New mac, importing questions

I have upgraded and have manually installed everything that I needed because of problems with the migration assistant and to keep from having trouble with other applications. I have all my music on an external drive so that will not be a problem. Here are my questions.
1. I would like to be able to have all my playlists set up like on my older mac. how do i transfer these over?
2. I like having my music on the external drive but would like to have my podcasts on my mbpros hard drive bc I listen to those when I am away from my house. Is it possible to set this up?
Thanks in Advance!
macbook pro cd_2.16 Mac OS X (10.3)

if you used migration assiatnt and the name of the external drive that contains all your music files has not changed and is mounted when you open iTunes - everything will work as expected.
Hope that helped.

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your case must be similar to mine - below is the final of what I did:
for the entire history of the problem see: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6864711&#6864711
my final reply: I managed to do it using ethernet cable!
I did erase and install on MBP while having it etherned to MB then when it comes to the screen when it asks: do you want to transfer... i chose from another mac. then comes the option use firewire or small button: use ethernet. Pressed it and I get info:
put the install dvd 1(MBP) into your other computer and install: DVD or CD sharing setup
so when you put MBP install DVD into MB you get window and among other things there's a folder: optional installs and there this DVD or CD setup
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I just followed the directions for transferring my files and applications from my old Macbook, PowerPC G4, to a new iMac super duper something (one day old from the Apple Store).
The new computer said, "You're done transferring, now go and enjoy!" or something like that. I clicked "continue" the screen turned blue for a while. So I turned off the laptop. Then the new computer said that something had been removed incorrectly.
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For now, if you want to have the "new computer" look, you can create a new admin user account.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8235.html
Log out and log in to the new account. The new account will use all the default settings, so it should have that +new Mac+ look. You can log out and log in to the other account too (and go back and forth). If you want to use the new account, you can use the /Users/Shared/ folder to manually move your data that got transferred into the new Mac.
You can also set your existing account to have the new look. It would be very easy to change the Desktop background or Dock (or whatever). What specifically do you not like about how it looks (versus how it looks when new )?

Migrating applications to new mac - some questions

Hi
I have just bought a new iMac to replace my 2009 iMac Both iMacs running Mavericks. I understand that when I first switch on the new iMac I will have the chance to allow SETUP to transfer all my data, applications and settings over from the old iMac. My questions are about this process.
On my old iMac I use: iLife (iphoto, imovie 9.0.9 - NOT the new iMovie, iDVD, iWeb), plus the usual standard Mac programs of Mail, Address Book, Calendar and iTunes. I also use Skype, Handbrake, Sonos 3rd party applications and have Parallels Desktop 9 installed running an XP virtual machine with Microsoft Money, Quickbooks and Microsoft Access Database installed in that Windows environment.
1) One of the reasons I am upgrading is that the speed performance of my 2009 mac has severely suffered since I upgraded from the original Snow Leopard. I am worried that if I migrate everything across from my old iMac, then I will also bring across whatever things have been slowing it down and damage the potential performance of my new imac. Is it therefore better to start afresh and install all my 3rd party software again from new? (Time consuming and complicated, so I would prefer not to, but I will do it if it is advisable)
2) I understand that I can only choose to bring all Applications across or no applications. If I choose none, will I be able to get iMovie 9.0.9, iDVD and iWeb over somehow, as I know these are no longer available from Apple to install from new.
3) I have all my imovie files stored on an external firewire drive. How do I restore the links to that drive from within iMovie 9.0.9 on my new iMac to support my event library and projects within iMovie 9.0.9
4) Will my iPhoto library and iTunes data (I have two iTunes libraries, one lossless for my Sonos and one MP3 for my ipods) all be transferred as part of the data migration, if I do not do Application migration?
5) will all the settings and drivers for my connected peripherals be migrated (laser printer, scanner/copier printer, apple TV, iphone and ipad connection settings, household sharing with other macs in my house, Western Digital smartware and dashboard form my other external WD NAS drive)
As you can see, I am slightly worried that setting up my new iMac may be such a hassle it will detract from the the enjoyment of getting it :-)
Any thoughts and advice from other forum users' experience would be greatly appreciated.

