Migration assistant to new Mac identical username

If my old Mac the user was Joe and I have already started using my new mac with a user called Joe what are my options?

You can migrate your old Home folder and change the username or you can create a new user with a different name, log into the new account and delete the other Joe account. Then migrate your old Home folder. Log into the migrated Home folder, delete the temporary user account, restart the computer.

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    So here's the situation. It did draw over the two accounts, mine and my fiancées. The folders which were on my desktop on the MB were just as they were. Claire's account shows too.
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    The external WD drive I used for my TM back ups is showing on the desktop as a normal yellow drive, not a green TM. I opened About This Mac and instead of seeing the 105gb that was my account before, it's only showing as a minimal 10 or so. I opened iPhoto and it told me that the current library needs updating.
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    Have I messed up somewhere?
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    If I go into TM and tell the mac to use the drive, it will then do a back up but can I then open TM and go back in time to when I was backing up files from the MacBook?
    I don't really want to restore the whole drive, but wanted some advice. I've read down thing about 'inheriting' old TM backups, is this roughly what I've been explaining?
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    It seems that every major release of OS X brings changes to the iPhoto Library. Update the library and your images should show up. Your external drive is not showing with a TM icon because you have not designated it as the TM drive in System Preferences > Time Machine. You should be able to inherit the old TM backups when you designate a TM drive.

  • I recently bought a new macbook pro and set it up using the migration assistant and my mac mini.  I can't get the text message forwarding feature to work with both computers.

    I recently bought a new macbook pro and set it up using the migration assistant from my mac mini.  I can't get the text message forwarding feature to work with both computers.  It keeps saying that I only have 2 devices setup, my iPad and my macbook pro.  When I mess with the setting on my mac mini, it goes from saying that that is one of the devices to my macbook pro being the 2nd device.  I think that something happened as a result of my using the migration assistant and now it thinks that my macbook pro and my mac mini are one and the same computer.  Any ideas?

    Thanks, Sig.
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    The new one is a 2.3 GHz intel core i7
    In going over this, thanks to "tallking it out" with you, I did discover the Text Edit problem.  Because I've still been unable to get the new computer text size (fonts or whatever) to match the old computer, I did not notice that the curser is now different--the line midway down the curser has to be placed on the line I am working upon, otherwise the edits go elsewhere on the page.  Now, with a bit of difficulty, I am able to get Text Edit to work correctly.
    If you have any ideas as to why my menu bar and Text Edit type are still so slow, I'd love to have them. 
    (I went through the process you suggested earlier, re my Trackpad preferences, and found no improvement.)

  • TS1963 What if I can't find Migration Assistant on my mac! I have updated and installed any available downloads.

    I have tried reloading the system and downloading the updates. I am giving this Mac Mini to my father-in-law and I had the same problem before reloading the system when I was trying to load the contents onto my new Mini Server. My solution at the time was to put the mini into external drive mode and use a Firewire cable to connect to the new macmini. I would really like a solution that doesn't envolve buying cables or tearing apart his old computer.
    Right now I can't load Migration Assistant on my Mac Mini Server because the Migration Assistant doesn't show up despite various attempts to load it. It is part of the system, so it should be there. I have no reference to this problem because there is no discussion about it or similar problem that appears through google searching.

    OS X Servers do not have Migration Assistant - this only on client computers.
    If you want your father to use the OS X Server it will be a manual data transfer. It can be done over the network, external USB drive or as you mentioned various cables.
    TZ

  • Migration assistant on source mac never spins forever

    I have one mac that's running 10.6.8 and another that's running 10.10.  I am trying to use migration assistant to transfer files from the old mac to the new one.  On the 10.10 machine, I can run through migration assistant, it sees the source/old mac, and it displays the 6 digit code I need to type in.
    However, on the old mac, once I get to searching for other computers, it just spins forever.  It never finds the new mac.
    Both machines are connected to the LAN via wired connections.  Both can definitely see each other normally.  I tried turning off the firewalls on both macs and it didn't help.  I also tried a direct ethernet connection between the two machines and that didn't help either.
    Is it even possible to migrate from 10.6.8 to 10.10?
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    Pointing migration assistant at a cloned boot disk of the 10.6 machine does work.

  • I need to synch my iphone, ipod touch and classic to a Mac that I have and 2 I am about to buy. I have legally paid for all my music. If I use migration on my new Macs and clone the original, can I use my iAppliances on all 3 Macs?

    I need to synch my iphone, ipod touch and classic to a Mac that I have and 2 I am about to buy. I have legally paid for all my music. If I use migration on my new Macs and clone the original, can I use my iAppliances on all 3 Macs?

