Migration Assistant Stops Responding

Attempting to migrate Applications from a Mac Pro to a Mac Mini Server using Migration Assistant. The units pair and hand shake fine, the transfer appears to begin, then an error message appears: "Your other Mac stopped responding," and the transfer must be cancelled. Why?
Both units OS 10.8.1. This fail occured over my home network, direct CAT6 ethernet connection and wireless -- same result. Emphasize they do pair properly. Numeric code is generated, recieved and confirmed. The list of possible items to transfer appears, and before calculation of size of files is complete, the error code occurs. Both units have drives set to Never turn off.
Is this the bug 10.8.1 was supposed to fix?

Apple support note from last month shows an issue with OS 10.8.1 and Migration Assistant if "Back to My Mac" is enabled on the destination Mac. My destination mac is a Mac Mini Server, and although "Back to My Mac" is not enabled, Remote Management is enabled. That might be our issue. Will experiment and advise.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4345

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HT4796 Migration assistant stopped

Migration assistant stopped working as the PC info was being transferred from was turned off during the migration and now I can't restart it with the screen on the Mac showing transfer progress being frozen and on the PC it says it can't find the Mac

You didn't state how old you Win PC was, only that it was running Win 8. From talks with people I know that use Windows they would never upgrade a 4 year old PC to Win 8. Especially if it was already running Win 7.
So I, wrongly, Assumed you had a newer notebook that came with Win 8.
Right Content and Data (Like your PERSONAL files which is what I stated above) is the only thing that can be used on Mac from a Windows PC. No programs or settings can be carried over from a Windows PC to a Mac running OS X.
Good luck and all the best to you.
Eerste neus wrote:
Well, thanks for your reply LowLuster. Although it wasn't helpful, it sure was interesting to hear that you know what content and data resided on my 'new' Sony Vaio. BTW: In my opinion a 4 year old laptop hardly is to be considered 'new'.

Migration Assistant stops at very end

I just bought an iMac and have tried both with TimeMachine backup and direct Firewire Connection to my G4 PowerMac to use Migration Assistant - both times I end up with the following message at the VERY end while the message states something about transfering support applications:
"There Might Be A Problem With Your Network
The other MAC (or Time Machine) is not responding. Make sure that all of your network devices are connected and turned on. Also, make sure that your ethernet cables are still connected properly to your computer and to the network, or if using Airport, that the base station is in range and turned on."
The first time I canceled migration and had to set up a user account and everything - my old MAC stuff was there, but I was not my original user like I wanted to be.
Any ideas?

if your home directory migrated that's all you need to worry about. set up the new user as it prompts you to and then check system preferences->accounts. if your old user is listed there it migrated successfully. try logging in as the migrated user. if it works, delete the temp user you've had to set up. If your migrated user is not listed in account preferences, create it using the same exact short user name as you had before. you'll get a popup saying that a home directory by that name already exists. say "yes".

Migration assistant stops at 14 minutes remaining of "files to support applications"

Trying to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from my MacBook Pro to a new Mac Mini. Migration stops in the segment "Transferring files to support applications" with "About 14 minutes remaining." Then it stopped and sat there for almost 20 hours.
Believing that there was something wrong... I stopped the process and restarted it. Two hours later I was at the same point. It's now been 3 more hours and I still have "About 14 minutes remaining" again. Any ideas what I might try?

Followup t this. I've read several posts recommending using Firewire instead of Ethernet/WiFi. My mid 2008 laptop is running Mountain Lion, using migration asst. Mini end is a brand new I7 Quad core running (presumably) Mountain Lion, At this point no joy using either Ethernet or Wifi. But there is no option for anything else. The setup assistant on the Mini insists on either Ethernet or WiFi. No other options are presented.
I've tried this like 6 times now and I make it to between 11-14 minutes of completion before it hangs. I'm going to have to do some stuff to generate a Time Machine BU I guess and try that...

Migration assistant stopped working and has left me with 100gb in 'other'? How do I delete 'other' and what is it exactly?

