Migrate from one Mac to another

Just got a mac book air. Want to transfer to if from 2008 macbook pro. Got them cable together, went to utilities, got the migartion assistance to send from old to new, but they can seem to find each other. Help

If you are connected via thunderbolt, the old computer needs to be put into target disk mode by holding down T as you boot it up. Then you need to open migration assistant on the new computer and follow the instructions. This is all explained in the link that lllaass posted.

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As it is a brand New iMac I would also like to keep it clean of unnecessary files that have become imbedded in the Powerbook over its time.Therfore it would be nice if I can pick and choose what is to be transferd. If you can give me a heads up on if and how it would be appreciated!!!
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Thanks for your input!… I have now come across an Article from Apple
Migration Assistant tips and tricks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3231?viewlocale=en_US
Controlling what is migrated
With Migration Assistant you control the data that is migrated from another Macintosh computer. By clicking the triangle next to a user's name, you can select which User Accounts to migrate and choose which folders to migrate. You can also choose whether to migrate Applications, Network and Computer settings, or Volumes. Migrating only what you need can reduce the time it takes to complete your migration.

Migrating from one Mac to Another

[Short Version
Problem:
Need to move photos from G4 ibook to Intel macbook. Both run 10.5, so I assume iphoto 09. I don't know, because I don't use iPhoto. I use photoshop.
I would be happy to settle for extracting image files that can be imported into the new computer... but this process seems to fail each time.
attempted solutions:
copy "iPhoto Library" from pictures folder to hard drive, import on new computer.]
Detailed version:
I'm sure this has been asked before, as people tend to upgrade computers from time to time.
However, I've searched the boards and google for a half hour or so with mixed results.
A friend of mine has an old G4 ibook that she has recently replaced with a new intel macbook. Both run Leopard.
She would like to get rid of the G4, but can't figure out how to move her iPhoto library (or even the pictures without albums, etc.) from one mac to another.
She attempted to copy the iPhoto library in the G4 to an external drive, then attempted to import the library into the new macbook. This didn't work, files show up in the database, but will not open. They appear to be .jpg files, or at least have that extension.
My suggestion was that she use the File > Export command, but she can't seem to get that to work either. I'm not sure if she selected the correct options, both during export from the old system and import from the new system.
Another option that we haven't tried is to "Option + start iPhoto" trick, similar to my current iTunes setup (home LAN vs away) to access two libraries. To specify, holding option while launching iphoto then selecting the old iPhoto library that has been copied to an external.
Has anyone had success moving photos from one mac to another?
thanks in advance for the help.

1 - OS version and iPhoto versions have little to do with each other - OS X 10.5 will run iPhoto 4, iPhoto 5, iPhoto 6, iPhoto '08 and iPhoto '09 - you have to look at the program and see what version it is
2 - If you move the entire iPhoto library intact as a single entity between the same version of iPhoto or to a newer version everything is automatic - you can not go backwards (iPhoto '08 can not read an iPhoto '09 library)
3 - you can always select the photos and export them (file menu ==> export)
4 - you can get the originals by right clicking (control clicking) on the iPhoto library and selecting show package contents (iPhoto '08 and '09 - not knowing the version involved makes this much more difficult) and copying the originals folder and moving it
Has anyone had success moving photos from one mac to another?
Thousand (probably millions) of people - if you know the versions involved you just drag it over and launch iPhoto
Another option that we haven't tried is to "Option + start iPhoto" trick, similar to my current iTunes setup (home LAN vs away) to access two libraries. To specify, holding option while launching iphoto then selecting the old iPhoto library that has been copied to an external.
This does not copy a library - it repoints iPhoto to a different library if the version are compatible (and may convert it to a newer version)
Basically you have not described the most critical piece of information - the iPhoto version on each computer
LN

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Hello, I have not found a detailed description on how to transfer printer settings from one Mac to another.
My issue is that I have a Mac G5 with 3 different settings saved as "presets" for the same printer. This works great, since the posters I print (on the large format printer) need different margins and different paper at times.
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I found several links via Google saying copy this folder or directory, but I am not sure I did it correctly. I don't see the "presets".
This is the File that holds that info on Tiger, not certain on Panther...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.print.custompresets.plist
After moving, you very well might have to change the Owner's Permissions within Get Info window, then log out/in.
I tried launching the Migration Assistant (I hope that's the correct name), but was concerned the settings on the new MacPro would be overwritten with ALL the old stuff on the older G5. I did not start the transfer process because of this.
MA would transfer the info, but/and, if the user that had that info had the same Shortname as on the new one, it'll demand you give it a new Shortname to use... but then those settings would be transferred to that new user on the new machine. I think the 1st one will work though.
The previous user of the G5 I am using was a "Genius" and I don't know how he created these "preset" choices.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4413?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661

Moving from One Mac to Another

I'm considering selling my 13" Mid-2009 MacBook Pro for a newer 13" i5 MacBook Pro. It's the first time I've done a transition from one Mac to another and I have a few questions...
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THIS ONE I KNOW!!!
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