Purchasing new Pro not purchasing new software

I am purchasing a new MacBook Pro and have a lot of expensive software such as Final Cut and Adobe. How can I transfer this software over without having to repurchase it?

The issue here is having the activation keys handy should they be needed. Setup Assistant, which runs only once at First Start, does a great job of moving everything moveable over, but the activation of some products may be associated to one specific computer via its hostid; i.e., Adobe as mentioned by Mende1. So that will require additional manual action on your part. A few points:
Very old programs that ran on PowerPC Macs will NOT run on Mountain Lion. Period. The Rosetta PPC emulator was phased out on the Lions. So be sure that all your critical apps are Intel. Finder's Get Info will tell you what each is on the Kind: line.
Since the Setup Assistant essentially copies the old Mac onto the new, it will pay to do a thorough housecleaning there before doing the move. Benefits of SA is you get your work environment up and going fast without having to go thru the motions of setting everything up. Benefits of the housecleaning is not having to go thru the motions of cleaning out all the accumulated crud of the ages twice.
As for how to get the two Macs talking, depends on what the two have as interfaces. If both have Firewire (i.e., the new one is a regular non-Retina model), a single cable is all that's needed, just with the appropriate connectors: 6-pin or 9-pin. Ideally, with FW800 the moving will be over in a short while. If the "old" Mac actually be 2011 or newer, Thunderbolt is the absolute fastest way to get stuff across, but the darn cable is hideously expensive. Target Disk Mode is your friend (works with FW or TB): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
If you can't use either of the two above and must connect thru the network, try to get a wired connection up using patchcords. Even with 802.1n Wi-Fi, will be significantly slower.

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Macbook pro not booting after software update

Dear all,
Since two days ago my macbook pro hangs at the gray apple screen, the round circle keeps on turning. Kept it running for nights but it does not exit this status. I read on the internet that I could run it in verbose mode, that's what I did, see screenshot below. What do you recommend? This seems to be a hard disk issue. How can I boot up in safe mode and possibly recover the hard disk data? Any other recommendations?
Thanks,

Get your Mac to a Computer repair service, or do it yourself. You will need to put it in an external SATA reader, like I did. I recovered files via an older mac running Slow Leopard and copied files to it.
What I did:
1. You will have to remove the screws at the bottom of your Mac, in order to get to the HDD (or SSD, whatever you have).
2. You need to remove the HDD and put it in an external Case/SATA reader
3. Copy files from your HDD to another Mac
4. On that other Mac, go to Disk Utility (search in spotlight) and Erase as 'Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)'
5. Download Mountain lion on another Mac from the AppStore, and go to that Applications folder.
6. Right click on the downloaded file and select “Show Package Contents”. Go to “Contents” and jump inside the “SharedSupport” folder and you’ll find a file titled “InstallESD.dmg”. Copy this over to the desktop.
7. Plug in a USB flash drive to your Mac having at least 4GB memory. We highly suggest going ahead with an 8GB one just to be on the safe side.
8. Now open up “Disk Utility” and drag InstallESD.dmg from the desktop to the left-hand sidebar. Select the attached USB from left side and click on “Partition” tab.
9. Select “1 Partition” from the Volume Scheme dropdown menu. Choose “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” from the left.
10. Now click on “Option” at the bottom. Select “GUID Partition Table” and press OK. Now click on Apply at the bottom right to start formatting.. (NOTE: This is will erase all data on your USB flash drive)
11. Once the drive has been formatted, click on “Restore” (it’s right next to where you clicked on “Partition in Step 5).
12. Choose USB drive you plugged-in in Step 5 as “Destination” with the InstallESD.dmg file as “Source”.
13. Click Restore and type in your password (if you have any). This will create the intended Lion bootable USB flash drive
14. Reboot your Mac with the USB drive plugged in. Hold the “Option” key on your keyboard when you hear the iconic OS X startup chime. You can now boot into your Flash drive from there.
15. Follow the on-screen instructions to install OS X , and after that, reboot
16. Format USB back to FAT in Disk Utility, copy your files from old PC to new using the USB.
That's it, you're done . Takes a lot of time, but recovered my Mac this way!

Purchased Lightroom software on disc, new MacBook Pro does not have a disc drawer.

Purchased Lightroom software on disc, new MacBook Pro does not have a disc drawer. Have already opened box. Searched online and someone suggested downloading the LR trial, and set up Cloud, then can enter the serial number to complete the purchase. Which is what I did, but the serial number is being rejected.

Ok, maybe what they’re calling Creative Cloud is merely your Adobe ID, an e-mail and password to login with. The LR5 6 update link is probably what you want to download—all updates are downloads, anyway, so there’s no need to have a disc reader as long as you have internet and the serial number.
Here is the LR 5.6 update for a Mac: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5822
Another issue might be that what you think is a serial number is a redemption code that needs to be converted to a serial number using this website: http://www.adobe.com/go/getserial A clue that you have a redemption code is that it has letters and numbers. A serial number is just numbers and the first few are 1160-something.

HT1338 I have a macbook pro that i purchased late december of 2010, is it worth getting the new software or not? i really want it but i'm scared its gonna mess up my laptop!!

