Pre-Intel data to new iMac.

Hi,
How can I transfer data (photos, music, videos, etc) from my pre-intel Mac to Intel based iMac?

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  • Transfer data to new imac

    Hi,
    I have an imac that is a couple of years old but have just bought the new model. Could someone tell me the easiest way to transfer all my data across to the new computer and then how to blitz the old one to clean it all up and make it like new.
    Thanks
    David

    If your old iMac is Intel then the easiest solution is to use Migration Assistant. This option will be provided in the Setup Assistant that will run as soon as you start up the new iMac.
    You can erase the hard drive on the old iMac and then do a fresh installation of OS X.

  • Is this a "safe" way to upgrade to lion and transfer apps/data to new imac?

    I have an older imac running 10.6.8 and I am considering buying a new one.
    I read a link with guidleines to upgrade to lion. My question is:
    After upgrading to lion, I am going to buy a new imac and want to move to the new imac with the least inconvenience. I have a lot of music app/usb interfaces so the time to reconfigure everything would be very time consuming.
    So is the "safe" way to do it?
    Do a time machine backup of current configuration.
    Follow the link I saw outlining upgrading from 10.6.8 to lion on my current imac.
    Get everything working again on the current imac with mountain lion.
    Do a time machine backup of the lion configuration.
    Get the new imac and on first boot, elect to restore from the time machine backup wiping out what came installed on the new imac.
    Another time machine backup on the new imac.
    I should be done?
    or is there a better /safer way?
    I have been putting this off for almost year because of the number of apps I am running and devices I have connected. a short list.
    file servers off firewire 800 and 400 ( I know I will need the thunderbolt to firewire adapters).
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    about 10 external USB drives.
    vmware
    midi interfaces for piano/guitar.
    m-audio fast track ultra
    multiple DVD/blu-ray reader/writers
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    thanks in advance.

    There is really no need to update the older iMac running 10.6 to Lion, especially if you have multiple backups of your User Data. You can easliy move or migrate data from any one of your External HDs or Server to the new iMac.
    As for your current iMac:
    If you plan on selling the older iMac, Lion is not transferable and you will want to sell it with a clean install of 10.6 and let the new owner upgrade.
    If you plan on keeping the older iMac around for others to use and it supports Mountain Lion, then in my humble opinion Mountain Lion is the better upgrade.
    As for your other devices:
    • Yes, Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter
    • Yes, external USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices are backwards compatible
    • Sorry, I don't use vmware
    • Sorry, I don't use midi interfaces
    • Sorry, I don't use m-audio
    • Yes, my external DVD drives work with various Mac's running 10.6 thru 10.8
    Sorry I can't better answer your Audio questions. If no one else comes along with the answers here, then you might try starting another ASC question focused on those transitions.

  • HT201250 Using time machine/ external hard drive to transfer data to new iMac?

    I just purchased a new iMac and do not want to use migration assistant to transfer all the data from my old iMac to the new iMac.  Does anyone know if I can just connect my external hard drive that was used as a Time Machine to the new computer to be able to access all my old data?

    Yes, you should be able to do that. Visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ should you need help.

  • Ideas for migrating data to new iMac from faulty eMac?

    My wife's old eMac died, but she was able to copy her user folder (all 58+ GBs) to an external drive prior to it finally giving up the ghost. It was copied via finder (not cloned or done via Time Machine), so it doesn't appear to have permissions set (i.e., I can mount the disk on another computer and access all her files).
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    I don't know if Migration Assistant can deal with the files, but I'd rather not migrate her stuff at this point. Migration Assistant isn't particularly granular (i.e., you can't choose which apps or which email to transfer - it's all or nothing). I'd rather access her home folder (as the user) to clean out her files (i.e., email, downloads, iTunes, iPhoto, etc.) prior to migrating them to her new computer. At a minimum, I want to log into her old account to backup her contacts to transfer over (or access them some other way).
    Can I set up a user account for her on another computer (same name and pw), go into the advanced accounts settings and point to her folder on the external drive, and then log into her account? Or do I need to do some terminal work?
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    "Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
    In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
    In your /Home/Library/ folder:
    /Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
    /Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
    Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
    /Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
    /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
    /Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
    /Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
    /Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
    /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
    If you want cookies:
    /Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
    /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist"
    excepted from, "kimaccdual: A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs" by Kappy and others.

