Manual Rosetta

Greetings,
Running Macbooks, with users insisting on their AOL.
AOL tech support is usless. I have read posts of folks having luck by manually forcing it to run in Rosetta.
I cannot find the option when ctrl clicking the AOL icon, nor can I find the option under the 'get info' screen. I understand via my research that Rosetta runs automatically; however I am looking to try the manual means to prove success/failure to our clients.
Thanks

The current AOL client 10.3.7 is a PPC-only application. It will run in Rosetta automatically. There is not need to "force" opening in Rosetta. Forcing an application to open in Rosetta is only available for universal binary applications.

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How to "uninstall" Rosetta manually installed into Lion (or Mt. Lion)

Some users of Final Cut Studio 2 (and some users of Logic Pro 8) discovered that they could not use the installer app for these programs in Lion.
Some on this forum (and others) have suggested that Rosetta be installed from a Mac OS X Snow Leopard Install DVD into Lion or Mt. Lion. Although that technique does work for FCS2 (and perhaps Logic Pro 8), the better and SAFER approach is to use Pacifist.
In any event, I am beginning to see anecdotal reports that some of these "Rosetta-installed" Lion Mac are experiencing problems "down the road." I am also receiving requests from those who did install Rosetta on instructions on how to remove it.
In an attempt to get Rosetta out of these machines BEFORE it can corrupt any other files, we would appreciate a detailed instruction on how to remove Rosetta from Lion (and to the extent that the instructions would be different, on Mt. Lion).
I post this on behalf of those who installed Rosetta; I am not one of them...

However translate is there, as you can see from this screenshot. So the problem here must be EasyFind:
That's weird. EasyFind is what I use for any search (I never bother to even look at Spotlight). translate came up, along with 400 other files with "translate" in the name. The vast majority of which had the identical name of WordTranslatedFontSample.
Kurt, can you fresh my memory on how to delete files in the "usr" directory; I seem to recall it involves using logging into the Root level.
Nah, no need to go that route. One way is from within EasyFind itself. You could just highlight the file and click the Delete button at the top. Still don't understand why it doesn't show for you (unless the drive you have chosen for it to search, minilax, is not the correct drive). But otherwise, to view all files and folders on your Mac, open the Terminal and enter the following two lines.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
The second command forces the Finder to relaunch so it reads the change you made to the Finder .plist file.
All hidden files and folders will now show as grayed out objects, but they are all accessible. You'll be able to navigate directly to the /usr/libexec/oah/ folder.
When you're done, type in the same two lines, except change TRUE to FALSE to return file viewing to normal.
Clearly RosettaNonGrata stays put, but...
As far as I can tell, that file has no use other than to turn Rosetta on and off using the Terminal. Like this:
Disable Rosetta:
sudo /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.exec.archhandler.powerpc=/usr/libexec/oah/RosettaNonGrata
(These two sudo commands are all one line, they're just wrapping in the forum display)
That's a quick cheat to get Rosetta to reinstall. After running the command, Snow Leopard believes Rosetta is not installed (even though it is). When you attempt to run a PPC app, OS X then asks to download and install Rosetta.
You can also manually reenable it:
Re-enable after Rosetta has already been installed:
sudo /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.exec.archhandler.powerpc=/usr/libexec/oah/translate
Other than getting the Rosetta translate file to reinstall without searching for your Snow Leopard disk, the commands don't have much use.
I have a different opinion about the Shims folder: it appears clear to me that it was created by the installation of Rosetta.
You could very well be right. Being in the same folder with the other two items, you would assume they're related. If I drill down through the various items in the Shims folder and opened them in TextEdit (including the .dylib files), nothing references Rosetta. At least not by name. It's rather hard to tell what any of them are for.