Is it really worth upgrading?? By the sounds of the reviews, i'm not so sure but all the apps for the computer that i want, it requires me to have the new software... i don't know what to do?!!?!?! HELLPPPP!

Welcome to Apple Communities
http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/ Read the new Mountain Lion features and see if it's worth to upgrade. If you upgrade, do a backup before. Go to App Store, search it, download OS X and install

I keep getting a "Not enough storage to back-up my device" message since I upgraded to the new software. Short of purchasing more memory, and deleting some content, are there any other options?

What are my options for increasing storage capacity besides purchasing more memory, or deleting existing content. The new software install used up much of my storage capacity and the message is driving me crazy. Any ideas?? Thanks!

There are two kinds of storage messages that appewr on iOS devices. Your question seems at odds with your description so there might be some confusion here.
If the storage refers to not enough for an icloud back up then you need to purchase more icloud space or turn off iCloud backup. You can backup using iTunes on your computer with paying for additional iCloud storage.
if the storage refers to that on your iOS device as in there is not enough storage to update, then you have two options and neither option involves adding more storage since the amount of storage on an iOS devoce is fixed. One option is to delete stuff from your device to free up more space. The second option is to complete the update while your devoce is connected to your computer running the latest version of iTunes. When you do that the update is downloaded to your computer and extracted there so it doesn't require as much free space on your iOS device.

I purchased Lightroom from B&H Photo a few months ago. I did not instal the software, because I was purchasing a new computer in the near future. I am now purchasing that computer, but cannot find the software. B&H suggested that I contact you directly

I purchased Lightroom from B&H Photo a few months ago. I did not instal the software, because I was purchasing a new computer in the near future. I am now purchasing that computer, but cannot find the software. B&H suggested that I contact you directly to help me. I have the receipt, and you can look to see that the program was never used. It would be great if you could just send me another copy of the software. Thank you very much.
Marc

Download from Adobe's website
Win: Adobe - Lightroom : For Windows
Mac: Adobe - Lightroom : For Macintosh
Install then enter your serial number when prompted.
I have the receipt, and you can look to see that the program was never used.
The receipt is only of use to B&H. Adobe will have no record of it.
If you quote an Adobe Lightroom serial number then Adobe can confirm if that serial number has ever been registered. That step should not be required at this stage though. Just install the software.

My iPod touch does not have new software (purchased Jan 26th)

Hey,
I know a similar question has been asked and was solved, but this situation is slightly different. I'm in South Korea and purchased my iPod at a store similar to a WalMart. Anyway, I purchased the iPod a few hours ago (on the 26th of January) and noticed that it did not have any of the new software updates (i.e. maps, stocks, weather, etc.) I'd love to have those programs on my iPod and I even waited until after they were released so I wouldn't have to pay for them like was said... and am quite disappointed that my iPod doesn't have the said software. I have a receipt and everything to prove the purchase... does anybody know of a number I can call or anybody I can speak to to sort this issue out?
Thanks.

This is very frustrating. I called the Apple Customer Service in USA but the lady on the phone was not helpful to me in any sense. I tried calling the number that was mentioned above but for whatever reason, it says the number does not exist. Calling the Apple Store in Korea (which is on the other side of the country, no less) was not useful as I was met with a voice recording in Korean (I don't speak Korean).
In any case, I asked the lady over the phone in USA if I could receive a credit over the phone... she basically laughed at me which was quite rude. I understand that I might have to visit an Apple Store, but considering there's only one in this country and it's way on the other side, financially, it doesn't make sense. I also don't feel right having to pay $20 for software that I should be entitled to considering I purchased the iPod after the release of everything. I own two MacBook's and this would be my third iPod... I've given Apple their fair share of my money... I'm not giving $20 here.
Does anybody have any other suggestions/solutions? Is there an e-mail address I can contact that anybody knows of? ... Thanks to all the other suggestions.

HT4623 I couldn't download the new software to my ipad or iphone because not enough storage so I paid the $20 for additional storage. The purchase went thru and both phone and ipad are showing 15 GB of storage but I am still getting the message

I couldn't download the new software onto my iPad or iphone because I didn't have enough storage. I paid the $20 for additional storage. Both devices are showing 15 GB of storage but both are still saying that I don't have enough storage available for the new download (3.3 GB req'd) What else can I do?

Delete some apps or stuff off your devices. The 'not enough storage' doesn't refer to iCloud space but space on your device.
If you have a bunch of downloaded music from iTunes, delete it to make room, you can always redownload it after the update. If you have movies, I'd go for them first since video takes up tons more room than audio (delete less movies is the same space as lots of music)
If you have apps you don't use, you can delete those, as long as you don't mind losing any data associated with them.

Hello, I need help with my macbook pro. It looks like I cannot install anything anymore. Everytime I try to install a new software, use the migration assistant or click the lock to make changes, it simply does not react.

