Split Migration to 2 Disks when upgrading to Yosemite?

I have a 17" Powerbook (5,2) running 10.6.9. I have a ton of data and applications including a number of Photoshop versions.
I would like to upgrade to Yosemite while at the same time adding an SSD to host the OS files for quick booting etc. At that point I will have an internal HD and internal SSD. I am trying to avoid re-installing all of the apps by using the migration assistant.
Is there a way to migrate from my old single drive in such a way that the new Yosemite boot disk will have the required user settings files migrated, and the large HD can have the applications?
If worse comes to worse I can replace the optical drive with a 2TB HD and just use that and forget about the SSD.
Thanks for any help on this!

Hi Todd,
The Oracle HTML DB installation guide list several pre-installation tasks you need to take prior to installation/upgrade, including stopping some of the database related processes, and also stopping the HTTP server. These actions could effect more then just the HTML DB users.
Therefore, Jes is absolutely right it's all depend on your company tolerance / policy on downtime during working hours.
I second Jes experience with the upgrade procedure If you do it by the book, it plays by the book, but When dealing with production environment, always remember Murphy's laws, and be prepare.
Good luck,
Arie.

Similar Messages

HT1229 What happens to photos in an album in iPhoto on Mac when upgrading to Yosemite.

What happens to all the photos in iPhoto when upgrading to Yosemite. My pictures are in an album to be made into a photobook with Shutterfly or another service but it is not entirely ready to go. I would not want to loose this album, took me a long time to gather all these pictures (over 200) , edit them and write captions. I understand that Yosemite will eliminate iPhoto. However, I want to know if they will delete iPhoto even if I do not upgrade as yet.

Most Simple Back Up:
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store

Problem with permissions when upgrading to Yosemite...

I have twice tried to upgrade to Yosemite with the same results each time. Once the installation completes and it goes through the final reboot to start the system, immediately upon start-up, it shows a dialogue box that says something along the lines of, "Yosemite needs to repair your Library." I do authorize it to do a repair, but it seems nothing actually happens.
Yet another problem is also immediately evident at startup, and that is that several of my folders are irrevocably locked..."I don't have permission." This includes folders in my User Library, a folder on my Desktop which is vital to my work, and the Downloads folder. If I try to go to the Get Info area to unlock it, in the Permissions area it says "Fetching", to see who has permissions, but it never stops Fetching. And if I click on the "+" to add a user permission, it hangs and necessitates a hard restart.
Also, when opening Safari, it can't find Safari's keychain or can't access it, and it asks me to reset to default settings.
I'm thinking this all has to do with a bug in the Permissions, but I don't know where the bug is or how to address it. I have gone back to Mavericks twice now, and I don't see any problems with the permissions on the Downloads file, for instance. Also, it seems entirely random as to which files are locked and which aren't, which adds to the confusion.
Any help would be appreciated.

You may need to rebuild permissions on your user account. To do this,boot to your Recovery partition (holding down the Command and R keys while booting) and open Terminal from the Utilities menu. In Terminal, type: ‘resetpassword’ (without the ’s), hit return, and select the admin user. You are not going to reset your password. Click on the icon for your Macs hard drive at the top. From the drop down below it select the user account which is having issues. At the bottom of the window, you'll see an area labeled Restore Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. Click the reset button there. The process takes a few minutes. When complete, restart.
Repair User Permissions

IPhotos has lost my Photos when upgrading to Yosemite

When I upgraded to Yosemite like many people I have seen on forums there was a issue with upgrading the iPhoto library when upgrading to 9.6. Finally it looked like it had worked but now all of my photos do not appear in iPhoto. The files seem to be there still as the iPhoto library file is still1.26TB in size (i have a lot of photos). I have tried doing a full rebuild of the Library but it did nothing. I also purchased iPhoto Library Manager but this does not help either. Please can anyone help?
I am using iPhoto 9.6, OSX 10.10 (Yosemite) on a iMac (27-inch, Late 2013). The Library is stored on a "My Book Thunderbolt Duo", 8TB in raid 1 configuration.

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

The thunderbolt firmware 1.2 update keeps reappearing. I have a MacBook Pro and 2011 Thunderbolt display. Did not discionnect when upgrading to Yosemite (only read the instructions later). Thanks.

Hi There,
I have a MacBook Pro (late 2011) and a Thundertbolt Display. I have recently upgraded to Yosemite. Since then Thunderbolt Firmware update 1.2 keeps reappearing and I cannot complete the update (with and without display connected etc.). Any advice? Thanks.

