New computer files transfer

Just bought a new macbook and wanting to transfer files from an imac (which has OX10.2.8) using firewire cord. When I have the imac set up as an external drive (icon showing) I get a message on the macbook saying that the imac does not have OS X (which is clearly wrong). Not sure what to do next. Technical support phoneline not available for a couple of days (Sat/Su).
Any thoughts?
macbook/imac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Here are a couple of articles:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75414

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HT4889 when using migration does it copy the files to the new computer or transfer (leaving the files only on the new computer)?

when using migration does it copy the files to the new computer or transfer them (leaving the files only on the new computer)?

It leaves them on the old computer. Nothing will be changed on it.

If I was to get a new computer and transfer all my music from my itunes on my old computer to hard drive then to my new computer and itunes, could I make a new itunes account on my new computer and still be able to use my old songs?

If I was to get a new computer and transfer all my music from my itunes on my old computer to hard drive then to my new computer and itunes, could I make a new itunes account on my new computer and still be able to use my old songs?
I am getting a new computer and I know I can transfer my music on my old computer to my new one with a hard drive but me and brother currently share an account and I would like my own, once I get a new computer can I make a new account on my new itunes and still be able to keep my old music and be able to sync it and play it etc?? Anyone with information on this would be muchly appreciated!!! Thank you in advance! Oh and I currently have a windows but will be getting a mac book pro most likely

The music sync is one one way - computer to ipod. The exception is itunes purchases. File>Transfer Purchases
Have you failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer?

TS1474 I would like to transfer the music that is already on my iPod touch to a new computer. At present, my iPod touch is not recognised on the new computer. How do I resolve that so I can literally connect it to my new computer and transfer all my mus

I would like to transfer the music that is already on my iPod touch to a new computer. At present, my iPod touch is not recognised on the new computer. How do I resolve that so I can literally connect it to my new computer and transfer all my music? Any help is much appreciated.

I would like to transfer the music that is already on my iPod touch to a new computer. At present, my iPod touch is not recognised on the new computer.
It doesn't quite work that way. Transfer your music from the old computer to the new one. Then, sync the iPod.
iTunes: How to move your music from one computer to another:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

New computer, files always stored on external drive, will not transfer

Forgive me for this question if it's been answered before, but I've searched through the forums and have not found an answer so I hope you can help this clueless newbie.
My old computer crashed. All my music files have always been stored on an external hard drive so I thought, no problem, right? I installed iTunes on my new computer but I cannot figure out how to transfer and synch my iPod. I thought I had successfully transferred all my purchases, but now I get an error message that my iPod is synched with another iTunes library and all I get are error messages when I tried 'erase and synch.' Only half the music I had previously now shows up on iTunes, and only old playlists that I don't have on my iPod anymore. At this point, I'm willing to start all over as long as I don't lose my purchased items. I can reload everything else. Is there hope for me?

+my iPod is synched with another iTunes library+
What that message means is, your iPod is synced to the old ITL database file from the crashed PC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
+Only half the music I had previously now shows up on iTunes+
That means either
a) all the music was NOT on your exHD when you rebuilt the ITL database on thenew PC
b) or all the music WAS on your exHD, but it hasn't been added to itunes yet
You can start with a new blank itunes library using these directions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.0/en/15502.html
Make sure the preference to copy files to the itunes folder is turned off, so you don't create tons of duplicates.
Drag the top-level music folder from the exHD over into the itunes Window.
Are all your songs, there now? If so, it would be safe to erase and sync your iPod to this new library database

New computer + manual transfer of files = permissions mess!

Hello everyone,
Bear with me, my situation is lengthy to explain, possibly because I don't have the right words to describe it.
I've got a difficult situation I can't figure out. Let me start by saying, I don't know the Terminal very well, as I suspect that fixing my problem will definitely involve the Terminal. I know just enough to be dangerous (or to copy and paste!)
I had an old laptop running 10.6, and have a new laptop now running 10.8.4. Rather than use the Migration Assistant, I felt I wanted a clean start, a new user profile, etc, so I started from scratch. I should add that the new laptop has two internal drives, one that houses the OS, the other that is meant to store my (user generated) files. Also, for abbreviations' sake-- old computer, my username was called OldUser, and new computer my username is now NewUser.
I moved thousands of files on to my new computer's file storage volume (called "Data"), only to discover that any file I open, when I try to save, says this:
The document “example.rtf” could not be saved. The file is locked. Do you want to save your changes to it anyway? [Save Anyway] [Cancel]
There's also an accompanying tool tip that shows up next to the file's name (at the top of the open document) that says:
The document could not be autosaved. You don't have permission.
It doesn't matter what kind of document I open up, they all say this same thing.
All these troubled files reside here: /Volumes/Data/Old laptop files/Desktop. Files that are NOT in this directory, but are elsewher in the same volume "Data" behave just fine, (and no, just by adding a new file into the Old Laptop Files/Desktop directory doesn't "corrupt" it at this point.)
I have looked at the permissions of some of these troubled files, (File > Get Info) and discovered something I hadn't seen before. It looks like this:
everyone:    Custom
NewUser:     Read & Write
admin:       Read & Write
everyone:    Read & Write
The reason I say "I'd never seen it before" is because instead of the usual three categories, Owner/group/other, there's that fourth one at the top that says "custom."
The rest of the permissions, I set to "Read/Write" by recursively using the chmod command to set the file permissions to 777. (This is one command line trick I do know). But it didn't work!
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Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
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Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
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Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
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Select
 ▹ Restart
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I believe I need to set up manual update, rather than automatic to prevent this, but other than that, I am a bit lost.
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New computer, files are on old, external USB HD, can't get LR2 to recognize them

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I looked around in the help and deleted my library file from the new computer's HD. Now when I start up, it asks me
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WW
PS: Make sure that the external hard drive on the new computer has the same drive-letter as it had on the old computer. If it doesn't do the followin:
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WW

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Regards.

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Hi,
Perhaps this can help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1329
Have you been Here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/syncing/
Cheers,

Bought a new computer can transfer itune account

I bought a new HP computer and am unable to transfer itune account to new computer.

Hello erna51,
The following article provides a guide for transferring your iTunes Library to a new computer.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Cheers,
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My old computer was permanently damaged. I want to put the music from my IPOD on to this computer. How do I do it?
I know if I just sync with the ipod, it will delete all of my music. Help?

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CopyPod Windows Only
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My Computer guy installed a new hard drive and I have itunes once more - since he rescued a lot of old files from my former PC - the album artwork is there, so are the titles.
When I click on one I get the feared ""The song ... could not be used, because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" appears.
Now, this time I have all my music stored on an external hard drive ;O)
BUT - do I really need to locate each single file - click it on - and then iTunes can find it as well - as long as the external hard drive is on that is (if it's off the entire thing starts all over...)
Is there an easier way - I don't feel like playing this game again with 55 Gb of music?!
My frustration level has sunk to a new record and I am almost ready to give up on iTunes and my iPod - I seem to spend half my life with them lately :o(
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