Only partial transfer from Time Machine to new Macbook Pro?

Hello, I don't know why but with my new Macbook Pro I chose to migrate everything from Time Machine from my Imac to the new computer. Applications and some files transfered, but not all my email or email setting, photos, downloads, documents, Itunes, etc was transfered. I had no problem with a different Macbook Pro to transfer all of the contents from the Time Machine to the new Macbook Pro. I could see that one of the three possibilities to check off other deeper files from the Time Machine was not enabled, so couldn't check it off.
I didn't have this problem before.
Any advice. Thanks.

Hello,
I transferred from my Intel Imac which is completely up to date. Used the same Time Machine disk to transfer everything to other Macbook Pro and Air. Maybe I did something wrong, because usually all of the mail, the settings, the photos and Itune contents were transferred in one go. It was simple and complete. This time I got many files, and no email setting nor email contents, no download or document. Maybe I should reinstall from scratch and try again. I can't install and archive because I don't have all of the elements from the Time Machine backup that I wanted. I was going to migrate from Migrate Assistant directly from my Imac to the Pro but I don't have a firewire cable and wasn't able to find a way to use the ethernet cable, because I didn't see that option, even though in the user guide is says you can connect the two computers through an ethernet connection.
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