Migrate mail to new computer

How to migrate Mail 7.1 from older comptuer to new?

I'm still not getting your question. What do you want to move? Locally stored messages? (You dont have IMAP?) COnfiguration settings? (saet them manually, it would take less time than this discussion).
Why not simply copy the entire users/you/library/mail folder, along with users/you/library/preferneces/com.apple.mail.plist?
Reveal users/you/library by going to "go" while holding option. It will appear.
Grant

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Application Software (example Microsoft Office) does or does not migrate to the new computer

From a software standpoint, when you use data migration Mac to Mac or PC to MAC, why application software, like Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop, sometime are able to move (migrate) to the new computer without any issues and sometimes the user must BUY again the software?
Technicians told me that sometimes the Migration Data is capable to migrate the Software Serial Number of the software and sometimes does not.
But, what is the real techincal answer? What happens to the serial number when you migrate?

Depends on how the App stores the serial number. Some apps fail when the file that holds the serial number gets moved and must be reinstalled.
None of that requires you to purchase it again. You just have to install it using the key you were provided with the software.
No apps will be migrated from a PC as they will not work with OS X.
Office 2004 will not Migrate as it doesn't work in Mountain Lion.

How can synchronized local imap folders be migrated to a new computer, without new download from imap server, so that everything is working as before?

How can synchronized local imap folders be migrated to a new computer, without new download from imap server, so that everything is working as before?
I only managed to import synchronized folders (from old computer) to local folders in thunderbird at the new computer. Then I tried to move the messages to the folder of the imap account at the new computer where I temporarily limited the synchronization to one month. When I remove this limit the thunderbird program starts to redownload all the messages again nonetheless.
Since I have a dual boot system (Windows/Linux, thunderbird is installed twice) and have to pay for every megabyte, this is very annoying.

Have you considered using a shared profile folder for the dual boot? so the two remain in sync?v It will require a drive both operating systems can access, but most people who dual boot have such. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
otherwise copy the entire profile, not parts of it.

How do I identify and get the playlists to migrate to my new computer?

I have an external harddrive with all my ITunes playlists on it. The library migrated OK. How do I identify the playlists and get them to migrate to my new computer???

You would have had a quicker response if you had posted in the iTunes forum.
You need to copy the iTunes folder, the one at the top not the iTunes Music library folder to your new computer to move your playlists.

Will my Adobe programs migrate to a new computer

My 6 year old iMac has finally bit the dust. It won't start under any circumstances. Fortunately, I use TIme Machine so everything is backed up.
But I am wondering if my Adobe programs, such as PS, Elements & Lightroom will properly migrate to my new computer using Time Machine?
Or will I need to find the original installation disks (recently moved & can't find the PS one, and LR & Elements I loaded online)?

coachgns, I've given this some serious thought.
You would first have to boot off the recovery partition to restore from Time Machine and it would wipe your new OS and everything that came with it, iLife iWorks and so on.
You would be replacing it with older OS software and apps that would probably not play well with the new hardware. I don't want you to have more problems than you need.
For OS 10.8.5, legacy PPC apps are no longer supported.
I've only done full restore to the same hardware. You are doing this to a nice new machine and if there is an Apple Store nearby, get an appointment with them on how to best migrate everything off Time Machine to your new Mac.
As for Adobe products,only the Intel based ones can be reinstalled. Photoshop CS3 and later as an example.
Gene

After transfer mail to new computer new message content not showing in view mode

I've been transferring data from OSX mavericks Macbook pro to imac using airdrop (migration assistant wasn't working).
Wanted to duplicate mail from macbook so followed instructions for transferring as below
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166999/transfer_email_from_one_mac_to_another.h tml
Mail transfer worked great but my new messages aren't showing the content in the view area.
I can get the new message blurb in the list but nothing in full viewing.
The com.apple.mail.plist file actually was a plist.lockfile so not sure if that made a difference
Plus, I did transfer the com.apple.mail-shared.plist as well. The older versions are on my desktop.
The account names are different from one computer to the other but they show up as read-write on new computer files. I even added an administrator with read write priveleges on those files just incase. Nada.
Any thoughts?

Rebuild the mailboxes.

Transfering mail to new computer

i just got a mac book pro, and i want to transfer my mail settings and mail accounts from my power book g4 to my new mac book pro, but the catch is i dont want to use migration. How does one do this? i JUST want to transfer my mail settings.
ideas?

