Migration Assistant Failures - And Solutions

I used Migration Assistant to transfer my account from an Air to a new MacBook Pro.  I share the problems I ran into and the solutions I used in the hopes it helps someone else.
First failure:  the six digit confirmation number from the target (Mac Book Pro) would not display on the source (Air).  For some reason when I turned IPv6 on in Network preferences | WiFi | Advanced | TCP/IP | Configure IPv6 - to "Automatically" - the source displayed the confirmation number from the target.  The target already had IPv6 on Automatic - in fact all our OS X devices has it on Automatic - except for the Air for some odd reason.
The Migration Assistant took some time to finish the transfer - but, it did finish - or so I thought.
Second failure:  When I started the new user that was transferred - I got a number of errors.  In looking at the user home folder - I found that the library and other permissions were badly mangled.  Even OS X asked for permission to repair the library - I typed in my password as requested - clicked OK - but, it never worked.
The scenario 1 posted by Linc Davis fixed all the permissions immediately (see link and the part of the solution I successfully used below).
Linc DavisDec 25, 2014 9:40 PM Re: "The operation could not be completed" Creating an iMovie
Re: "The operation could not be completed" Creating an iMoviein response to patrickredsox
Back up all data before proceeding.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership, permissions, and access controls to the default. If you've intentionally set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.
Step 1
If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
sudo find ~ $TMPDIR.. -exec chflags -h nouchg,nouappnd,noschg,nosappnd {} + -exec chown -h $UID {} + -exec chmod +rw {} + -exec chmod -h -N {} + -type d -exec chmod -h +x {} + 2>&-
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.

So I Found the issue.... It was stored in Private/var/zz/cleanup at startup
I found the profile name (home file) in the cleanup at startup folder and deleted it. System is working and now I have my disk space back.
I followed the directions that Linc Davis suggested in this post: How do I resolve 43+ GB of missing storage on the Macintosh HD?

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  • Migration Assistant Issues and Tips

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    BA88 wrote:
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    Not weird at all. You migrated a PPC system to an Intel system. A perfect situation for disaster. You have but one viable option.
    Boot from the OS X Installer Disc One that came with your MBP. Do an Erase and Install which will wipe the disk clean and reinstall the proper version of OS X for the computer.
    When this is completed reinstall all your third-party software from scratch. If you have PPC only versions then upgrade them to Intel versions if you can. All third-party contextual menu items, preference panes, startup items, internet plug-ins, and the like must be replaced with universal binaries as the PPC versions will not work and may crash OS X.
    You can reinstall pre-bundled software from the Install Pre-bundled Software installer located on the OS X Installer Disc One.
    A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
    If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
    Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
    Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
    Screensavers written for the PowerPC
    System Preference add-ons
    All Unsanity Haxies
    Browser and other plug-ins
    Contextual Menu Items
    Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
    Kernel extensions
    Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
    See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
    In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
    If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
    If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
    The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
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    Apple Guide to Universal Applications
    MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
    MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
    MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
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    2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
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    4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
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    /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
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    /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
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    /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
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    Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.
    Revised 3/12/2008
    In the future you should post questions about the MBP in the MacBook Pro forum. This is the Mac Pro forum.
    Message was edited by: Kappy

  • Does Migration Assistant require and up and running Windows machine?

    Our home Windows desktop just died.  The contents of the hard drive are still intact.  We are getting an iMac to replace it.  Can the Migration Assistant work with just the hard drive (connected via usb in an enclosure) or does it require a Windows machine running?  If I need a running machine, is there any work around or, failing that, does anyone know any good programs to help migrate files? I could just copy manually, but that might take a while.
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    BillyoGump wrote:
    Can the Migration Assistant work with just the hard drive (connected via usb in an enclosure)
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    Yup.
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  • Migration Assistant-source and recipient won't play together

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    Since you run Migration Assistant from the new computer, there is not need to worry about what the source can or cannot see. If you are using your local network be sure to enable File Sharing on the source computer.
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    I just, by either dumb error or providence, migrated the contents of my backed up hard drive, which has my Mt Lion and all applications folders, to a new hard drive. The old and original drive on my 2008 Quad Mac Pro was starting to worry me. All of the applications and systems files appeared to have migrated flawlessly, and my calendar updated and my 20,000+ emails were restored. All of the programs/applications work. Everything appears normal, except data and obvious missing files. (Note I had installed Mt. Lion over  Leopard and Snow  Leopard previously, and did not rewrite the drive before I did that.)
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    Thoughts appreciated.