I recently invested $2000 (one week ago) in a Macbook Pro Retina 2014 2.8ghz 512gb. Dont get me wrong, I am in love with my product and am extremely satisfied but I have honestly encountered nothing but issues.
My first issue was the transferring of data from my 2010 white macbook 500gb. Both laptops have Yosemite installed and are 100% up to date but I have spent the last week getting them to talk to each other. I am not new to the workings of Apple but I have never endeavoured to use applications such as airdrop, migration assisstant or even bluetooth.
My first attempt was to transfer 200gb of files (Photos mainly, I'm a photographer) to my other laptop via a 64gb USB in segments. But after an hour and only 10gb getting copied across, I decided other alternatives may be of more help.
That is when I came to my first dilemma: AIRDROP. Airdrop is crazy. Yes I did click the option on my retina to search for older macs and yes they did connect. I can send files from my MBR to my white macbook 2010 immediately but my old macbook will not send files to my retina. Yes all of the necessary sharing settings are in place - both MacBooks have the same settings selected so I cannot figure out what to do. Information on this subject would also be helpful yet it is not the end of my troubles.
Second Issue: Migration Assistant.
So yesterday I discovered this little 'gem'. I am a very impatient person so you can imagine i did not appreciate 20 hours of file transfers (via wifi as i do not have a thunderbolt to ethernet adaptor for MBR). Anyway that's all well and good if it actually worked. But of course it did not. I followed apples instructions and I was down to my final 4 hours this morning when my MBR told me the connection was lost and to reconnect. It was making the loudest whirring noise like air coming from inside the hard drive or something. I freaked out. My $2000 machine should not be doing this. It was only a little bit warm; not hot but it was incredibly loud, I'm not sure how to describe it. Keep in mind this computer is brand new so please tell me: WHAT WAS THE SOUND?!?!?!?! AND WHY? what was wrong? what could I have possibly done wrong? My wifi WAS working because my desktop PC was connected. So i waited and waited. Of course I couldn't actually do anything without quitting airdrop and in the end that's just what I had to do. A lot of time wasted for such an unsuccessful cause.
That brings me to my final issue:
So after migration had.... "completed" or crashed or whatever you want to call it, I at least assumed some of the files had maybe copied over and i could just resume from where I left off last time somehow. Oh how stupid that assumption was. My user account did in fact copy over but not a single file copied. And yes, I did log into that user account to check. ANYWAY, I went onto "about this mac" to see my storage info (still being optimistic about my wasted 20 hours). SURPRISE SURPRISE: Yet another problem. I now have 100gb in "other". This macbook is brand new. I should not have any GB in other. I am so incredibly annoyed. HOW DO I DELETE OTHER?! (preferably without downloading software) and is there anything else of importance in other that i should be careful not to delete that is contained within other?
I am only 15 years old and this was a massive investment for me so I treat my Macbook like a baby. And no, I'm not spoilt by my parents. I had to work at Subway for a year to earn $2000 - without spending a single cent (My wage is only $9.00AUD an hour so i essentially worked some 222 hours for this macbook). And I'm not crazy, I needed it for school.
Anyway I'm not impressed with apple. I have Applecare but they aren't open on the weekends or whenever I try to call so that hasn't exactly been helpful. PLEASE HELP ME.

Make a note of all your settings for Wi-Fi in the Network preference pane, then delete the connection from the connection list.
Launch the Keychain Access 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. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the page that opens.
In the keychain list, an item named "System" should be listed. If it isn't, select File ▹ Add Keychain from the menu bar and add the following:
/Library/Keychains/System.keychain
Now search in Keychain Access for the name of the wireless network (not the name of the router.) Double-click one of the items and check the box labeled Show password in the inspector window. You'll be prompted for your keychain password to confirm. Make a note of the network password. Then delete every "AirPort Network Password" in the search results. Quit Keychain Access.
Go back to the Network preference pane and recreate the Wi-Fi connection with the same settings as before. You do this by clicking the plus-sign icon below the connection list, and selecting Wi-Fi as the interface in the sheet that opens. Select Join other network from the Network Name menu, then select your network. Enter the password when prompted and save it in the keychain.

HT4796 migration assistant stops coppying

I selected what I wanted to migrate from PC to my MAC. It began copying then stopped. What should I do now? Both PC and MAC Go Back and Continue buttons are greyed out. Should I start all over again?

Try running Disk Utility on the old Mac and repairing permissions.

Migration assistant keeps crashing?!

Okay, I need urgent help before I pull ALL my hair out.
I recently bought a new Macbook Pro Retina and am trying to do a migration from my old Macbook Pro (2010) to the new one.
Every single time the migration assistant stops on the NEW Macbook Pro while checking for data. I get past the password stage all fine, then it starts to check and closes and logs me out of the account so I have to log back in and start all over. Super frustrating!
I've tried the following solutions:
- Ensuring all software/updates are up to date
- Allowing guest account on the new MBP to access shared files/folders
- Connect by ethernet cable
- Connect by wifi
- Tried repairing permissions in Disk Utility
PLEASE HELP !!

See the green box here -> http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupLion.html.
Follow the instructions to get a 'do-over' using Setup Assistant.
Good luck,
Clinton

Lion Migration Assistant - Your other Mac stopped responding

iMac version 10.7
MBP version 10.7 clean install
I'm trying to migrate everything from the imac to the mbp. I've done this before in snowleopard.
I'm getting hung up just after the code is shown on both screens. the imac says "your other mac is ready" and the mbp says "your other mac stopped responding".
they are connected with the same ethernet i've used before.
the mbp can't find the imac.

