Migration Assistant Update
I am trying to install Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Lepard dated Aug 2011 on my MacBook Pro Ver. 10.6.8 in order to copy my files and folders over to my new MacBook Pro Lion. I downloaded the Migration assistant upgrade however when I try to install it I receive an installation error message: "Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Leopard can't be installed on this disk. This volume does not meet the requirements for the update" Why is this occuring?
steve626 wrote:
As a point of clarification, I believe this statement is incorrect. Migration Assistant (and Setup Assistant) are in fact designed to migrate from an older system to a newer one, and I would guess this is the most common use.
That's correct.
Setup Assistant and Migration Assistant will transfer from an older "major version" of OSX to the same or a newer one, such as Snow Leopard to Lion or Lion to Lion.
It will also transfer from any "minor" version to any other "minor" version within the same major version, such as 10.6.0 to 10.6.8, or 10.6.8 to 10.6.0 (although it's not recommended to go backwards, as in some cases file systems have been changed and some apps won't work properly).
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