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I see one or two specific threads about this sort of thing, but the most recent I see is 2008.
I will be migrating from a Win7(64) installation to a new iMac in the very near future. I will be using a new install of Lightroom 4 on the new iMac.
Would someone please point me to a step-by-step guide for migrating the important stuff so that I don't lose files or catalogs?
Thank you in advance. I get my new iMac on the 17th (or the next possible day off I have after that).
Glenn Calvin
gcalvin.com

Here you go:
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/2009/02/28/how-do-i-move-lightroom-to-a-new-computer/
http://members.lightroomqueen.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/1165/187/how-do-i- move-my-catalog-photos-and-other-lightroom-files-to-a-new-computer
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