What is best way to copy the entire LR-3 catalog from an "old" computer to a "new" computer?

I just purchased a new desktop computer and installed LR-3 ver 3.6 on it. I would now like to transfer/copy everything (including negatives) in the LR-3 catalog of my old computer to the new computer. What is the best step-by-step procedure to do so? Should I copy to an external hard drive first and then import to new computer? I have saved a copy of every photo imported to the old computer in an external hard drive but I am not sure if I should use these files or rather export the entire catalog from the old computer to an external hard drive by starting in the library, highlight "All Photographs" under catalog, and then proceed under "file tab, export as catalog". Then import the catalog to the new computer. Any advice?

Geoff the kiwi wrote:
I would recommend using the Export as Catalog including Negative files to the external and then copy those files and the catalog to the new PC. When you have the catalog and files on the external place them all in one folder to make it easier to move.
100% agree! Export as Catalog. I just did those from Mac to PC and it worked with flawlessly. The only suggestion that I would add would be to divide your catalog into smaller subsections. I had a few thousand images and at times it looked like it was hung. It was difficult to determine if LR was actually doing something. I suspect it would be easier to tell if the catalog it was importing was smaller.

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