Transfer mac onto my account without losing all of my documents?

My have a Macbook Pro 2011/2012 that I got for Christmas my freshmen year. Well I'll be a senior this year and I need to transfer my mac to my ownership instead of my step-dad's. How do I do this without losing all of my files?   

If restoring from a backup still shows the "Other" data, it's likely contained as a part of the backup. You can restore the device and resync that data (apps, music, etc) back to the device. The things to pay attention to would be things like contacts, calendars, and notes -> would want to make sure those were synced with an account of some sort, or saved elsewhere to transfer back to the device. Also, items like messages can't be synchronized back over to the device, unless it's from a backup.

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