Migrate data from old machine via NFS

I'm giving my mother a new mac mini for christmas. Her current mac mini (G4) is running Tiger.
I plan on copying the old data via a simple NFS setup (I don't have a fireware cable so migrate assistant will apparently not work. Please correct me if I'm wrong). Or alternatively, simply via samba/cifs. Opinions are welcome.
Are there any folders in her home directory that I should not copy?
Is there possibly any valuable data elsewhere on the old machine?

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