How can you FORCE Classic mode to run on an Intel Mac? OS 9 emulation Rosetta Software Design

Hello everyone, I had a few thoughts on running Classic mode on intel macs which I wanted to share.
Now I know little about software design, but maybe someone who does could tell me if these ideas I had are at all feasible:
Now in the first place I now that, technically, "Classic" mode went out back with Tiger because of the switch to Intel chips. Switching to Intel, Rosetta was required to "translate" pre and non-intel OSX applications, with the exception of Classic since Rosetta does not translate deep enough into the system to do that. As a substitute to Classic, SheepShaver, Basilisk II, etc. can be used to emulate OS 9, but these are very lousy applications compared to Classic mode.
Is there ANY way whatsoever Rosetta could be edited, or Classic itself so that it will work on intel macs?
(that is, with the exception of 10.7+ systems since these don't even use Rosetta)
I know if Classic was placed on an intel mac, it would tell you to download Rosetta, but from there will crashes because frameworks in the system's library does not support (or was not designed for) Classic...
So what I wanted to know:
What if an old, Classic supporting PowerPC system's library folder was added to an Intel computer in a location other then that computers real system folder (as not to confuse the real, current system) and Classic manually edited so that it would search for the needed frameworks/etc files in the new location? Would it work?
Since, after all, it now has the correct "system" to run on (which before Rosetta could not convert), do you think there's any chance it would work and function properly?
Now beyond that, I wouldn't know the actual results (or consequences). I suppose the main problem to consider would be that the the PPC's system frameworks/etc wouldn't work at all on an Intel (which leads us back to Rosetta lacking in this area), and since those frameworks will be searching for other files in the system library (which would bring them to the current, Intel system) the same results would happen: crash! Or maybe sensing the system was mixed up, one or more files would try to "fix" themselves, and in turn destroy the computer's real system.
So, would it be worth a try?
I'd love to hear any other thoughts on running Classic on Intel...

There is an "easier" way to acquire SheepShaver called Chubby Bunny and I have put together a post with some safe links that are relevant to this topic. I see that emaculation is one of them.
Why do you need OS 9 greater than 9.04?
Feel free to let me know if you need any more help.
With the newer Intel Macs, you have to run a Classic emulator such as SheepShaver, which requires you to extract the Mac ROMs from your older Classic Mac and then install Mac OS 9.
A related program is Chubby Bunny, which comes bundled with all of that included.
More information on SheepShaver:
http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/sheepshaver_mac_os_x_setup
and
http://www.everymac.com/mac-answers/mac-os-9-classic-support-faq/run-macos-9-on- intel-macs.html
and more information about Chubby Bunny:
http://www.macwindows.com/OS9_on_Intel_Mac.html#092408b
and
http://hackthemac.blogspot.co.uk/2008/08/chubby-bunny-old-virtual-machine.html
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I'm trying to utilize Rosetta Stone software but I cannot hook up my headset USB port they came with it what's the best solution

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if you work with own recorded sounds you might wanna have a music program where you want to work with samples, steinberg has got very good ones (so they say)... but their really really ( ²) expensive(that's why almost no one haves them), magix haves good ones too bu their more for 'unprofessional' use, ableton haves really good ones too and they're not to difficult to use (if you know a bit of those programs you learn very quickly) and if you don't get them, there is a sort of manual built in it which explains and lets you do things to start (basics)
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Rosetta Stone not working?

Hello
I just downloaded Rosetta Stone and installed it. However, whenever I open it up it asks me to update it and I do. It then says it will restart itself but it only shuts down and does not reopen. If I click it to reopen it manually it just asks me to install the same update again and it's like one big loop. Please help!
Thanks
James

Contact the publisher of Rosetta Stone. http://www.rosettastone.com/contact

How to enable Rosetta at the system level using the command line?

