Transferring iPhone backup from PC to Mac - will this work?

Hi,
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and am almost done with transferring everything from my PC to my Mac after a long full day and a half of backing up, reformatting external hard drives etc.
I have read to transfer an iPhone backup from PC to Mac you need to do the following:
If you are a Windows user, open the Start menu, click on "Computer" and then navigate to the "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" directory.
And then:
Click on the "Finder" icon and navigate to the "Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup" folder on the Mac.
I did the first step just fine, but when I tried to find the folder on the Mac by both manual navigation and then a spotlight search, it wasn't found, so I went into the Library/Application Support and then created a new folder with the name MobileSync and a subfolder 'Backup' within that. Will this work?
If not, could someone please help me on how to get my iPhone backup onto the Mac.
Thankyou!

Hi this username has already been taken,
If you are looking to migrate all of your files from your Windows machine to your Mac prior to resyncing your iPhone, you may find the steps outlined in the following article helpful:
Switch Basics: Migrate your Windows files to your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2518
About Windows Migration Assistant
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796
If you would like to separately copy or back up your iPhone's iTunes backup file for safe keeping prior to the transfer, you may also find the information in this article useful (under the section Where are iTunes backups stored on your computer):
iTunes: About iOS backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
Regards,
- Brenden

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