  • Had CS4 on Power PC Mac (Non Intel) Now have new iMac and trying to install CS6 but won't accept serial number

    Had CS4 on Power PC Mac (Non Intel) along with prior Photoshop versions. Now I have new iMac and trying to install CS6 but it won't accept my original serial number (Starts with PSW401, etc.).

    I know what you are saying. I had purchased the CS5.5 upgrade, and a week later got the CS6 upgrade. I did this back in 2012. I had a old Mac Power PC which does not allow you to install CS5.5 or CS6 because it was not an intel processor. So even though I had the upgrades I never installed them. I waited until my old MAC died which it did this past weekend. And now that I have a new iMac I tried to install the new software. All of my past upgrades referenced my original Photoshop that was still resident on my old Mac. But since the install no longer has that reference because of the new computer, it will not accept any of my past serial numbers that it needs for the install.

  • Trying to transfer data to new imac using Pondini

    Just bought a new iMac and I'm trying to use Pondini's instructions to transfer my old 10.5.8 data to Lion using Firewire.
    On the new iMac, when I select Transfer from Another Mac, it doesn't give me a Firewire option.  It only gives me a wireless option?
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    Thanks in advance,
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    See > How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
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    Make sure that the target computer is turned off.
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    Unplug the FireWire cable.

  • Making a bootable copy of Lion from pre-installed OS on new iMac

    How do I make a bootable copy of Lion from a new iMac that had Lion pre-nstalled at purchase? I would like to create a back up copy on an external drive for 2 reasons. First, I want to have an external copy in case there is an issue on the iMac in the future. Second, I would like to upgrade my Mac Book Pro which is currently running 10.5.8 to Lion. I do not want to purchase a flash drive copy of Lion from Apple after spending the money to buy a new iMac.
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    Charlie

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    If you go that route, quit the installer after it DLs and save a copy to a safe place, since the ill-designed installer deletes itself during the installation process, necessitating wasting resources if you need to reinstall or restore. With a saved copy, you can reinstall w/o wasting any time, bandwidth, or electricity. The Lion installer is 3.6+ GB, which takes over an hour to DL with a high-speed connection at 10 Mbps.

  • Migrating Data to New iMac

    I am unable to migrate data andsettings from my old iBook G4 to m new iMac.
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    The iMac, however, doesn't seem to recognize the iBook as a mounted disk. Migration Assistant on the iMac has the "Continue" button on the "Restart Your Old Mac" window grayed out.
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    I've tried restarting the iMac after the iBook goes into target disk mode but still encounter the same problem.
    Since the iBook goes into target disk mode without problem, this doesn't seem like an "Open Firmware Password" proble.
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    I hope this works for you!
    Susan
    Message was edited by: Susan from Dallas

  • Logicboard broken - how to transfer data to new iMac

    Hey there!
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    Thanks in advance!

    Put it into a usb enclosure for laptop hard drive.
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  • Transferring data to new iMac

    I am just about to buy a new intel-based iMac and need to transfer all my photos, movies, etc from my old G4. How straightforward is this?

    hi andy,
    Try the standard transfer as prompted when you set up your new mac, but..
    Moving files from a PowerPC platform to Intel caused issues for me late 2007 and having migrated all my G4 files in one move I had no clue where to start solving them.
    I started again by ignoring the auto transfer prompt and manualy transfering items as needed.

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  • Migrating user data to new iMac, but need to maintain some information on the new computer.

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