Hello, I need help with my macbook pro.
It looks like I cannot install anything anymore. Everytime I try to install a new software, I simply get stuck during the installation type process. I put in my password, it does accept it, but it does not go any further.
I tried to reset the password, put no password, repair the permissions, the disk but nothing will do. I nearly got stuck with the log in screen but finally succeeded in disabling it.
So I thought I might try to create a new account but I cannot click the lock to make changes. It simply refuses to react.
I am now thinking about using the migration assistant to save all my settings, data and so fourth, but again I get stuck when I have to type in my password. It accepts it but nothing happens...
I guess it has something to do with the authorization process, but can't find anything on the internet about it... Can you help me out?
I am running Lion 10.7.3.
Regards,
Nicolas.
(I apologize if any grammatical/structural mistakes were to be found, english is not my mother-tongue. )

You probably won't like this suggestion, but I suggest you reinstall Lion.
First, backup your system. Next, reboot your system, press/hold the COMMAND-R keys to boot into the Recovery HD. Select 'Reinstall Mac OS X'. If you purchased Lion as an upgrade to Snow Leopard, the reinstall process will install Lion 10.7.3. If your system came preinstalled with Lion, you might still get Lion 10.7.2. Both installs are a total install of the OS. None of your apps or data will be impacted. Just the OS.

Can I use Windows compatible software on my new MacPro with Retina Display or do I need to purchase new software? If possible to use this software, how do I do this?

Is it possible to use my Windows software like Quicken or Turbo Tax with my new Mac Pro with Retina Display or will I need to purchase all new
software. If there is a way, exactly how do I do it? I am new to Mac and cannot seem to make anything work.
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Bobbie

Install Windows either with BootCamp or virtualization software
Otherwise a Mac is not able to run Windows software
Allan

I recently updated my MacBook Pro to the new software, and now my iMessage and my FaceTime are not connected with my computer. How do I get them to match so that I would be able to use my cellphone number?

I recently updated my MacBook Pro to the new software, and now my iMessage and my FaceTime are not connected with my phone number like it is supposed to be. How do I get them to match so that I would be able to use my cellphone number on my notebook?

To reset any OS X program just go to the folder and trash the affected files.
Open a new Finder Window
Click "Go" in the above status bar
Click and HOLD the "option/alt" key and you will see "Library" now show in the above list
Click Library while still holding the option/alt key and a new window will open with all of your system files
Go to the preference file (NOT Preference Panes)
Locate a file named <com.apple.FaceTime.bag.plist>
Locate another file named <com.apple.FaceTime.plist>
Locate the file <com.apple.iMessage.bag.plist>
Drag the files to the trash
Delete the trash
Close FaceTime and iMessage if not already closed
Relaunch FaceTime and iMessage from Applications folder
This should reset the program back to default. You will have to put your information back into the program but it should work.
Good Luck.

My MacBook Pro does not recognize my Android Incredible 2 cell phone and I can not transfer my photos from my cell phoen to my Mac. I was able to do this in the past, but can no longer do so. i havenot upgraded to any new software.

My MacBook Pro does not recognize my Android Incrdible 2 cell phone and therefore I can not transfer any photos from my cell phone to my Mac. I was able to do this in the past, but can not do so now. I have not upgraded to any new software. My USB cable is plugged in properly and I just get an error message -- "No Android Device Found". What could be the problem?

I had the same issue with the Galaxy S4 trying to see what the hype was about and was my first and last android phone. With that being said unfortunately it is a hit or miss with the Mac recognizing an android device or not. It worked perfectly fine the first time around and then it stopped working for no apparent reason. Through trial and error nothing I did solved the issue. I did however plug it in my Mac and left it connected for about 30-40 min to charge for a bit and all of the sudden it recognizes the phone. So I just launched Android File Transfer and everything else became fluid after that. I have no explanation as to why it happened that way, but what I gathered from this is maybe you just have to let it sit for a minute while plugged in before the Mac recognizes it, after all they are opposing software. On a side note this is why I will always be an apple user, Iphones and the like never have this problem

I just migrate settings and software from my PowerBook to a new Mac Pro. All the software download from CC is there and working, except for CC, and there is not way to install.

I just migrate settings and software, include CC, from my PowerBook to a new Mac Pro. All the software download from CC is there and working, except for CC, and there is not way to install. I have try because every time I restar keep bothering asking for installation, (by the way, the link is not up to date). Will appreciate your help.

never migrate adobe software. it should be properly installed.
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How do i get my purchased adobe software loaded onto a new laptop

how do i get my purchased adobe software loaded onto a new laptop

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I have a somehow managed to delete a driver or no, so I can not install new software updates. I have tried for several hours to fixe it on OS X tools-Disc Tools. anyone has a clue about this more than I have about Mac´crack that **** formatted and has really nothing to the HD. what do I do??
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Cami87,
which model MacBook Pro do you have, and which version of OS X is installed on it?

I have purchased my software cs5 but need to install it on a new machine with a different OS, will it work, it's a 2013 system. I am currently on a 10.6.8 updating to 10.9.4

Can someone answer this?
I have purchased my software cs5 but need to install it on a new machine with a different OS, will it work, it's a 2013 system. I am currently on a 10.6.8 updating to 10.9.4

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