Migration assistant - what is other files and folders?

Am using Migration Assistant as we speak and wanted to know what info are contained in the " other files and folders " section. Its is 10GB of space and so wanted to make sure it is important stuff.

Here is a link to using Migration Assistant and includes information about the Other Files and Folders near the bottom of the page. In most cases you'll want to have everything selected to transfer.

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Can You Use Migration Assistant to Just Get Files and NOT the Username?

Im wondering this because i don't want to tamper with renaming the home folder and losing permissions. So I'm wondering if I can re-install Leopard on my MacBook and then use migration assistant to import all my files from time machine? Or do i just reinstall leopard and go into time machine after its done and just hit restore.
In the end i wanna take my files from my MacBook to my iMac without having to carry the username over, is this possible? If not then i need to freshly install leopard on my MacBook so its identical to the iMac. so they are both identical.

it's possible but if all you want to do is change username I HIGHLY recommend you follow these instructions:
http://www.macworld.com/article/132693/2008/03/changeshortusername.html
reinstalling leopard is completely unnecessary for this. Alternatively, you can create a new user on the current install with the name you want. then migrate all your user data from the current user to the new one. when done, delete the old user. see this link on instructions about what to move besides you own files
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6185507

HT2518 when you have used migrate assistant where does your files and photos go on a mac? i can't find any?

i have spent like last 11 hours migrating all my documents from windows to my new mac and now its complete i can't find where any of it has ben stored.
Please help.
Sasha

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Migration Assistant creates a new user account with the transferred data. The only thing you have to do is to log out or reboot, and log in the new user, so you will access to your new data.
If you want to merge the data of both users, see > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5472

Slow iMac/how to identify "other" files and folders

My iMac has slowed down considerably in the last 8 or 9 months. (OS 10.7.4) I get the beach ball on everything, whether trying to scroll through Gmail on the web, or switch from one application to another. My photo library is very large (18,000 photos) and it's at a standstill most of the time. Syncing my iPad can take 30 minutes. I'm working with Apple technician and have reset PRAM, done a disk utility check, and repaired permissions (there is still something wrong there). In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out why my storage is so high. when I view "About this Mac" and "Storage, it lists Audio, Movies, Photos, Apps, Backups, and Other. Is the other my Applications, as opposed to Apps? Is there some way to get a listing of folder sizes?

How much free space is on the HD, where has all the space gone?
OmniDiskSweeper is likely the easiest/best, and is now free...
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/download/
Check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive in Disk Utilty by highlighting the Drive & looking at the bottom of the window.
https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-18909570-134065/SM ARTstatus.gif
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
How much RAM & free space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
In the Memory tab, are there a lot of Pageouts?

Where do migrated files and folders go on destination computer?

I used migration assistant send files and folders from my portable to my desktop. Just trying to get all my data in one place - probably attempting "merging." Followed instruction for migration assistant and it said it completed task. Butr I can not find the folders and files from my portable on my dektop. Where would they be??

Check here:
Macintosh HD/Users
It will probably be in a folder labeled with the name of the User Account on the old Mac.

With my taking any action, my folders and files no longer appear under documents (under Places). Now a folder titled Documents has appeared on my desktop with all my files and folders. What happened?What happened?

With my taking any action, my folders and files no longer appear under documents (under Places). Now a folder titled Documents has appeared on my desktop with all my files and folders. What happened?What happened?

The way I moved from 10.3.9 to 10.5.8 was to use "ditto -rsrc" and copy the user homes and the data share to an external firewire drive. Then did the same in reverse.
I found the key to data and share permissions to make sure that the users had the same UID in Leopard that they had in Panther.
You can then use "sudo rm -rf" to remove any folder from the relocated homes that you want. Remember if you do choose to remove "~/Library" from each users relocated home, you will be removing any iCal calendars, login.keychains, browser bookmarks, custom screensavers and wallpapers, etc.
Users don't really care if they can login and do any work. But there will be much wailing, gnashing of the teeth, and anxiety, if they lose their bookmarks and wallpaper.

I just bought a new iMac and used the Migration Assistant to transfer my files. Initially, all was working, but now a week later, I get the message that the application manager is missing, and I cannot get Photoshop and InDesign to launch. I do not want t

I just bought a new iMac and used the Migration Assistant to transfer my files. Initially, all was working, but now a week later, I get the message that the application manager is missing, and I cannot get Photoshop and InDesign to launch. For my personal use, I did not a need to join Creative Cloud. Have you any suggestions for a work-around?

