came home and connected my OLD iMac to the new via Firewire. I used Migration Assistant, and the migration took about 90 minutes. When it was done I had two parallel usernames; my old username with the old desktop look and stuff and the new computer's username I set up with the clerk at the Mac Store. Now I have two separate users on my computer, complete with two separate iTunes. When I look in the finder under Macintosh HD/Users, I see an icon for the new user (the little house) and a folder labeled with the old username but it has a red "negative" circle over it (like a push icon on an iPhone, but with a minus sign in the middle), plus a Shared folder.
The weird thing is that all the documents and stuff merged, but I have to go to the old user to use iTunes. My old computer did also have 2 users (why? I have no idea) and it brought the iTunes library I did not use in, but not the massive library I do use in. I teach a fitness class and have about 100 unique playlists and ALOT of music on that thing - but the wrong library was brought in. Now I have to switch back to the old user to use iTunes and that just seems silly. I have tried 'add to library" to try to bring the stuff over but it can't see into the other user I guess.
Any suggestions? It is so frustrating that my whole library is there but I can't access it on the new user after spending all that money.
Thanks!

Read here on why a second user was added and how to remedy.
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/SetupAsst.html
Regards,
Captfred

In migration assistant, using a time machine backup, what is the extra data that appears after I deselect all the checkmarks under the user?

When restoring a time machine backup using Migration Assistant, I'm given a choice of what to restore. If I click on a user, and I deselect everything(Desktop, Music, Movies, Documents, etc.) there is still 40 Gygabites of stuff. What is in the 40 Gygabites?!

Is the HDD in the 2009 15" MBP dead? (The original source of your data) If not, you might want ot take it out and put it in an enclosure.
You might try spotlight on know files to see if that gives you any clues where your data is located.
You might down load from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper (free) and open it. It should show you all of the files you have on your MBP and enable to locate them.
Ciao.

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