Transferring Data - Iphone4 to MacBook Air

How do I transfer information from my iphone4 to my brand new MacBook Air? I would like to transfer photos, apps, and music from iTunes.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
See Chapter 16 (and others)

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IPhoto in MacBook Pro 2013 only shows "place holders," but no photos, after data transfer from Macbook Air 32011

I am trying to transfer data from my MacBook Air 2011 to a "new" MacBook Pro 2013. Both are running Yosemite 10.10.2. Since Migration Assistant WOULD NOT WORK (the MacBook Air couldn't "see" the MacBook Pro), using my WiFi network, I transferred the necessary data to a 500GB drive and THEN to the MacBook Pro. However, two programs didn't transfer well - or at all! iTunes only transferred the Music (Media?) files, but not iTunes U, Podcasts, Audiobooks, etc. I have had to drill down into the storage files, retrieve the non-transferred files and add them, one by one - a most laborious task. But, this is nothing compared to the problem with iPhoto (9.6), which shows only 6 events and 4 Faces transferred, with the rest only place holders (black boxes and grey dotted squares) in all the folders in my iPhoto.
I "Showed Package Contents," and found the missing files - of which there are many! - and started adding them, again, one by one.
Can anyone tell me what happened to my iPhoto (Yosemite 10.10.2)? It's fine on my MacBook Air, but simply WON'T TRANSFER to my MacBook Pro?
PLEASE - someone tell me how to CORRECTLY transfer my iPhoto files and/or HOW TO MAKE THE MACBOOK AIR "SEE" THE MACBOOK PRO in Migration Assistant?

Hello Mary,
Sorry to hear that you are having issues with moving your data over to your new Mac. There are a few alternatives that you can do to migrate that data if you are not seeing it in Migration Assistant. The first is make a Time Machine back up to that 500 Gb external hard drive and then use that in Migration Assistant to copy the entire data over. If you do that you will want to remove any data that you have on your MacBook Pro after the transfer completes as it will create another user with the data from the MacBook Air. Another option is to use a Thunderbolt Cable that you can purchase online if you want and use the option from another disk to copy that over. Take a look at the articles below for more details.
Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250
Move your data to a new Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
Apple Thunderbolt Cable (2.0 m) - White
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD861ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-cable-20-m
Regards,
-Norm G.

HT1554 Apparently, I don't know my "com.apple.smig keychain" password. And I'm in the middle of setting up my new Mac mini. I transferred data from my MacBook and what I thought was the password isn't working! Help!!

Apparently, I don't know my "com.apple.smig keychain" password. And I'm in the middle of setting up my new Mac mini. I transferred data from my MacBook and what I thought was the password isn't working! Help!!

Hello,
See if this helps...
Mac OS X 10.4 Help, I forgot a password in my Keychain
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1960.html
Mac OS X 10.4: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
If Keychain First Aid finds an issue that it cannot repair, or if you do not know your keychain password, you may need to reset your keychain.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David's MacBook Air.sparsebundle" is already in use.

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use.
What now?
Macbook Air.
Was working fine for the past year until now.

See more like this on the right.. this is the most common error reported here since mountain lion came out..
Or read C12.. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Or just restart the whole network.. in right order from off.. modem.. router / TC.. clients 2min gap.

How do i transfer my data from a Macbook Air to a iMac?

How do i transfer my data from a Macbook Air to a iMac?

Transfer from Old to New
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Setup.html

I transferred data from my Macbook Pro to my Mac mini but it forced me to make a new user for my old data. How do I transfer my music, pics, and docs from the "old" user to the new user (so that I only have one user instead of 2?)

I transferred data from my Macbook Pro to my Mac mini but it forced me to make a new user for my old data. How do I transfer my music, pics, and docs from the "old" user to the new user (so that I only have one user instead of 2?)

Unless you transfer the files from Setup Assistant, Migration Assistant creates a new user with the data.
To transfer the files to your first user, you have to log on this new user, and copy all your files to /Users/Shard folder. This is a folder where you can put the files you want to share between two or more users, and all users can read and write in it.
After copying the files, go to your first user, open /Users/Shared folder, and copy the files to your user folders. If you migrated applications, you must know that they are stored in a common folder (/Applications), so you don't have to transfer them. To open /Users/Shared folder, open Go menu (in the menu bar) > Go to Folder, and type the folder

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and transferred data from my MacBook via Ethernet cable. I did not consolidate my accounts and kept using my MacBook. Can I update the data transfer now using Ethernet and can I consolidate my accounts?