I have the same problem,
I want to migrate from a Lion computer to another Lion computer,
and the source computer says "Your other Mac is ready.", and the destination computer says "Your other Mac stopped responding.".
I disabled the screen sharing in my source computer.
Now I don't have any shared things in both computers.
However, I still have the same problem.
Any idea?
Regards,
David

Computer not responding during migration assist

I bought a 27" iMac and have been trying to use migration assist to transfer my files and settings over from my 17" MacBook Pro with little success. The iMac recognizes the MacBook and the confirmation code pops up on both but once the migration begins, the iMac has a message pop up that says the MacBook is not responding, even though it has a message saying that the iMac is ready.
I've tried searching other posts here but can't seem to find any with the same issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Well, I was following the instructions as they were presented on the screen. As I mentioned, things seemed to progress normally, the two computers seemed to be communicating but then the message that the MBP was not responding would pop up and I would be forced to quit the migration.
I had tried both FW 800 and ethernet connections to no avail. After updating the iMac, I am running Mountain Lion on both machines and had consulted Pondini's guide prior to posting here. I also opened up all the sharing options I could find on both computers thinking that would help. I'll take a closer look at Pondini's guide and see if that provides some answers.
Thanks.

HT1408 I have just purchased a mac book pro. I've linked this to my windows pc to transfer the data from my windows to my mac using the migration assistant. The serial code comes up on both computers but having commenced transfer it then stops! why?

I have tried to transfer data from my old Windows PC to my new MacBook Pro via Ethernet cable. The function starts to download and then aftera while it stops unexpectedly and both computers say they are "trying to reconnect"> This transfer has failed on three attempts so far. What am I doing wrong? Help please. I am simlply tyring to transfer my itunes library and photos to the new Mac.

Forget Migration Assistant. Just copy the files you want to transfer to an External drive and then move that drive to the Mac and copy them over to the Mac. Does matter what the external drive format is as OS X can read from NTFS, Windows, formatted drives.

HT4796 im having trouble getting my laptop to connect to my mac using windows migration assistant. my mac comes up with a code but my laptop is waiting for my mac to respond but nothing happens

hi all
im having trouble getting my laptop to connect to my mac using migration assistant. my mac has a code on the screen but my laptop doesnt respond and just says it waitng for my mac to respond.
any idea? please

Hi Christina, belated welcome to Apple Discussions if nobody said it already.
I've had some experiences with these new flash memory recording camcorders, and I'll give you a quick rundown of what I've learned. Many of them (JVC, Panasonic, etc.) tend to record in a .MOD file format, which is non-standard, proprietary, and unrecognizable by most software. I thought Canon was usually a little more standards-compliant, but it appears they also use this .MOD format in your specific camera model. There are likely a couple ways we can get around this though!
In order to play the files, you will likely need to change their file format (.MOD) to .AVI manually. You'll have to locate the files on your Mac, and then manually change the file names so that the file extension (after the period) is .AVI
At that point, a video player application such as http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html>VLC should play the files fine!
You should be able to transfer new video files from the camera to the Macbook Pro with no problems as well. Just plug in the camera to the computer via USB, and also make sure the camera is plugged in to charge. Once it's plugged in, open iMovie (came with the MBP, in the Applications folder) and the MBP should take care of the rest.
Let me know if you have any success with any of this!
FYI, the thread that I got some of the above information from is here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=478326
--Travis

Is it possible to stop migration assistant midway? would it harm either of the machines?

I am migrating from macbook air to macbook pro, and migration assistant has been showing 9 hours!
unable to wait for so long, and I do not see any option to stop it. Is there any way I can stop it? Would it cause any damage to either of the macs?
Please help!

Just turn off both Macs. No damage will be caused, but you should remove the migrated user on the MacBook Pro in order to free up space.
If you have any performance problem, you can use Internet Recovery to format the hard drive and reinstall OS X.

HT4413 Can I stop migration assistant?

Can migration assistant be stop after it is started?

Yes, but I don't know how that'll affect things,

Can I stop Migration assistant and run setup instead?

While running setup on my new iMac, I was prompted to transfer data from my old computer using Migration assistant. I thought I was just transferring the user profiles but it seems to be transferring all the associated documents and downloads. It's taking a long time and I'd rather stop the process and just setup the new computer from scratch. Is this possible? I dont actually want all the crap my kids downloaded over the last few years clogging up my new system ...

If you were transferring files during the initial setup, you were using Setup Assistant. Migration Assistant can be run later; however, it will automatically create a new user account (because you've already set up an account during the setup), so you'll wind up with two accounts and duplicate folders which will take a while to sort.
If you just want to drag over certain files, best to use target disk mode (you need a firewire cable):
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
If you want to use that, you can just erase your drive using the recovery option and then download/reinstall your OS again.

TS1963 Stop and restart migration assistant?

I inadvertently started migration assistant using wireless. I see its going to take 40 hours to complete. Should I (can I) stop and plug in the FireWire cable and start over? How do I do this?

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