I need to find a way to enable Rosetta at the system level (e.g. all users) using the command line. When Rosetta is enabled, the following entry is created in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices (run defaults read com.apple.LaunchServices)
LSPrefsFatApplications = {
"com.apple.Safari" = (
<00000000 009a0003 00010000 c323458f 0000482b 00000000 00000023 0000727b 0000c2b0 8b4e0000 00000920 fffe0000 00000000 0000ffff ffff0001 00040000 0023000e 0016000a 00530061 00660061 00720069 002e0061 00700070 000f0014 00090053 00650072 00760065 00720020 00480044 00120017 4170706c 69636174 696f6e73 2f536166 6172692e 61707000 00130001 2f00ffff 0000>
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Problems with Rosetta

I updated to 10.5.2 last week and for some strange reason my PPC apps aren't running anymore. I've tried to run them manually through Rosetta (Get Info>Open with Rosetta), although the check box to to select this doesn't show up in the Info General pane. It's quite strange, there is the regular stuff like Label and a check box to lock the item but nothing for Rosetta.
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Is Rosetta missing from my system?
Any help on this would be really appreciated.

Looking at the picture you added you are trying to run Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer for the Mac was discontinued over 2 years ago. It may not run under 10.5.2. I would suggest you try a different browser. There are many to choose from that are Universal and do not require rosetta like Safari or Firefox. All of them are a lot better than Explorer which is slow,and cannot handle many of the latest web technologies.
Is that the only application that won't run?
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PC code in an application then it will do its best to run the application in rosetta. Most apps run but some don't.

Is Rosetta still part of Mac OSX post Leopard?

The reason I ask is that I have a number of PPC only games (Myst games mostly) that I understand will only run on my Intel iMac (Mac OS 10.5.2) under Rosetta.
Thank you

FYI, you'll want to copy over your existing installs of all games if possible. Don't try to reinstall them onto the Intel machine. (Unfortunately, the Myst III installer is still OS 9 only.)
Here are the patches:
Myst III: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/mystiiiexile.html
Myst IV: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/mystivrevelation.html
Myst V: Should install and run fine.
If you're unable to copy over your Myst III installation, some brave soul online has figured out how to install the files manually, though I haven't tried his method myself:
http://homepage.mac.com/mjharper/myst/page6/page7.html

New iMac Question - Rosetta & Migration Assistant

I'm getting a new 27-inch iMac in the next few days but I have a couple of questions beforehand. I still need to use some Rosetta-based apps so will I have to install Rosetta on the new 27-inch iMac or is it already pre-installed? Seems to me that I've read somewhere that Rosetta is a "custom-install" with Snow Leopard.
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Gerard

I know this was long ago - a day or 2 after July 3, 2009 (purchase date of our iMac) - but here is what happened:
Connected old computer (eMac) to new iMac to start "Migration" software. Waiting for boot and recognition extremely long.
Choices came up to migrate EITHER software or files.
I swear I selected "files" but it migrated software, over an enormous time.
Takes too long to migrate, so when I discovered no files were transferred, I went to old computer to copy data to DVD and "migrate" manually.
Went through that process on eMac; DVD burned; eject DVD and take to iMac.
I "trashed" the folders from the eMac (they were not needed on the old computer).
Guess what? The DVD DID NOT burn all the folders that I told it to burn.
Data lost: Several years of tax information! Teaching files! I don't even know what else!
Best of all, after talking to a certified Apple technician who happens to be a friend, he doesn't think there is any way to recover that data.
Why in the **** would I migrate applications (is that legal?) to a new computer?! That software's FIRST focus should be to preserve DATA, also known as FILES.
I know that I made some errors in this - - ERRORS IN CONFIDENCE IN APPLE!
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Manually configure icloud for mail in OSX 10.6.8

Hi
Running SnowLeopard on an iMac. Still using Quicken 2007 which needs rosetta.
Previously getting mail [MobileMe] worked perfectly. Now no longer so.
Can anyone advise on how to manually enter an email account in SnowLeopard to access iCloud please?
Thanks, Rory Scott

Raischub wrote:
Thanks to you Roger...
This solved my Problem
I Was trying to make Mail work today for now just 7 hours under SnowLeo...
The tip for changing the Password was it...
I did everything absolutely correct (and the time spend was for nothing).
And after Password Change everythings fine.
In formertimes that was only the behavior of Windows - that has changed. Theres no "Thinking different" any longer... Making Money (with selling new things) is the Motto.
Wonder what´s not longer supported after next OS Update.
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You had the wrong password and took 7 hours (with help) to figure it out?
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To update Quicken 2004 to 2007, need Rosetta-capable Intel system. Have 10.6.8

To update Quicken 2004 to 2007, I need a Rosetta-capable Intel system. I have two Intel-based iMacs: MacBook 10.6.8 and iMac 10.8.3. Is either of these Rosetta capable? (I don't understand "Rosetta-capable".)