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and transferred data from my MacBook using Migration Assistant via Ethernet cable. I was confused about consolidating my accounts, so I continued to use my old MacBook. Can I now update the data transfer using the same process and begin using my new MacBook Pro exclusively? How do I consolidate my existing accounts?
Thank you.

Of course. It does everything it did before Yosemite. You just won't be able to send or receive SMS messages with it.

Error: the backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/David's MacBook Air.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).

okay all of a sudden my TC 2 TB is not backing up.
O/S Lion
macbook air late 2011 model
error: he backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/David’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1).
i don't see a sparse bundle file by name per se anywhere.
Also what is new: as soon as time machine auto kicks off or I manual kick it of, it opens a new window which contains one folder (my backup fies from other days) the files are "there", but I cannot successfully back up now?
i don't see a sparse bundle file by name per se anywhere.
Also what is new: as soon as time machine auto kicks off or I manual kick it of, it opens a new window which contains one folder (my backup fies from other days) the files are "there", but I cannot successfully back up now???

New 2 tb time capsule with air extreme built in. I can surf the net wirelessly through this device. And it had been backing up all along then a few days ago it stopped and reported that error.

HT3275 i keep receiving a message saying: The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/(my name) MacBook Air.sparsebundle" is already in use.

Hello,
its been few days i keep recieving a message saying:
TIME MACHINE COULDNT COMPLETE THE BACKUP TO TC.
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Krzysztof’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use.
what shall i do?

Tell Apple.
Apple - Time Capsule - Feedback

How do I find out the purchase date of my MacBook Air?

I need to find out the purchase date of my MacBook Air so I can register it as a product in my Apple ID. I bought the MacBook from a friend, and he doesn't remember the date it was purchased on.

Giving away / Selling your Mac / Resetting the computer to the factory condition
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5189
http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/

I transferred data to my MacBook Pro, then I accidentally did an UNDO and all the data desapeared....What can I do to recover it???

I transferred data to my MacBook Pro, then I accidentally did an UNDO and all the data desapeared....What can I do to recover it???

Sorry, but it's probably lost, then, presuming you never made a backup. There's a dim chance that you could recover at least some of the data using a file recovery utility such as Data Rescue from Prosoft Engineering, but the chances aren't good and get lower the more you use your computer.
Regards.

Migrating Data Between Two MacBook Airs

Hello All,
I am getting the new MacBook Air today (Mid 2012).
I currently have the Late 2010 11" MBA.
I have a WD NAS for documents, photos, videos, and other content.
I also have a Time Machine backup on a USB external hard drive.
I'd like to get the pros' recommendation when setting up the new MBA and migrating my data. I would prefer not to do a full restore from TM backup so as not to transfer (if any) bad files into the fresh OS. With that said, I really would like to to start from scratch. I am not too worried about documents because I use both the cloud and my NAS to permanently store most files. However, my dilemma is with installed applications and all my current settings. I have applications that were not installed via the Mac App Store and those, including their settings and licenses, I would like transferred to the new MBA. Actually, even the installed apps from the MAS, I'd like to keep the settings.
If restoring from TM backup is the only or best way, I won't oppose doing that too.
Everybody's expert advise will be very appreciated.

Congrats on your new Air!! When the new air first starts, setup assistant allows you to migrate from the TM backup. The is some granularity so it not really a "full restore". Pondini has a great site on this issue an more.
Here's the Migration link:
http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html

How do I reliably back up all of my data on a Macbook Air?

I Have a 2009 MacBook AIr running OS 10.6.7
I have begun to recieve some erros about the harddrive and when I went to verify the disc - the disc utility reported errors and that I needed to repair my drive.
The institution where I work has imposed the installation of PGP (pretty good protection) software (recently purchased by Symantec) on all Mac laptops. I have heard of the PGP software causing disc errors to a point where none of the data is recoverable.
Two questions:
1. How can I un-install the PGP software - this way I can repair the drive and also upgrade to OS-10.7 (PGP does not support Lion at this time).
2. Perhaps more importantly - how do I make a complete backup (bootable clone would be ideal) of the Macbook air - so that I do not lose any of the data on the computer? I am afraid to turn it off as I am not sure if it will even turn back on again).
Thanks in advance for your expertise and your willingness to help out a fellow Mac user.
Have a great week.