    I just, by either dumb error or providence, migrated the contents of my backed up hard drive, which has my Mt Lion and all applications folders, to a new hard drive. The old and original drive on my 2008 Quad Mac Pro was starting to worry me. All of the applications and systems files appeared to have migrated flawlessly, and my calendar updated and my 20,000+ emails were restored. All of the programs/applications work. Everything appears normal, except data and obvious missing files. (Note I had installed Mt. Lion over  Leopard and Snow  Leopard previously, and did not rewrite the drive before I did that.)
    The size of this new drive is substantially less than the last one. On the latter, I counted more than 50 gigs of data, on the volume with all of the primary OSX documents. That is what I see in the Time Machine backup right before I did the Migration Assistant. The size of the same volume on the restored new hard drive that has my OSX is about 31 gigs.
    I did NOT run (by accident and perhaps curiosity) the Time Machine restore backup using disk utilities. Again I did, by accident or curiosity) Migration Assistant.
    What does appear lost are all of the Windows documents that were accessible on my portioned drive on my old hard drive, accessible only via VMWare. (I had all of those previously backed up, brute force, before doing this, and I'm not worried if I don't access them now since I have them if I need them). This was about 18 gigs of data I guess.
    Does anyone else have experience with using Migration Assistant and losing files that may have been on a partitioned drive (running Windows) and accessible by VMWare? I can still rewrite over the new drive I just formatted and do it all over again using disk utilities and running this from a boot jump drive I created before, but this time using Restore/Time Machine. I just had heard from one source it was best to download Mountain Lion first, and then do a Time Machine restore, which I ended up actually not doing.
    Thoughts appreciated.

  • HT2518 I have Windows Migration Assistant running and it is asking for me to go to Mac and open Utilities Folder... BUT on the Mac I had already started the TF process... it saw my PC, I chose it and now it says "Select the information to Transfer"

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    You need "sysinternal's process explorer", it is free and can replace the Microsoft process explorer, that you get by "CTRL+ALT+DELETE". Either program will allow you to kill the instances of FF that didn't die as they should have, when you closed them. Sysinternal is easier to use, it is a graphic display with many options. Do not push "CTRL+ALT+DELETE" twice unless you want to reboot, that is its default behaviour under Microsoft.

  • Possible permissions issue - i used migration assistant from a backup and now i have multiple issues

    Hi everyone,
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    have just created an unholy mess?
    should i reassign "system" as owner for everything and then change foders such as documents and music etc to be owned by "me" or is that tooo simplistic?
    should i wait till my old mac is brought back to life and re-do my migration ( since deleted the existing back up from old imac so thats not an option)
    should i blame it all on apple and get them to sort it out under warrenty
    or should i run naked down the street shouting wibble...
    all help gratefully received . MY experience of apple products has been seamless over the years until now and I can't help think I have done some thing bad the wife will never forgive me for
    HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You may not have created a mess, it's possible you simply don't know where your data is after migrating. Had you followed the Setup Assistant's on-screen prompts when you initially turned on your new system you would be running just fine by now. My guess is you haven't been exposed to Pondini's Lion Setup Assistant tips.
    Migration Assistant (MA) and Setup Assistant (SA) are cousins, similar but different. The primary difference is MA creates a new user account which can be confusing to some users. If you successfuly migrated then log out of your existing using account and you should see the new user account. Log into that account then you should see the migrated data. If you do then use Pondini's Transferring files from one User Account to another.
    However if you have totally made of mess out of things then I'd start over, this time using the Setup Assistant Tips beginning where he discusses Second Chance.

  • Where are my Photos and Music after running Migration Assistant

    Ran Migration Assistant to bring over all information for my new MacBook Pro from my old MacBook Pro can't locate my iTunes and my iPhoto library. I ended up running Migration Assistant twice and appears I have duplicate information for lots of items. New MacBook Pro is now taking up about 500G of Space old was about 250G?
    I do have plenty of back ups and they are current.

    stefromjoliette wrote:
    no, I didn't see any message that I had to copy everything somewhere else first.
    Is there any other software on the planet that requires this?????  I updated my firefox software a few weeks ago, got no message that bookmarks needed to be saved elsewhere prior to update, so I didn't back them up.  Guess what happened after the update...ALL MY BOOKMARKS WERE STILL THERE!!!
    I can't believe that it was not stated more clearly that everything has to be backed up prior to a simple software update!!
    Some of the apps were on my itunes, but none of the content nor the settings...so I'm basically starting from scratch.  All this for an update that is probably doesn't change anything anyway.
    I maintain my initial message to anyone considering updating their apple device:
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