Moving files to new system

Dear all,
My question is pretty similar to the other questions on Time Machine except with one added twist.
I too am using Time Machine to automatically back up most of the files on my system. Note: I have told Time Machine not to back up the libraries or system files and applications.
I am about to move to another country. My dome iMac is now showing its age and although I really like the design, it is time to my a new desktop machine. Therefore, I will probably purchase a new iMac in the new country.
Ideally, I would like to unplug the time machine disk and take that to the new country and restore the files to the new iMac.
I presume the best procedure would be:
1. Set time machine to back up all files (not sure if there is enough disk space on the disk to do this though)
2. Action back up now'
3. On the new iMac (running Snow Leopard), after setting the languages on initial boot, choose restore from backup
If I run out of disk space attempting the full backup, is it possible to use Time Machine to selectively restore folders (and the files contained within)? e.g. user1:Documents or user2:movies
Thanks in advance for all advice,
Andrew

Andrewpratt2 wrote:
Migration Assistant sounds best since I will be moving from a PowerPC iMac to a Intel ?? iMac.
Be wary of any 3rd-party apps that may not run on your new Intel Mac.
Then again, there are applications that I have installed (e.g. iWork) and apps that I have downloaded or installed from magazine cover disks that will also need to be moved.. A full backup would seem the best way to move these?
No. Just remove the Applications folder exclusion. +Get Info+ will tell you how big it is.
For system-level apps, there might be some related files and preferences in the top-level Library folder's +Application Support+ and/or Preferences folders, for well-behaved apps (for others, there's no telling where they may put things). So you might want to include Library, then exclude it's other sub-folders. Tedious, but doable.
And if things are still too tight, you might gain a bit of space by excluding the hidden top-level folders, then delete all backups of them per item 12 of the Frequently Asked Questions post at the top of this forum.
If I try a full backup and it fails due to a lack of disc space, do I have access to the attempted full backup
It won't be a full backup unless you erase your TM disk first. It will just be a large (and time-consuming) incremental backup, containing the things previously excluded.
And it's doubtful it will fail, unless your TM drive isn't at least 20% larger than the data on your internal HD. If it does, un-check the +Warn when old backups are deleted+ box in TM Preferences > Options and try again. TM should recover the partial, and delete your oldest backups to make room for the new one. If it needs the space, it will delete all but the most recent.
No, a failed backup will leave a partial, "in.Progress" backup folder that will not appear via +Enter Time Machine+.
and the preceding time machine files?
Yes, unless it deleted them while trying to make room for the new backup. But it won't delete the most recent backup, so it's copy of everything that was on your internal HD, and not excluded, at that time will still be there.
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