Mydnar wrote:
To update Quicken 2004 to 2007, I need a Rosetta-capable Intel system...
Although you did not indicate what exactly you needed to do, I thought that I would specify the exact instructions for you and others.
1) You need a PowerPC copy of either Quicken 2006 or Quicken 2007. If you do not already have one, you can download a full version of Quicken 2006 PPC from the Intuit website: http://quicken.intuit.com/support/help/patching/quicken-2006-manual-updates--mac -/GEN82200.html
2) Make MANY backup copies of your Quicken 2004 data file.
3) On your MacBook with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with Rosetta installed, you would Launch either of these two PPC versions of Quicken and have this version of Quicken open your existing Quicken 2004 data file. It will automatically update the data file.
4) Go to the Intuit website and purchase for $15 their Quicken 2007 for Lion (which also works on Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion): http://quicken.intuit.com/personal-finance-software/quicken-2007-osx-lion.jsp
5) Launch Quicken 2007 for Lion and open your updated data file.
You are now set to work on either of your Macs; or, as I do, on both of my Macs!
Good Luck!

Cannot uninstall iTunes 8. How can I do it manually?

Hi folks,
I installed iTunes8 and I want to uninstall it.
When I use the the uninstall option of Windows Vista I receive an error message that a key cannot be accessed (odd, I am admin).
I cannot install any other iTunes (7 or 8) because "A newer Version is already installed".
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It depends on which iMac you have. If it is a PPC (G4 or G5) iMac you cannpt upgrade beyond Leopard 10.5.8, and you cannot synch with an iPhone 5.
If it an Intel iMac you need to first purchase Snow Leopard 10.6 and update iTunes:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X.)
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes.
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
or Mountain Lion:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion

Does Toast need Rosetta

Hi,
I'm really struggling w/my new iMac and creating dvds from old vhs tapes. I've printed the iDVD manual from the Apple site but it's so superficial. For example, it doesn't tell me if I can choose a theme that has "drop zones" and leave the drop zones empty (I like the theme but don't want to try to figure out drop zones--or what to put in them!). When I left them empty, the map feature flagged those menus as errors--so I was afraid to burn! I guess I have 2 related questions:
1) If I download Toast, do I also need to buy Rosetta?
2) Would I be using Toast instead of either iMovie or iDVD (the Roxio site says it works seamlessly w/iLife) or do I pass files back and forth?
Thanks for any help.

