Questions after using Migration Asst

After transferring info using Migration Assistant from older MacBook Pro G4 to a new MacBook Pro G5 my bookmarks from Safari and Mail accounts and mailboxes are missing. What are the steps needed to get them into the new laptop? (I do have old info backed up via Time Machine) Thanks!

Al Tornquist wrote:
I apologize for referring to new one as G5! When my wife saw the old user name she deleted that log in. Now what? Any way to go back and redo MA or would that duplicate files?
yes, you can redo migration and choose to migrate that user ONLY. nothing else. also, how did she delete that user? from system preferences->accounts or did she just delete the home folder of that user in /Users? it should only be done via system preferences.

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    I apologize for referring to new one as G5! When my wife saw the old user name she deleted that log in. Now what? Any way to go back and redo MA or would that duplicate files?
    yes, you can redo migration and choose to migrate that user ONLY. nothing else. also, how did she delete that user? from system preferences->accounts or did she just delete the home folder of that user in /Users? it should only be done via system preferences.

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