Answering your second question, first.
Download Carbon copy Cloner from Bombich.
Prepare an external drive using disk Utility with a GUID partition large enough to hold the entire contents of your startup drive. Format with Disk Utility as Mac OS Extended, Journaled. Check in Disk Utility. to make sure the partition uses a GUID Partition Table.
Launch Carbon Copy Cloner
Choose the volume that you want to clone from the Source menu
Choose the properly formatted volume (Mac OS Extended, Journaled, GUID Partition) from the Destination menu
Select "Temporarily archive modified and deleted items" ("Maintain a backup) from the preconfigured settings menu
Click the Clone button
Test the cloned image by booting to it by starting the computer, whilst holding down the "option" key, then select the volume you just cloned to. The computer should boot to that drive. After you are at a desktop, I think it is a good idea to change the wall paper to something unusual and striking, so you know that this is the clone. Play around with the cloned boot to make sure everything works. Dismount (eject) the internal HDD, so you know everything you are doing is independent of the internal drive.
There are numerous iterations and implementations of PGP. Is this a simple stand alone app that can be removed by moving the application in the application folder to the trash? Or is it a background systemwide encryption/decryption scheme for the entire disk?

When I use migration assistant to move all my data from my Macbook Air to my Pro, it uses the last full back up not the last partial back up. The last full backup is two months old though. Both machines are running Mountain Lion. How do I get my latest 1

Hi
I need to move my data from a time capsule that backuped my Macbook Air (which has been destroyed by liquid damage) to my Macbook Pro. The Air and the Pro both run Mountain Lion and I have a clean installation on the Macbook Pro.
I used Migration Assitant to move the data across but while I have back ups of my Air up to 24 hours before it was destroyed, the migration assistant only wishes to migrate data from the last full back up that it finds which is 2 months old.
Please can you advise how I can restore the latest data to my Macbook Pro.
Many thanks.

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Iphoto transfer from timemachine macbookpro data to new macbook air?

Hi Folks.
I have an external HD with Timemachine saved data from my 2011 Macbook Pro which I recently sold. I now have the brand new Macbook Air 11.6 inches and, on opening Timemachine and searching my external hard drive I am unable to find my iphoto photos that were saved onto the timemachine external drive from my old macbookpro. All my other documents from my macbook pro are available on the external drive, including all my photos that were not saved on iphoto. However, all the iphoto pictures from the last 2 years, family pics, holidays photos etc etc seem to have completely vanished! What has happened??How do I find them and install them onto my new macbook air?? Very puzzled and highly traumatised!

EdBraz wrote:
Here is the route I did: Finder > time machine backups > My Macbook Pro folder > Chose a folder from a date from when I had the macbook pro and photos should be there > macintosh HD for that date > Users > My name folder > Pictures > iphoto Library icon >
This this message appears:
"The iPhoto library is a Time Machine backup, and so cannot be used as the main library. Reopen iPhoto with the Option key held down to choose another library".
Correct. When you click the iPhoto Library via the Finder, it tries to open it with the iPhoto app. But you cannot open backups with an app. You must Resrore that iPhoto Library somewhere to use it.
Which I do. Which then gives me one library option - iphoto. When I click to open, iphoto does open, but only with the new macbook air uploaded photos. My 2 years of photos of my macbook pro iphoto do not appear.
Also correct. It's opening the one you chose, not the one in the backups (you can't choose that one).
Really confusing for me. How can I open a file from March 2013 and have only August 2013 pictures in there from my new computer.
Again, you must restore the backup copy somewhere, then open the restored copy.
Try this: Point the Finder to your computer (open a Finder window and either select your computer in the sidebar or press Shift+Cmd+C). Then Enter Time Machine. Do not select anything in the Finder window yet, but select a backup in the TimeLine that was made on the MBP. That should not be grayed out, and you should be abel to select it.
Then navigate to your home folder (inside the /Users folder) and the iPhoto library. Do not click the usual Restore button at the lower right. Instead, select the iPhoto Library, control-click, choose the Restore iPhoto Library to... option, and choose an alternate location, such as your Desktop (not the location of your existing MBA iPhoto Library).
That will restore the MBP's iPhoto Library to your Desktop, and you should be able to open it with the iPhoto app (by starting iPhoto with the Alt/Option key as above).

Transferring Data - Iphone4 to MacBook Air

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