Transferring from old to new Mac

I would like to transfer some of the files, apps etc on our old Mac G4 to a new Mac Mini. Problem is we only have one monitor. Any thoughts on the best way? G4 is running on 10.4.11 and Mini has the latest. We do have a Powerbook as well.

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Missing songs when transferring from old to new laptop

Hi
I have just moved my songs from old to new laptop. Unfortuantely it has not copied all of them over, when I try to play in itunes it asks me to locate them. I have checked what has copied over and it has definately left them off, problem is it's left off quite a lot. Was there something that I should have done on the old laptop before copying them to an external device?
sue

To do that, you need to go to "/Applications/System Preferences" then go to the "Accounts" prefpane, then click on the user you want to delete, then click on the minus button in the bottom left corner of the window, but make sure you are logged in as the good user to do this and that the good user is an administrator.

Transfer from old to new Mac impossible

I can't transfer the information from old G5 to a new Mac Pro 8 core. Using T mode, as described, transfer doesn't occur after two hours at all. There is a window "Transferring information" but nothing happens. Using SuperDuper! or Migration Assistant from OS10.4.10 to copy the entire bootable volume from the external HD, is impossible. However, it's possible to copy the old volume to a second, non startup disk, but without libraries, which is worthless.
Do I have to manually transfer the libraries to the new computer in order to use the old applications? It's going to take for ever. I have no idea why the simple transfer from the old Mac to the new doesn't work as advertise.
Milan

When you booted up the new machine the first time, did you use the migration assistant? If not, you might want to try using the Restore disk and restore the Mac Pro to its factory state. Also, take a look at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25773 and A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs. Those should get you started in the right direction.

How do I move my PlayLists from old to new Mac?

Just got a new Mac with Lion on it.
I have moved my iTunes Library collection over from old computer to new one.
But, how can I move all my old 'PlayLists' from my other machine to my new one as I don't want to spend days re-making them all?
Thanks

The iTunes Library.itl file is a database of the songs in your library and the playlists you've created. Some song-specific data is saved in this file. If you delete the file, iTunes creates a new, empty copy when you open the application, but any playlists, song ratings, comments, or other information you created is lost.
Find the file on your old Mac and copy it to your new Mac.
Read this for details: What are iTunes library files: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660

Iphoto library from old to new mac

I just upgraded to Macbook pro retina display.
I have all my photos in iphoto on my older macbook.
I use faces on every photo and instead of just copying the photos, I want to make sure I do not lose anything (like faces desigantions).
How can I do this?
I also have a time capsule that has many backups from my macbook.
Thank you

Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external hard drive formed Mac OS extended (journaled) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac and it will open the library and convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward.
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Transferring from Old to New iPod

I just got a new 80GB classic iPod, and I'm trying to copy the songs from my old 1st generation nano to this new iPod. I tried the select all then drag method, but it didn't work. In place of the usual dashed box and plus sign under the cursor, the circle-with-a-line-through-it came up.
Is it even possible to sync between iPods? Thanks for your help.

You cannot copy directly from one iPod to another. The music must first be transferred from your old iPod back to the computer and iTunes, and from iTunes to your new iPod.
For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.
SharePod is also freeware.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.

How to Transfer Files from old to new Mac Mini?

I plan to buy a new Mac Mini to replace my 2004 model which uses OS 10.4. How best to transfer my files from the old to the new Mini?

The Migration Assistant utility that is included with all recent versions of OS X. Instructions can be found in the OS X Help.

Sorry, new. How to get rid of files left from firewire transfer from old to new mac shows up in finder.

When I transferred files by firewire from a macbook to a macbook (snow leopard) I find some type of files in the finder of the newer mac. They look like
user files and appear to show network connections or something I do not recognize, I don't seem to be able to delete these files for some reason. Is there
any way short of formatting and starting over please??
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The best method is to archive the contents of the TC to a disk.. archive is available via the airport utility.
Simply plug in a USB drive large enough to store all the material presently on the TC, 1TB or 2TB or 3TB.. whichever model it is.
Archive I have drawn red box around.
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Use the Erase disk.. just the Quick erase is ok.. takes a couple of min and then you have a nice empty drive to start loading TM backups on.

Transferring from old to new iMac computer

I am buying a new iMac to replace my 4 year old iMac. I want want to transfer everything from my old iMac to the new one.
My question is which transfer method is best, Target disk or Time Machine?
Am not sure of exactly what happens when I connect the TM to the new computer & if this will download everything including apps.
Looking for pros & cons of each method before I start.