Let’s try to clarify some potential misunderstandings here.
Mail stores most preferences and all account settings in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (except the passwords, which are stored in the keychain). Everything else, including all your messages and mailboxes, is stored in ~/Library/Mail/.
If both computers are running the same major version of Mac OS X, copying these (the preferences file and the entire Mail folder itself, not just its contents) from one computer to the other is all you need to do in order to have an exact copy of all your messages, mailboxes and Mail settings on both computers.
In order to avoid potential permission issues, copy the files operating on the destination computer and while logged in as the user that's going to use them. Also, be sure Mail isn't running on either computer while doing that.
There is no point in also copying the ~/Library/Mail Downloads folder because the files that Mail puts there are just temporal copies to let you open the attachments in other applications without having to manually save them first. Unless you’ve modified any of those attachments after opening them and haven’t saved them elsewhere, there is nothing in that folder that needs to be preserved. The original attachments themselves are kept as part of the messages.
The same procedure can also be used to transfer your mail from a computer running an older version of Mac OS X to a computer running Mac OS X 10.4 (but not the other way around). Unfortunately, the data format used by Mail to store mailboxes on disk changed in Mac OS X 10.4, and the conversion from Mail 1.x to Mail 2.x mailboxes is broken; it may work fine or it may fail miserably.
That’s why you may want to manually import the old mailboxes instead of copying the entire ~/Library/Mail folder, but this is an alternative procedure that you may want to use in order to avoid the conversion bug, not the only way to do it. Copying ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist and ~/Library/Mail would still be the best way to transfer your mail between computers in those cases if the conversion from Mail 1.x to Mail 2.x worked as expected.
Note: For those not familiarized with the ~/ notation, it refers to the user's home folder, i.e. ~/Library is the Library folder within the user's home folder.

Question about migrating dreamweaver to new computer

I'm somewhat of a novice when it comes to dreamweaver and I recently had to go out and get a new computer after cracking the screen of my old laptop. Now I need to migrate dreamweaver onto my new system but also want to retain the directory structure of a few websites I work on... is there a way to move everything from one computer to another without affecting my site structure etc?

Do you have any ability to fire up DW on the old system? If so, then do it. Once started you should do these things:
1. EXPORT all site definitions from DW's Site manager. Save them to a thumb drive or a CD or a shared network drive so you can get at them on the new computer.
2. If you have any custom Snippets, Server Behaviors, or any other custom configurations, put your user configuration folder on that same medium so you can get at it.
3. Then you should copy ALL the root folders of all the websites you have on the laptop to your portable medium.
4. Under HELP, De-activate the laptop's DW, and exit.
On the new computer, install DW, provide the S/N, IMPORT the site definitions, and start DW. Then exit DW, copy the configuration folders you saved to the new Configuration folder in the user section, copy the root folders of the websites to the same location on the new computer, and you're ready to roll....
If you cannot start the old computer, then you'll have to just install DW, recreate the site definitions, connect to each site and download the files. You will need to contact Adobe and restore one activation since you can't de-activate the copy of DW on the laptop.
Good luck!

Migrating to a new computer

Hi,
This is a simple question, but some rudimentary searching has not given me a definitive answer:
I am moving from the UK to Asia. I am leaving my current laptop, with iTunes 8.2.0.23, in England and will buy a new computer when I arrive, onto which I will install iTunes afresh. I don't have a DVD/CD burner, but I am taking a large external hard drive with all my data, along with my iPod Classic (30Gb). I have backed up my iTunes library (the entire folder kept in My Music) to the external hard drive. When I start using my new computer will I simply be able to copy this iTunes library to the new computer and be able to use my iPod with it? Or is there some form of copy-protection that will prevent my back-up being used on a new computer?
I will be migrating from and to a Windows XP system.
99% of my music is from CD import (I obviously don't want to carry hundreds of CDs around the world); the rest is downloads from iTunes store. My great fear is that I will get the new computer and find that I can no longer access all my music.
Thanks for any help
Jon

Welcome to AD!
When you start itunes on the new PC. press and hold the shift key. Browse to the exHD copy of iTunesLibrary.itl, and everything should be there.
Here is a good article on moving iTunes to a new PC.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive
You'll have to authorize the new PC. I assume that will work even though you've moved, but I don't think you are supposed to buy any new UK content while outside of the UK.

Error 1406 after migration to a new computer

I migrated to a new windows 7 computer and cannot update Acrobat X anymore, I keep geeting error code 1406. My PC support staff at our company worked for 2 days trying to resolve and cannot, thier idea was to turn off the automatic updates since the program does function.