Setup Assistant is the best method for migrating. What normally slows down a computer is not enough RAM, a setting that has gone amiss possibly installing antivirus or other performance enhancing (actually performance robbing) applications. You can break down the migration to be apps, settings, data files etc. IMHO the VERY best thing you can do is to ensure your old machine is up-to-date in all the applications it has, ensure not antivirus or performance robbing apps are uninstalled per the developers instructions and that it's running well. The back the old machine to a Time Machine external HD> DO NOT USE a NAS to backup!
If you are worried about apps then don't migrate them, do a manual re-install on all your legacy apps. However remember mavericks will not run PPC based apps so if you have any legacy apps that are PPC based then upgrade or replace them because they will NOT work in Mavericks.
To be honest you are probably worrying about this too much, doing a migration is extremely simple and efficient assuming you follow some basic rules:
1. Restore from Time Machine or a bootable clone external HD, NOT A NAS
2. DO NOT attempt a wireless migration unless you don't mind it to take weeks, no I am not kidding!
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AGAIN DO NOT USE A NAS for backing up or restoring. At best they are unreliable and worst they fail to connect at all.

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3. How does one save two-sided printing in the print resets when printing webpages? (I know how to do that for Word.) If I look at "Layout", the two-sided preference is greyed out and says turned off. Where do I turn it on?
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6. Is there anyway to save a webpage as a Word doc other than copying it onto Word? I want to be able to edit what I save to highlight or delete text. I know that I can save webpages as text but that can be hard to read.
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PRINTING:
1. How does one print or save part (or a "selection") of a webpage other than copying it to Word? I know how to print or save part of a Word doc.
Make a selection then drag the selection to the Desktop to create a text clipping. You can print the clip by dragging it into TextEdit or your word processor.
2. How do I save orientation (portrait or landscape) when setting up printing presets? When I change the orientation, it changing the orientation for all my presets but can't be saved.
The orientation cannot be saved.
3. How does one save two-sided printing in the print resets when printing webpages? (I know how to do that for Word.) If I look at "Layout", the two-sided preference is greyed out and says turned off. Where do I turn it on?
Again, this cannot be saved in the Print dialog. However, you may be able to set it up as the default in your printer's settings.
SPOTLIGHT:
1. Is there any way to uncheck all boxes on the Spotlight prefs page rather than unchecking them one-by-one?
No.
2. Am I correct in assuming the Spotlight does not search the Mac Help?
Yes.
GENERAL:
1. Is there anyway to have a viewable date on the menu bar?
Yes. Open Date and Time preference, click on Clock tab, set your preferences, check the box to Show Date and Time.
2. Is there an ergonomic keyboard for the Mac, one that is curved?
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3. Can a generic keyboard be used instead of the Apple keyboard successfully? Other than a few key substitutions, are there any significant limitations of the generic board?
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4. No one that I've talked to at the SF Apple Store knows this one. Is there any keyboard command that appropriately sizes an open window (does what the green cross button at the top of every window does)?
Keyboard Shortcuts.
5. Is there a faster way to see a file size than select the file and press cmd/I or right click icon and select get info?
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6. Is there anyway to save a webpage as a Word doc other than copying it onto Word? I want to be able to edit what I save to highlight or delete text. I know that I can save webpages as text but that can be hard to read.
No. Web pages may be saved as plain text, as a URL link (.webloc) or as a Web Archive.
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I copied the iPhoto library to an external hard drive, then imported it to the new iPhoto. It turned my 2000 photos into 12,000!!
According to you youo did not do what I instructed - you said you imported the old library into th enew library which can easily take a 2000 photo library and turn it into 12,000 including two ro three versions of each photo pus all the face thumbnails
The correct procedure has NO importing involved
drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac
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Can someone please provide instructions on how to import an iPhoto library from an old Mac to a new Mac without getting a bunch of duplicates? I tried transferring my pictures using an external hard drive and then copying it to the Pictures folder on my new Mac. I ended up getting a bunch of duplicates. My old Mac has an older version of iPhoto while the new Mac has iPhoto '11. Is that the cause of the problem? Please advise. Thanks.

Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
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Regards
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How do I import an iPhoto Library (V.7.1.5) created on my old MacBook (10. 6.8) into my new Macbook pro (10.9.1) running iPhoto 9.5.1? I tried copying onto memory stick and moving to new mac, but new iPhoto doesn't recognise the library.

How do I import an iPhoto Library (V.7.1.5) created on my old MacBook (10. 6.8) into my new Macbook pro (10.9.1) running iPhoto 9.5.1? I tried copying onto memory stick and moving to new mac, but new iPhoto doesn't recognise the library.

So what exactly did you copy over? If it's a 12 gig iPhoto Library then it sounds like the files are there. Perhaps the copy went wrong along the way.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
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Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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