Migration Assistant didn't migrate from external hard drive.

Question

I selected copy applications and not copy files. It did something for over an hour but I'm not sure exactly what. It did copy MS OFfice which I already installed maybe a few other programs like Bbedit which was good but I need Quicken and Quickbooks apps which I will just reinstall from the CD.
Is there a way to uninstall programs or do you just delete them?
I wanted the email contacts from Mail and also from Entourage. It did not copy those lists, neither did it give me my iTunes music. Shouldn't Apple be able to get those contacts lists and the iTunes merged into the new computer apps? I also need the Quicken and Quickbooks data but there is probably a backup somewhere on the hard drive. I will look for it.
I would be satisfied with my emails and contacts. Maybe it can't do it from an external hard drive? In any case as I mentioned in another post. I had a g4 with a dead logic board so I took out the hard drive and put it in an external drive.
then I got a used g5 and now I want to transfer the address books and itunes from the external drive into the g5. How do I get that? Do I get it from a preferences file? Where is it? Is it in app data or in a plist somewhere?
I need my address books and I would also like to get all my old emails from both programs. THANKS,

Answer 1

The reason those components weren't copied is because they are not in the Applications folder. Those files that contain you mail, bookmarks, Entrourage data, iTunes library, etc. are all located in your Home folder and /Home/Library/ folder. Since you didn't copy any of that they are now missing.
Fortunately, this is not a disaster, but it will require some manual copying on your part. The following will outline what you want to transfer from the external drive:
Folders You Can Move to Your new Mac
From the Home folder copy the contents of Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites.
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/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (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
For FireFox:
/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
Credit goes Macjack for this information.