Migrate ical files to new mac

I created an ical on one mac and then published it. I now want to continue to edit the calendar on another mac. I can trash the original so I'm not running two icals but how can I move the ical calendar from one mac to another? Thanks.

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I bought a new iMac for my work to replace a PC.
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Okay - in case this helps anyone else. This totally worked. On initial set-up it migrated everything, however it does not ask you to create a new User Name, but it migrated all my stuff including the accounts.
I did not want my account name used, just the same mail, calendar, etc. So....
While there seems to be a lot of postings saying you cannot change the name of your User Account, I don't know why, because you can indeed.
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You must be logged in as an Admin on another Login (I already had 2)
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You go to System Preferences>Users
Unlock the lock,
Highlight the User you want to change
In the area called "Full Name" just change the name!
This however will not change the name of the home folder which is also what I wanted. That is a little more involved but this absolutely worked:
Choice 2
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3872
I am running Mountain Lion on a new iMac (Oct 2013) - I have no idea if this works on anything older.
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Program A had all of its parts in Program A folder. If you copied it all, you got it all. I guess now it's a more PC-like system where files for a program are scattered in many different places.
Data and apps are stored separately.
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Checking more, my Documents folder was empty, along with my iTunes library.   So I launched Disk Utility and the firs thing I noticed was that there was only 10 GB on the new drive, yet the old drive (and the backup file) is over 630 GB!
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I recently used Migration assistant to transfer just my iTunes library file from an iMac to my MacBook Pro (both running snow leopard with latest versions etc). However after completing the process I cannot find the files on my new Mac anywhere. I know they are there because my available hard disk space is about 125GB lower but ITunes does not have any music content and I cannot find any files on the system that large. Please help!

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How do I migrate data to a new Mac?

A) what is the correct sequence to migrate all my data to a new Mac?
B) does the migration create an exact duplicate of what is in my "home" folder? Including paths to external hard drives that have movies, photos, etc on them? Such as an external iTunes library?
C) what cables do I need for the data transfer? USB? Ethernet?
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There are many methods to transfer to a new Mac. OS X can migrate just about anything into the new or current operating system. (A)
* If you have an External Hard Drive (Time Machine setup) and backed up everything, OS X can restore the current files onto the new Mac. All it requires is your current credentials stored on the system. (B)
* If you are migrating without an External Hard Drive and you are using a USB Cable, it will detect your computer and perform the transfer automatically after plugged in and following the tutorials (C)
(If you are using Windows and copying the files, you can use a USB transfer cable or copy/paste to the EHD. It's not recommended to use Windows Backup as it will be encrypted)
If you have purchased iPhoto or Aperture, you can tell it to scan your computer and EHD for the photos and videos already stored and it will copy them onto their own location folder after following simple settings.
On a restore, iTunes will import your library of music, videos, and applications and have it ready to sync with your device.
You can also perform a restore of your music, videos and applications (but not photos sadly) via iPhone or iPod or iPad after following two steps:
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* Right click iPhone / Transfer purchases from iPhone
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Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
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