Moving final cut 5.1.2

can i move all the files including the Final Cut application to another mac, instead of reinstalling it from the DVDs ? is there a list of files and folders ?

I wouldn't do things that way... bettter to use the disks. There's probably a way to do it, but the complete list isn't readily availalbe don't think.
Jerry

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