Where do migrated files and folders go on destination computer?

I used migration assistant send files and folders from my portable to my desktop. Just trying to get all my data in one place - probably attempting "merging." Followed instruction for migration assistant and it said it completed task. Butr I can not find the folders and files from my portable on my dektop. Where would they be??

Check here:
Macintosh HD/Users
It will probably be in a folder labeled with the name of the User Account on the old Mac.

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0 File(s) 0 bytes
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Last edited by Nazgulled (2009-08-05 14:41:47)

toad wrote:
Nazgulled wrote:Surely there must be a way to have the same sorting collation in Linux like in Windows
Ah, no. The way they are doing it is nonsensical and not good practice for a unix style system. Having said that, some solutions have already been offered in this thread.
While you are free to continue to ask others to help you achieve your aims, it may be more convenient for you to adapt to a structure that is displayed the same way under all systems (just to avoid frustration - not saying you _should_ do it ).
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Last edited by ohadbasan (2012-01-27 17:35:42)

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