Try to install Adobe application Manager from below link and check
Adobe - Adobe Application Manager : For Macintosh : Adobe Application Manager : Thank You

What is the name of the folders which are your backup of Itunes library? I am recovering from a virus, have no workable desktop in Win XP, but can search and find files and folders. I would like to move these backup files to a new computer

what is the name of the folders which are the backup of Itunes library? I am recovering from a virus, have no workable desktop in Win XP, but can search and find files and folders. I would like to move these backup files to a new computer, authorize it and sync with Iphone 3Gs and Ipod 5th gen.
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I second the whole iTunes folder approach.
If for some reason you have split the media folder from the library files then the media folder needs to restored to the same path it used to have while the library files can be copied into the music folder of your new profile.
If in dobut, backup up the entire Documents and Settings folder before wiping the infected drive, but be selective about what you restore as many viruses drop active components capable of reinfecting the compuer in the temp folders and internet caches. It is much easier to backup more than you need than to discover after the fact that you no longer have access to some vital project you'd been storing in a folder on the desktop.
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I updated to OS X Mavericks but I now have two Pages and two Numbers icons in my Dock. Both contain files and folders. I am not convinced that Mavericks installed correctly, but what should I do?

I updatd my MacBook Pro to OS X Mavericks, but I now have two icons in my dock for Pages and two for Numbers, both of them contain files and folders. If I click the original Pages icon it says that there is an update available, if I then click to update the Itunes pages says no updates available. I am not convinced that Mavericks updated correctly. What can I do please.

There are new versions of the iWork apps, but they have been completely re-written for Mavericks / iOS / iCloud integration. They are feature limited at this time, so Apple left the original versions on your Mac. They are in an iWork folder in the applications folder.
Along with changes to the programs themselves, the file formats are different. Some things like Google and Dropbox think the file formats are viruses and blocks them (I don't know if that is still the case as I don't use either). So, you may want to continue to use the old versions.

Reinstalled and Imported Data with Migration Assistant, What went wrong?

My MacBook HD recently went boom! After replacing it, I reinstalled the OS with the original DVD discs, a few steps later, I was offered to import data from an older computer so I plugged-in my FireWire portable disk with a CarbonCopy image of my old disk and proceeded with the import process.
After the Assistant finished, only a minor import error with Missing Sync was displayed. When the OS was completely installed, I tried opening some Office apps and Dreamweaver but none of them would open. So I tried to reinstall them but then I discovered that after the disk image from the DMG files was mounted, I was unable to open its associated finder window in order to copy or install the apps.
Does anyone knows why is this?
Also, on both the FireWire Disk and the MacBook fresh install, there are a few files and folders named Desktop-#. Why are there so many?

The FireWire disk is a backup of the original HD that went bust on my MacBook. I don't know for sure the exact version of the OS (10.4.10 maybe) but it was Tiger for sure. My Macbook is a Core Duo 13.3-inch model.
The HD inside my MacBook now, is the original Tiger version that shipped with it but I'm in the process of downloading and installing all issued updates. I re-erased all the contents again, so now my laptop is fresh again.
Any guiding-light as to how to transfer the info on the FireWire back to the laptop?
BTW I can boot my machine from the FireWire disk and its works without problems, except for the office apps that don't launch.

Cannot see file and folders copied from other windows 8

Hi everyone,
The problem is the next:
I have new PC for that i was asked to setup and install software, i perform on it clean windows 8 install, it have single HDD 1TB that was partitioned by regular windows setup option to system drive C: 100GB and all left space was partitioned as drive D:
After setup finish i only boot to system to check that everything is OK and without to make ANY change to windows shut it down.
I physically disconnect HDD from new PC and connect it via standard USB 3 docking device to my own PC that also run windows 8 i can see the new connected HDD with all partitions without any problem! Than i create on second partition on new drive folder and
copy there some files, after copy finished i disconnect the drive in safe way by performing "eject" option in windows.
i connect new drive back to new pc, boot to windows and access the second partition and it ... empty, no folder or files on drive, it also show like no space was used !!!
MOST IMPORTANT ! - Why it don't looks like security or permission or even hardware problem - NO any major security changes was performed on my own (old) PC, but most important fact when i connect other hdd to same dock station and create folder and copy some
files and then connect it to NEW PC - problem does not exist !!! i can see and access without any problem the folder and files on both PC's !
I also tried:
to reinstall windows on new pc
to create or delete partition after setup in both PC's
to check folder and drive permissions and adding "everyone" with "full control"
to turn on "show hidden files and folders" and "system files" too
to copy or create new different type files
Interesting - if i create a folder in NEW PC i can see this folder on OLD PC and copy files to it, but whet i connect drive back to NEW PC it sometimes show the folder have those files and even use the appropriate space and programs even try to open those files
without any security warnings but it cannot be open properly because files looks corrupted !
Thanks for any help !