Hello HTG65,
If the Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2: Keeps reappearing try reinstalling it following the steps in this article.
Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2: Keeps reappearing and Thunderbolt ports and Target Display Mode may not work - Apple Support
To resolve this issue:
Shutdown your computer.
Disconnect all Thunderbolt devices.
Wait 10 seconds.
If you are using a Mac mini with a Thunderbolt display, reconnect the Thunderbolt display directly to your computer via the Thunderbolt port. Do not connect other Thunderbolt devices at this time.
Restart your computer.
If the Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2 is offered, download and install it and restart your computer when asked. If the Thunderbolt Update is not offered, the update has installed correctly.
Reconnect all Thunderbolt devices.
Take care,
Nubz

Do i lose all data when upgrading to Yosemite

Do i lose my data if i upgrade to yosemite from Mavericks or is it like a simple update?

The update should be pretty straight forward. It also depends on some luck, so you might want to have your stuff backed up.

How do you move Premiere Elements files (scratch disk) when upgrading OS

Hi,
I have just upgraded from Windows Vista 32bit to Windows 7 64bit.
I had to uninstall Premiere Elements 7 to deactivate, so I could reinstall, however now when I open all my projects it says media offline, please locate. I thought all my scratch disk were set up to 'same as project' but can not seem to locate the files in the same folder.
I have hours worth of footage captured through Premiere, any ideas where I will find this captured footage, or the file type at least so I can search my computer? I have all my old folders etc saved in windows.old folder that is created when you upgrade OS, so it must be in there somplace???
Please help!!!

I use a pretty simple setup for my Projects, also grouped by client. The exact layout will depend on whether I will be doing all of the editing on one machine, or will be migrating from computer to computer, via a FW-800 external. After that decision is made, my scheme looks like this:
Root folder = Client Name
     Sub-folder = Project Name
beneath these, I have:
          Videos
          Stills
          Music
          Audio
          SFX
          Capture Files
          Finished AVI's
          Finished AC3's
          and all Scratch Disks
For ultimate performance, one could separate out the Scratch Disks, and maybe even all Video and then all Audio, to separate HDD's, but this method keeps things neatly together, so that the entire Project can be deleted, when done - just delete the Project folder, and all of the sub-folders will go with it.
If I will be migrating, this layout will be on the external, which has had its drive letter assigned in the OS of each computer, so that it appears the same in each. If no migration, then these will be placed on an internal, probably E:\ on any of the computers.
Good luck, and glad that you found your "missing" files,
Hunt

Disk utility not working when upgraded to Yosemite

I have two MacBook pros (one is a mid 2010 13 inch and new Mid 2014 15 inch Retina), both of which disk utility stopped working when updated to OS X Yosemite from Mavericks. It says "You can't use this copy of Disk Utility with this version of OS X. Open the copy of Disk Utility located in the Utilities folder of the Applications folder of your startup disk." I was able to fix the old 13 inch by clearing the hard drive and pressing CMD+R to reinstall the OS but the new macbook I have not been able to fully clear the SSD. And for some weird reason my bootcamp partition on my 15 inch is being read as a totally separate hard drive instead as a partition.
Any help on totally erasing the hard drives and making them one is greatly appreciated!

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
If you use FileVault 2, then before running the Installer you must launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the FileVault startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) It will be nested below another icon with the same name. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar and enter your login password when prompted. Then quit Disk Utility to be returned to the main Recovery screen.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.

Is there anything in particlar that I need other than the installation disk when upgrading from Labview 8 to 2010

I have a Labview program that ran fine when I had Labview 8 installed. I recently upgraded to Labview 2010 and now my program will not work. When I run the program, none of my instruments read out and after about 5 seconds, the whole Labview program closes with no error messages. Can someone please help? I am a new Labview user and I don't really know how to troubleshoot this problem.

If you have the installation disks that should be all you need. You will need a connection to the internet to register your product.
Tim
Johnson Controls
Holland Michigan

Migration of ST03N data when upgrading to SAP BASIS 700

Hi,
if you're planning an upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0 (SAP_BASIS 700) you might be interested in keeping the ST03N data from your previous release. By default the "old" data will be deleted, because the workload collector has been re-designed and implemented from scratch in SAP_BASIS 700.
To migrate the workload collector data of ST03N to SAP_BASIS 700 a few steps have to be performed. SAP note 1005238 describes the implementation of a tool for the releases 4.6C, 6.20 and 6.40. This tool will convert and save the workload collector data in a separate DB table.
SAP Note 1006116 describes a second tool which has to be implemented in SAP_BASIS 700 after the upgrade. This tool will finish the data migration. Then ST03N will contain both datasets from the previous release and from the new SAP_BASIS 700.
The important point is the implementation of SAP note 1005238 before the upgrade. Without this the data will be lost, sorry.
I hope this information helps. Feel free to ask additional questions.
Kind Regards,
Andreas