Bob,
Please click the link below for a Time Machine tutorial:
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#timemachinebasics
Time Machine works quite well however as with any system it should be checked from time to time to guarantee everything is still working OK. Kind of like checking the oil on your car or double checking the front door is locked at night.
If you want to learn more about TM then I would also recommend looking over these TM FAQ's put together by Pondini.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html

Migrate email from old to new mac (outlook to entourage)

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Anyone have any ideas on how to migrate email messages from an old imac (OS 9.2) to a new one (OS X). The old machine is running Outlook and the new one is Entourage. There are ways to save individuals messages as text and then move them over, but that is a lot of saving (one at a time). I don't see an export option in Outlook.
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When you booted up the new machine the first time, did you use the migration assistant? If not, you might want to try using the Restore disk and restore the Mac Pro to its factory state. Also, take a look at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25773 and A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs. Those should get you started in the right direction.

Transferring from old to new version of Elements

I am using Mountain Lion. Just got Elements 11. I had Elemnts 4. How do I move the pictures from that old version?

None of your photos were "in" Elements 4, if you were using the mac version. The late lamented File Browser was just a browser (showed you the folder you pointed it at, but didn't import or contain photos in any way) and any keywords you assigned using it were written into the files themselves as metadata. If you want to use organizer, just import the photos (File>Get Photos>From Files and Folders), and you should see the option to import any keywords assigned via the Browser.
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Transferring from old to new user account

My existing user account is corrupted, and will not allow my Mac G5 (non-intel) to boot the desktop items; it only gets past the log in stage. In order to access my files, I created a new user account, and am able to transfer my files across easily enough. However, the problem is of course that I have lost quite a few settings, e.g. iTunes account and music/movie files, Safari bookmarks etc.
If I reinstall Leopard, will this fix the user account?
If not, is there a way to transfer the settings from one account to another? I have tried copying and pasting into the relevant directories, but this does not appear to work with either iTunes or Safari.
I would be most grateful for any advice.
Thank you.

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Transferring from old to new computer

My computer recently got a virus that does not let me log on to the internet. I have since gotten a new computer. I was able to transfer my "purchased" songs that I had gotten from the iTunes store onto my new computer by following the online directions.
However, I could not transfer the rest of my playlist that I had uploaded from my cds. I would like to keep the current order of songs in my playlist and not have to reload all of the cds into my new computer and manually order the entire playlist again.
Can you please tell me how to do this. I have read a couple things that say I must be logged on to the internet on the old computer to transfer to the new computer but this is not possible because the old computer with the virus cannot connect to the internet. All help would be appreciated!!!

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Not all text messages and photos transferred from old to new iPhone

Old iPhone 4 backed up via iTunes successfully. Then plugged in new iPhone 5C, restored from the backup of the old iPhone 4. Things seemed to be working okay, but for some reason I only have text messages that up to June 24, 2013. Same thing with phone calls and photos. All the records stop at 6/24. The old phone definitely has more data on it, in photos, messages and phone calls.
Not sure.

Old iPhone 4 backed up via iTunes successfully. Then plugged in new iPhone 5C, restored from the backup of the old iPhone 4. Things seemed to be working okay, but for some reason I only have text messages that up to June 24, 2013. Same thing with phone calls and photos. All the records stop at 6/24. The old phone definitely has more data on it, in photos, messages and phone calls.
Not sure.

IWork from old to new Mac, problem occurred.

Greetings,
iWork I have bought years ago on CD and installed on MB-Pro.
Now I have a MB-Air.
Since the Air has no CD/DVD player I transferred iWork from Pro to Air.
Starting up Pages (i.e.) on the Air I get this message:
I can't find the installer (also through a search. iWork search gives: iWork folder containing: Keynote, Numbers, Pages apps)
The DVD player of the Pro is broken.
I rather not repurchase or buy an update.
I rather not Download due expenses ($40.00 per GB) (Sitting in a cafe or neighbour i.e. to Download is not an option)
Is there a solution to get iWork working properly from this situation?
Thanks!

I never wrote that applications can't be updated when they are stored in a non standard location.
I wrote that iWork applications, when delivered as a single package, must be stored together in a given folder for such process.
At this time they weren't delivered as single separated apps but as a package.
In fact this feature apply only to iWork '09.
It's because for this package, updaters applied to the three embedded applications.
Only the late update was a Keynote only one.
For iWork '08, there were separated updaters for each applications so, installing them out of their original folder wasn't a problem.
The fact that you forget to copy the resources when you wanr to work from an other system is not an Apple problem, it's yours.
I repeat that you were wrong and that you didn't understood what you were writing about, because the shared folder, the one which must be copied, is not the one which you described with :
upon first run, the app creates its folder in Application Support if need be.
The shared folder:
Macintosh HD:Library:Application Support:iWork '09:
or
Macintosh HD:Library:Application Support:iWork '09:
is not created at application's first launch, it's created by the installer during the installation process.
The one which you described is :
Macintosh HD:Users:<userAccount>:Library:Application Support:iWork:
For someone understanding the way iWork is installed, the copy process is perfectly neat and clear.
It is more efficient than installing then apply the required updates which, to be up to date require :
install iWork
apply iWork update9.1
apply keynote update 5.1.1
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mercredi 11 avril 2012
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 12 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.3
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