Hi,
According to your description, I don't think this is system problem. More like HDD or its interface problem.
Have you tried to reconnect your new HDD to your own computer again after you copy some file to it but couldn't find anything on new computer. If there is problem in new PC, how about your own PC?
Please have a try, If there was any progress, feel free let us know.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

HT4847 On startup my macbookair says start up disk full/delete some files. When I look at storage disk utility I see 51GB of a possible 60GB is used with Other. What is Other? and how can I view and delete some of these files?

On startup my macbookair says start up disk full/delete some files. When I look at storage disk utility I see 51GB of a possible 60GB is used with Other. What is Other? and how can I view and delete some of these files?

A MacBook will use Time Machine to make local backups so that when connected to an external drive it will backup a lot faster.
to disable this, you must use a command under terminal.
to locate terminal, do a search for it under spotlight (the magnifying glass on the top right corner), should be the first hit.
once under terminal, type the following text exactly:
sudo tmutil disablelocal
hit enter.
you will be asked to input your password, if you do not have a password, you will have to create one before performing this command. after entering your password, hit enter again and close terminal.
in a few minutes the space taken up by time machine should be cleared.

In my storage summary it says other files. It shows 30GB what are these files and how do I remove them

I am trying to remove files to get my computer to run better. In the storage summery it shows a category OTHER. What are these file and how can I remove them. I went through my downloads and documents and copied them and then removed them. What else could they be??

They are files that cannot be put in the other categories. They are documents, email, cache, temp, OS files, etc.

Migration Assistant-can't find files

I have used migration assistant. When it was running I was able to see another user account with all the files. The next day, I cannot find any files, and there is no other user account than the main one I have. I know the files are somewhere, because the info on my hardrive says 31 gigs are occupied. It is a brand new computer so I assume that is 31 gigs from my migrated files. I have repaired permissions and still, no other user account and no view of the files. Thanks.

1. When I looked in the User folder on my new harddrive the old user name appeared with I think noindex attached to the user name. There were files that I could actually copy into another user folder.
2. There were more than 1 user on the Older Mac, but I was only migrating one user.
C. I checked only to migrate files and folders and network settings. No applications.
I manually did create a main user account when I first booted up the new computer. I also loaded some software that I needed for immediate work. It was a bit later that I migrated. I first started a migration that I then realized was going to take some thirty hours, so I aborted it. When I started migration assistant the second time, it asked if I wanted to resume the interrupted migration. I said no so that it would begin again. The first time I did include applications, and I then decided only to migrate files. So I started what I thought was a clean migrate. There was a messsage at the end that said network settings and some other system info could not be transfered. It said migration was complete.

Without Migration Assistant, what is recommend method to move user directory from a Mac to local home on SLS?

I need to move a user's home directory contents from an old Mac to a "Home Folder for a Local User" on Snow Leopard Server (SLS). I both the old Mac and an external drive, which was used to make a TimeMachine backup of the old Mac. Since SLS does not have Migration Assistant, what is the recommended method to a user's data to SLS home folders?
BillK

Sorry...not trying to be cryptic, but any of the methods you mentioned for copying would work. Simply mounting the sharepoint and copying the data would work. I didn't mention a specific method, because I wasn't sure what was available to you.
As to the permissions, once the data is copied, if you are moving form one Mac to another, and not using the same existing OD on both, the owner may be the same (depending on the name you use on the accounts) but joesmith on one Mac will not transfer permissions to joesmith on another Mac. So you will need to make sure the owner of all the data is set to the correct user on the new Mac. Using the command line, you could navigate to the home folder and use this command to make the owner of the files the correct user
sudo chown -R nameofuser *
nameofuser would be the name on the account that you want to give ownership to
then sudo chmod -R u=rwx *
to make sure the owner has full access to everything in his/her home folder.
Hope that's more helpful
Jeff

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