Hello Andreas,
thanks very much for your fast help!
I have made a first check with the 4.5B-version of rsmigr10 and everything seems to be fine.
Kind regards
Michael

Bootcamp not showing up on startup disk after upgrading to Yosemite. :(

So after i've upgrade my macbook to Yosemite, bootcamp window won't show up when i hold on to 'alt' key during the start up. The bootcamp window also doesn't shows up in the startup disk in system preferences. Tried removing windows 7 and re-install again but it still doesn't work. So Please help me fix this

1. How was Windows 'removed'?
2. Please post the output of the following commands using Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal. Enter your password when prompted.
     a. diskutil list
     b. diskutil cs list
     c. sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
     d. sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

When upgrading OS from Mavericks to Yosemite, the computer freezed at "Running package scripts" and don't go further, what should I do now?

iMac 21.5"/IRISPRO/2.7QC/2x4GB/1TB OS Mavericks. When upgrading to Yosemite, time remaining is 8 minutes and freezed and don't go further for couple of 6 hours. What should I do now?

Force a restart by holding down the power button. See what happens.

I upgraded to Mavericks and now I get a LOT of the spinning colored disk when loading a program or almost anything.

I upgraded to Mavericks and now I get a LOT of the spinning colored disk when loading a program or almost anything?

For memory check out OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/, Crucial: http://www.crucial.com/ and Kingston http://www.kingston.com/us/. You will need to know your Mac the year and season your Mac was first sold and model number which can be found here:
 > About This Mac > More Info… > System Report > Model Identifier:

When upgrading Flash 10.2 (Firefox at Version 3.6.14) Any Browser embedded videos run in a split screen (the same video in one screen only dual). Doesn't happen in IE. To fix I did a system rollback.

When upgrading to Flash 10.2 (Firefox is at Ver. 3.6.14, Windows XP), any embedded videos run like a split screen (The same video in one screen, dividing the screen into two running at the same time). This doesn't happen in IE.

When upgrading to Flash 10.2 (Firefox is at Ver. 3.6.14, Windows XP), any embedded videos run like a split screen (The same video in one screen, dividing the screen into two running at the same time). This doesn't happen in IE.

Reset 10.5.8 then upgrade to Yosemite - buying least amount of disks

I am helping a friend out with her Macbook and need some advice. It is having problems and I'd like to reset it to factory settings but she does not have the disks. I am aware that I could create a new user, but since it is also having problems, she'd like to start fresh. The laptop is currently running 10.5.8 so I cannot reset by rebooting in recovery. I understand that I could buy the retail Leopard disks and use those to reboot, but after the reset, we plan to purchase Snow Leopard then upgrade to Yosemite.
I am not as familiar with Mac as I am with PCs and I have a few questions. Can she just buy the retail disks for Snow Leopard then reset to factory settings using that or does she first have to reset using Leopard disks? The laptop is a Macbook Late 2008 model, identifier 5,1. It's a 2.4 GHz with 2GB of RAM and a 250 GB SATA. It could use some extra RAM but other than that, it sounds like it will run Yosemite pretty well.
What advice or recommendations do you have for 1) resetting then upgrading to the most recent OS version, and 2) while buying the least amount of disks/OS versions? On a side note, the battery is not charging so I will need to go into Apple and get that replaced. Do you think that they would reset and upgrade me there?
Thank you for the help!!

Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
     Snow Leopard General Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
       2. 1GB of memory
       3. 5GB of available disk space
       4. DVD drive for installation
       5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
           fees may apply.
       6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
           terms apply.
Then to perform a clean erase and install of Snow Leopard:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
     1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
         with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
         After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
         a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
     2. 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.
         After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
         size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
         partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
         and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
         (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
     3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
         with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
     4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
         Assistant. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which
         you will be running a fresh install of OS X. You can now begin the update process
         by opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your
         installation current.
     5. If you are planning to sell or give your computer away, then do the following:
        After you reformat your hard drive and reinstall OS X, the computer restarts to a
        Welcome screen and asks you to choose a country or region. If you want to leave
        the Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue with the setup of your system. Instead,
        press Command-Q to shut down the Mac. When the new owner turns on the Mac,
        the Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

Split Migration to 2 Disks when upgrading to Yosemite?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for