Quickest way to migrate to Macbook Air

I just got a Macbook Air. I have a Macbook Pro and want to migrate all my files from the Macbook Pro to the Air. In the past I had just done the "target disk mode" with Firewire and had the old computer be the "disk" and have the migration assitant do the work. However, since the Air does not have Firewire and the old Macbook Pro does not have thunderbolt.
Is there a way, other than wireless to transfer, to get the files over quickly? I have quite a bit of files 300GB+.
Thanks.

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This is a multi-facited question and I am seeking advice most of all.
I have a 2008 iMac
I would like to retire it and use my 2011 Mac Air as my primary computer (With a Thunderbolt Display)
If I use the Migratiion Assistant - will I have to delete the files currently on my Mac Air?
Is there a way to merge them?
My concern is also space. With x free
I have 256 ssd hard drive on my air. with 80 free
The drive on the iMac is 320 Gig HD with 170 Gigs free
I have important programs such as CS6 on my iMacs drive - I would prefer not to have to reinstall them.
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I have considered using Super Duper to move my iMacs system to an external drive and selectively boot to it as needed.
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A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
The Knowledgebase article Intel-based Mac: Some migrated applications may need to be updated refers to methods of dealing with migrating from PowerPC chips to Intel with the Migration Assistant safely. The authors of this tip have not had a chance to verify this works in all instances, or that it avoids the 10.6.1 and earlier Guest Account bug that caused account information to get deleted upon use of the Migration/Setup Assistant. However, a well backed up source that includes at least two backups of all the data that are not connected to your machine will help you avoid potential issues, should they arise. In event it does not work, follow the steps below.
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
1. Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
2. Screensavers written for the PowerPC System Preference add-ons
3. All Unsanity Haxies Browser and other plug-ins
4. Contextual Menu Items
5. Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5 Kernel extensions
6. Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro , SuperDuper , and Drive Genius work properly on Intel-Macs with Leopard. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries. Leopard Cache Cleaner, Onyx, TinkerTool System, and Cocktail are now compatible with Leopard.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
1. Intel In Macs
2. Apple Guide to Universal Applications
3. MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
4. MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
5. MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
6. Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
7. OS X Lion: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode, copying the critical contents to CD and DVD, an external hard drive, or networking will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. The initial section below discusses Target Disk Mode. It is then followed by a section which discusses networking with Macs that lack Firewire.
If both computers support the use of Firewire then you can use the following instructions:
1. Repair the hard drive and permissions using Disk Utility.
2. Backup your data. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake
      or there's some other problem.
3. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
4. Startup your old Mac in Transferring files between two computers using FireWire.
5. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and
       registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your
       desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
If you are not able to use a Firewire connection (for example you have a Late 2008 MacBook that only supports USB:)
1. Set up a local home network: Creating a small Ethernet Network.
2. If you have a MacBook Air or Late 2008 MacBook see the following:
a. MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch,
      Late 2008) - What to do if migration is unsuccessful;
b. MacBook Air - Migration Tips and Tricks;
c. MacBook Air - Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and
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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
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft.
Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.Revised 5/21/2011

Migration between Macbook airs

Just bought a new MBA, onto which I need to migrate everything from my old one (also an MBA).
Every time I try, it gets about 10% of the way in and then hangs. Even 20 hours later, it's still there. It still claims to be transferring files but it's going nowhere.
My home network is rock-solid and all other devices can load pages and collect email, so it doesn't appear to be that.
It's great to do away with firewire and ethernet cables but the wifi option has to work easily in their place.
Any help appreciated.
Nige

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If your old Mac is a Mid 2011 or newer, simply buy a Thunderbolt cable and use it to transfer your files.
If you have an older MacBook, you can consider the option of making a backup of your old MacBook Air onto an external drive by using Time Machine > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 Then, just connect the external drive to your new Mac, turn it on and follow the Setup Assistant steps (if you haven't set up the computer yet) or use Migration Assistant > http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html

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Drive Preparation
1. Boot from Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
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Migrating to MacBook Air from Pro utilizing time machine

Hi All -
I just got the basic macbook air. I wanted to migrate from my Pro to the air using my time machine backups, but I was wondering if this would mean that 50gb of local backups tag along? As it is, I have 80gb of data. I'd like to not fill up my 128gb.

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I have just used the migration software to tranfer to a late 2011 Macbook Air (Lion) from a late 2009 Macbook Pro (Snow Leopard). My intention is to sell my old Macbook Pro.
After migrating, I now have apps (ex. iLife, iWorks, Office, etc) that appear and work on both machines. I only purchased one copy of the software, so how does this work? I want to leave some software on the Macbook Pro for the person buying it. Can I have duplicates, and will they work on both machines simultaneously? Can I just uninstall the software I no don't want to "share"?
Thanks!

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My daughter has a new MacBook Air 11" (2GHz i7, 256 GB SSD, 8GB DDR3 RAM). We used Migration Assistant and an ethernet to Thunderbolt adaptor to move her system from her Late 2007 MacBook running Lion. Microsoft Office 2008 won't load on the MacBook Air. The recurring error message is:
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Dear Mac Geniuses -
I have an iMac (24'' early 2009 model) and am thinking of getting a MacBook Air (haven't decided on the 11.6'' or 13.3'' version yet, but tilting towards the smaller size) when we go to the States for Xmas for about a month from overseas. I also have a 2 TB TimeCapsule which acts as the router and backs up my 640 GB iMac hard drive.
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How do I create a clone on the external HD that can be used by Setup Assistant
The Restore tab of Disk Utility (see #7 in [Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html]), or 3rd-party apps CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.
[CarbonCopyCloner|http://www.bombich.com> is donationware; [SuperDuper|http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html] has a free version, but you need the paid one (about $30) to do updates instead of full replacements, or scheduling.
(and more importantly, is there a way to select what wil be put on that clone)?
You really don't need to, since +Setup Assistant+ lets you omit certain things.
You can't omit things with Disk Utility. You can wIth CCC and SD, but since you're going to use this with +Setup Assistant,+ omit only things inside the top-level folders inside user home folders (such as Pictures, Movies, Music), not those folders themselves. CCC is pretty intuitive, and has pretty good help, too. I don't use SD, but I understand it's also easy to use.
I guess the alternative method is to create a TimeMachine backup on my external 500 GB hard drive. Is there a way to select what I back up to it?
You can omit things there, too, via +Time Machine Preferences > Options.+ For this purpose, though, I'd go with the clone, since you can start up from it to be sure it works, and everything you didn't omit is there and working properly.
The backups on your Time Capsule will be your "insurance" in case something awful happens.
If you don't already have a portable external, I can recommend the LaCie "Rugged" series: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10036 I have one of these, as do several other folks here, and they get good reviews, too. They claim you can drop one +2.2 meters+ without damage. I do a lot of testing, but have no intention of testing that.

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Every time we have to restart the qnap for any reason the time machine fails. It tells me the back up cannot be verified and wants to start a new back-up. This means I can't go back before a point in time. This time is even worse because it spends a couple of minutes trying to connect to the qnap, then ignores it and tries to create the backup on my mac (1.5 million days and counting)
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My question is - what toolset can I use with my macbook to automate backups, with minimum intervention, to a qnap or other non-Apple device?
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Despite what the QNAP says, Apple doesn't support backing up to anything over a network except a Time Capsule or an external directly connected to another Mac.

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