    Yes.
    You can authorize up to 5 computers to play itunes music ( pre-itunes plus).  There is no limit on itunes plus ( all itunes music for the past several years) and imported music.
    You can sync as many ipods/ipads/iphones as you like to each of your computers.

  • Migration assistant update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard

    Hello -- I downloaded SNOW LEOPARD successfully that past week. I did a software update as well afterwards.
    Now in preparation for upgrading to LION OS X, I read an article that mentions one must make sure to have the MIGRATION ASSISTANT UPDATE for Mac OS X Snow Leopard installed. I am unsure if this was included in the software updates I performed. One would assume it would be there. BUT there is not a detailed listing of what these combination updates include. HOW can I tell if I have the desired version required to continue on to LION?
    Another suggestion was for one to perform FIRST AID on the start up disk. It only says to select your Mac HD and then to "verify" ..... do they mean to VERIFY DISK or VERIFY DISK PERMISSIONS. I have on occasion performed a REPAIR DISK PERMISSIONS but not the others mentioned. I do not know what the difference is?
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    I have the same console mesages repeating ad-nasium as you do. What is interesting is I do have the StartuoItems directory but it is empty. The problem I have is that the log-in window comes up as normal, but I can not type in it for about 5-8 seconds. This has started after the latest updates which you mention. Don't know if this issue is related or not. Have deleted the loginwindows and loginitems preferences to no effect.

  • I recently migrated to a new mac. in iphoto, some photos have a small flag on the upper left of the photo. any idea what that is?

    i recently migrated to a new mac. in iphoto, some photos have a small flag on the upper left of the photo. any idea what that is?

    That's called Flagging. It's a way to make a quick selection of photos. For instance if you're looking for the best shot to print you might go through the photos and flag candidates for further inspection. Then clicking on the Flagged Section on the left, you can see these selected photos together. You can remove flags by clicking on them, if you mouse over a shot you'll see the option to add a flag by clicking. This can also be done in the Photos menu.

  • After migrating to a new mac; iphoto library cannot save

    Hi,
    I'm faced with the problem that since the migration to a new mac; iphoto 11 cannot save any changes to the library. I can import, I can add an album, but if I quit Iphoto and start again every change is gone.

    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
    If that fails:
    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
    Regards
    TD

  • Just got an iMac. I am trying to use Migration Assistant. The Mac side seems to be doing it's job, but my PC just keeps "Waiting for the Mac to connect." For over an hour.

    Just got an iMac. I am trying to use Migration Assistant. The Mac side seems to be doing it's job, but my PC just keeps "Waiting for the Mac to connect." For over an hour.

    Probably a PC issue, you can try calling AppleCare, you are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase and can find the phone number in the owners manual. Also please look over:
    http://drtyhnds.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-use-migration-assistant-from-pc.html
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    http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupLion.html
    Thomas,
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  • Migration Assistant to another Mac. Help!

    Trying to use Migration Assistant, but moth Macs can't find each other on the network. Need Help! I'm simply trying to move my photos and music to another macbook. Does anyone have any information they can provide me with on how to transfer over via ethernet cable?
    Thanks!

    Can you plug both Macs - hardwired via Ethernet - into the same router?
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  • How to access migration assistant in new mavericks os ?

    how to access migration assistant in new mavericks os ?

    Migration Assistant is stored in /Applications/Utilities, and you can use it to transfer files from another computer or a backup. Read > http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html

  • Migration to a new mac

    I have a time machine backup of my mac and a bootable clone of my harddrive. If i were to migrate to a new mac using time machine would all of my software that is lisened to my current mac still function or would my software still be registered or would i need to buy a new licence for everthing?

    It will all work the saame.

  • Just used migration assistant from one mac to another one.  When I restart the new mac, the old user boots up instead of my new user.  Have to log out then log in.

    Just got a new Imac.  I migrated from the old Imac.  When I boot the new Imac, the old user screen boots up.  I have to log out and then log into my new user on the new mac.  Whats up?
    Thanks.

    Thanks for your help. But the PowerBook has a Migration Assistant designed for the purpose of transfering files from the old Mac to the new Mac. The steps take me to the point where I'm instructed to restart the old Mac while holding down the "T" key. But nothing happens when I do that. It just restarts and the Migration Assistant on the new Mac still reads "waiting for old Mac to restart".
    There has to be a way to do this. I can't install the original applications on the PowerBook from scratch because they were meant to run on Classic. The PowerBook doesn't recognize any of the old Classic installation disks I have from previous Macs (Oddly, the PowerBook has capability to run Classic, but not the actual software-- and no Classic installation disk was provided, unlike the software provided for iBooks. And I can't install any of the System X upgrades because they need to recognize the original application already on the computer in order to upgrade.
    I just calculated that if I have to rebuy all the applications I need, I couldn't afford to do it (unless someone can-- or even wants to-- take the old versions off my hands to offset the cost of buying new ones).
    There must thousands of graphic designers like me who run a small business and can't afford to re-stock their entire software collection every time they upgrade to a new computer. Why would Apple diss the very people who have been supporting the company (actually keeping it alive) all these years? I don't think they would do that. I'll just have to keep looking for a solution.