Hi,
I'm really struggling w/my new iMac and creating dvds
from old vhs tapes. I've printed the iDVD manual
from the Apple site but it's so superficial. For
example, it doesn't tell me if I can choose a theme
that has "drop zones" and leave the drop zones empty
(I like the theme but don't want to try to figure out
drop zones--or what to put in them!). When I left
them empty, the map feature flagged those menus as
errors--so I was afraid to burn!
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of iDVD. I live very close to the Apple Store and could sit in on one of their iDVD classes but bought Toast 7 instead. BTW, I have taken their "Final Cut Pro" class and their 'iMovie" class which are really more like demonstrations but you can ask questions and get some solid answers.
I guess I have 2
related questions:
1) If I download Toast, do I also need to buy
Rosetta?
Nope. Rosetta is included in OSX and you won't even know it is there. You just install Toast in your applications folder, drag the Toast icon to your dashboard so you have it handy and start it up!
2) Would I be using Toast instead of either iMovie or
iDVD (the Roxio site says it works seamlessly
w/iLife) or do I pass files back and forth?
Thanks for any help.
iMovie lets you edit previously made movie or combine smaller movies together and save them as one larger separate movie. You then burn that movie to DVD using iDVD or Toast 7.0.2.
Your saved projects can be in .MOV or other file formats and you can use the large number of themes in Toast if you want to. In Toast you don't have to use a theme at all.
I have a ton of VHS training movies I must edit and burn to DVD and I use EyeTV 200 which is a little box that connects to your iMac via firewire and to your VCR with the standard 3 RCA plugs (red/white/yellow - there are also svideo and digital connections). You don't need a powersource for the EyeTV box. I assume it works along the lines of the Canabus (sp?) product you use.
I start the video using the VCR remote and edit as I review the film. I can remove extraneous stuff easy enough. Each stop and start creates a new segment. I then pull all the segements together in iMovie, edit more if need be, then save as one Quicktime movie (.mov).
Next I fire up Toast and drag the .mov file into the DVD making portion. Select a theme and burn away.
I also have a LaCie Slim 24X DVDRW/CDRW connected to the iMac via USB. It will only burn at 2X under Rosetta (Roxio will be releasing an upgrade of Toast in Universal Binary form, soon they say). I usually use the LaCie to burn the one-hour movies (Toast finds it just fine) to cut down on the wear and tear of my SuperDrive. I learned this from using other OSs and machines where I burned out the DVDRom very quickly and now I use two. I use the LaCie for the grunt work and the Superdrive for the important work.
That's how I do it. You CAN use Toast to burn a DVD without using a Theme and I do that often enough. You can set it to just start the movie when the DVD is inserted or place a 'start' button on the first frame once inserted.
Hope this info helps. I remember how confused I was when I first started and now I just wish the whole process was faster!
Hudson
20" Intel iMac fully loaded Mac OS X (10.4.5)
20" Intel iMac fully loaded Mac OS X (10.4.5)

N manually moving Safari data over to new computer, must I move the Safari plist?

Old computer is too old to use Migration Assistant, and since I'm moving hardly any of the old applications from 10.4 I'm getting ready to move all my data manually via Firewire. Should I take or leave the old plist?

You only need .plist files for applications you will transfer over to the new computer.
A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
The Knowledgebase article Intel-based Mac: Some migrated applications may need to be updated refers to methods of dealing with migrating from PowerPC chips to Intel with the Migration Assistant safely. The authors of this tip have not had a chance to verify this works in all instances, or that it avoids the 10.6.1 and earlier Guest Account bug that caused account information to get deleted upon use of the Migration/Setup Assistant. However, a well backed up source that includes at least two backups of all the data that are not connected to your machine will help you avoid potential issues, should they arise. In event it does not work, follow the steps below.
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
1. Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
2. Screensavers written for the PowerPC System Preference add-ons
3. All Unsanity Haxies Browser and other plug-ins
4. Contextual Menu Items
5. Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5 Kernel extensions
6. Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro , SuperDuper , and Drive Genius work properly on Intel-Macs with Leopard. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries. Leopard Cache Cleaner, Onyx, TinkerTool System, and Cocktail are now compatible with Leopard.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
1. Intel In Macs
2. Apple Guide to Universal Applications
3. MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
4. MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
5. MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
6. Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
7. OS X Lion: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode, copying the critical contents to CD and DVD, an external hard drive, or networking will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. The initial section below discusses Target Disk Mode. It is then followed by a section which discusses networking with Macs that lack Firewire.
If both computers support the use of Firewire then you can use the following instructions:
1. Repair the hard drive and permissions using Disk Utility.
2. Backup your data. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake
      or there's some other problem.
3. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
4. Startup your old Mac in Transferring files between two computers using FireWire.
5. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and
       registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your
       desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
If you are not able to use a Firewire connection (for example you have a Late 2008 MacBook that only supports USB:)
1. Set up a local home network: Creating a small Ethernet Network.
2. If you have a MacBook Air or Late 2008 MacBook see the following:
a. MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch,
      Late 2008) - What to do if migration is unsuccessful;
b. MacBook Air - Migration Tips and Tricks;
c. MacBook Air - Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and
      wireless 802.11n networks.
Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft.
Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.Revised 5/21/2011

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