Hi fishjimdandy,
Could you please share the screenshot of the error message that appears.
Considering error 1406 while updating Acrobat, I would suggest you to refer the following KB doc link and try out the solutions mentioned there:
Update errors | Windows
Let me know.
Regards,
Anubha

IPhoto did not migrate photos to new computer

Actually 2 questions. Some background.
Old computer: iMac late 2006 running 10.6.8, iPhoto 8.1.2
New computer iMac late 2013 running Mavericks iPhoto 8.1.2
During set up of new computer had a power interruption and did a recovery. Instead of Mavericks the
recovery was Mountain Lion and I had to upgrade to Mavericks. The Mavericks upgrade did not include iLife updates.
So, back to the original question. When using Migration the photos on the old iMac did NOT transfer to the new iMac. How can I transfer the library? There are too many photos for a dvd.
And finally, The latest version of iLife did not D/L with the Mavericks upgrade and they would like me to pay for it even though it was on the new iMac originally.
Any way around this obstacle?
David Hill

The Mavericks upgrade did not include iLife updates.
That is normal. The iLife applications come with a new computer or have to be purchased. They are not standard applications of a system upgrade. With Mavericks you need to purchase an upgrade to iPhoto 9.5.1. if your new computer did not come with iPhoto '11 installed.
When using Migration the photos on the old iMac did NOT transfer to the new iMac. How can I transfer the library?
Which options did you use to migrate? By default the setup assistant or Migration Assistant will transfer your complete Home folder, if you do not deselect it. Or is your if Library not in the default location in the Pictures folder?
You could copy the iPhoto library to an external drive and transfer it this way or connect the two macs in Target Mode: See: Transfer files between two computers using target disk mode
The latest version of iLife did not D/L with the Mavericks upgrade and they would like me to pay for it even though it was on the new iMac originally.
If iLife was installed on your new Mac, look at the "Purchased" tab at the App Store. You may need to "accept" the iLife applications to your Apple ID. See this document:
Accept iLife: OS X: About OS X Recovery
Scroll down to the paragraph "Restoring iLIfe after Reinstalling ..."

Hi, Just got a new mac, how do I get may address/contacts from old computer to "mail' on new computer

How do i get my address/contact list from entourage on old mac, to 'mail' on new mac?

Peruse Pondini's Setup New Mac guide and consider starting over, using the Setup Assistant to do the migration.

I migrated Thunderbird to new computer; headers show; no messages

My old computer was a Vista machine. My new computer has Windows 8.1. I followed instructions to migrate my Thunderbird profile. However, when I seek to retrieve a message that came to my old computer all I see on my new computer is the header, not the message text. How do I fix this? Thanks in advance.

iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
Also see:
iPod not recognised by windows iTunes
Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates
- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem

Is there any way to keep persistent ID's for tracks the same when migrating to a new computer?

Hi There,
I've been using iTunes to maintain a music database for several years now. When I need to send somone tracks I use the persistent ID to identify the tracks since any of the other info can be in flux at any given point in time.
This has worked fine for many years, but now I'd like to upgrade my machine but I'm noticing after importing my library to the new computer that the persistent ID's were changed. I need to figure out if I can get them to be the same as they were or I won't be able to upgrade without resending any and all tracks that have already been sent to other DB's (Which would not go over well with my clients. . . so I'll be stuck on this ancient machine. . . )
Any help here would be greatly apreciated!
Thanks
Andrew

See my post Make a split library portable. The library persistent IDs are stored in the .itl database and assigned as tracks are added to the library. The .xml files is a subset of the .itl data written out for use by third party programs. A new library with the same media imported to it will have different IDs assigned to each track. You should be able to connect the drive to the original computer and manipulate the files and folders to gain the portable status, then move the library to the new machine where everything should then work as before.
As Limnos says the IDs are meant to be used internally by iTunes. They are how it records which tracks are in a playlist for example, or what is synced to a device, so that ratings, play counts etc. can be synced across even after changes in metadata.
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What is the best way to migrate to a new computer and software version?

New computer, new software version. Brand new MacPro with OS X v10.9.4 and Pegasus Promise 24 TB R8 Raid 5. Old machine would only run FCX v10.0.9. All project and media files on eSATA drives hooked up to (really) old MacPro. No room to make copies on that system.
Ready to start copying projects and events to the new machine via ethernet cable hookup. Haven't yet updated FCX to the latest version on the new machine. Need some advice first.
What would be the most efficient method of getting the many terabytes of events and projects transferred to the new machine? Should I copy everything via FC instead of the finder on the old machine and then try to relink media, or Just use the new machine to suck everything over to the Pegasus via the finder and update FC and use the new media management features to to relink? Or is there a means of transferring the data without loosing the links?
My head is spinning! Feels like there are bees living in there.
Any and all suggestions welcome.
Jimbo

You also need to ask yourself how many of the old projects you really need to copy across.
We tend to get very attached to our old projects and don't like to trash them "in case we need them in the future".
Frequently we don't require them any more and they just litter our systems.
As long as you keep copies of the original media on the SD cards/tapes, you can always revisit them, albeit with a bit of work . . . though I generally find that repeating a project is much quicker than the original as most of the edit decisions remain in your memory.

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