  • Migration Assistant from Tiger Mac to new Leopard MBP can't see disk

    Hi,
    I just bought a new MacBook Pro and am trying to migrate from my Tiger-based (10.4.10) dual 1 GHz Mac (mirrored-drive door) desktop machine. The boot drive on the Tiger machine is actually partitioned into an emergency boot drive of a few GB and my main working drive ("Macintosh HD"). When I run Migration Assistant (MA) on my MBP (after connecting the 6-pin Firewire cable and restarting the Tiger Mac in target disk mode), the MBP sees only the emergency boot-up partition and not the main working partition from which I want to migrate.
    I tried MA on my MBP connected to a different Mac with no HD partitions, and it sees "Macintosh HD" just fine, so I think all the new hardware is okay as well as the Firewire cable.
    Any ideas?
    -Eric

    Thanks for the info. I do know something about this (being a HW engineer), but I would have thought that the IDE master/slave jumpers would affect all the partitions on the disk. Since my emergency-boot partition is visible, I take that to mean that the IDE master/slave jumper issue is a non-issue for me.
    I don't know if this helps, but here's what Disk Utility reports about the disk (not the volumes residing on it):
    Name : ST380021A
    Type : Disk
    Disk Identifier : disk1
    Media Name : ST380021A Media
    Media Type : Generic
    Connection Bus : ATA
    Connection Type : Internal
    Connection ID : Device 0
    Partition Type : Applepartitionscheme
    Device Tree : pci2/ata-6@D/@0:0
    Writable : Yes
    Ejectable : No
    Mac OS 9 Drivers Installed : Yes
    Location : Internal
    Total Capacity : 74.5 GB (80,026,361,856 Bytes)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
    Disk Number : 1
    Partition Number : 0
    Now, onto the partitions which I know less about.
    Here's what Disk Utility says about the Macintosh HD partition:
    Name : Macintosh HD
    Type : Volume
    Disk Identifier : disk1s10
    Mount Point : /
    File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Connection Bus : ATA
    Partition Type : Apple_HFS
    Device Tree : pci2/ata-6@D/@0:10
    Writable : Yes
    Universal Unique Identifier : E6E9B335-60D0-3F06-97F9-2A9BAC522106
    Capacity : 68.4 GB (73,411,137,536 Bytes)
    Free Space : 819.5 MB (859,291,648 Bytes)
    Used : 67.6 GB (72,546,123,776 Bytes)
    Number of Files : 367,638
    Number of Folders : 74,198
    Owners Enabled : Yes
    Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
    Can Repair Permissions : Yes
    Can Be Verified : Yes
    Can Be Repaired : Yes
    Can Be Formatted : Yes
    Bootable : Yes
    Supports Journaling : Yes
    Journaled : Yes
    S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
    Disk Number : 1
    Partition Number : 10
    Here's what Disk Utility says about my emergency-boot partition:
    Name : Clean Boot
    Type : Volume
    Disk Identifier : disk1s12
    Mount Point : /Volumes/Clean Boot
    File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Connection Bus : ATA
    Partition Type : Apple_HFS
    Device Tree : pci2/ata-6@D/@0:12
    Writable : Yes
    Universal Unique Identifier : 4A704075-200F-3CCB-B8ED-E7FEEDB655EC
    Capacity : 5.9 GB (6,345,846,784 Bytes)
    Free Space : 3.8 GB (4,133,232,640 Bytes)
    Used : 2.1 GB (2,212,093,952 Bytes)
    Number of Files : 76,846
    Number of Folders : 19,664
    Owners Enabled : Yes
    Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
    Can Repair Permissions : Yes
    Can Be Verified : Yes
    Can Be Repaired : Yes
    Can Be Formatted : Yes
    Bootable : Yes
    Supports Journaling : Yes
    Journaled : Yes
    S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
    Disk Number : 1
    Partition Number : 12
    I don't know how to determine from the above what the "first" partition would be. I don't know how to post an attachment here otherwise I'd show a screen shot, but when I got into Disk Utility's partition tab, the emergency-boot partition (called Clean Boot) shows up at the bottom of the space indicating all of the HD's space, and Macintosh HD shows above Clean Boot.
    So what are my options? Can I repartition w/o loosing Macintosh HD (I'm willing to loose the other partition Clean Boot)? Any way to change the partition numbers?
    I was thinking of cloning Macintosh HD to another HD and then migrating from that. Any experience with that?
    Thanks, Eric

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