Why are files divided with upgrade from old mac to mba?
I transferred all my files and applications from a MacBook to a MacBook Air running Lion about two months ago. I ended up with a divided system and can only access some files on one side and other files on the other side. Each side is password protected.
How do I dissolve this partition without losing anything?
Marsha
Hi Marsha,
I feel like we might be using the word "partition" in the wrong context here, so hopefully you can elaborate. In computing terms a partition would indicate a physical (or software) based division of a storage solution, such as your hard drive. For example, Boot Camp partitions a hard drive to create an OS X and a separate Windows environment.
What it sounds like you're experiencing is you have two different user accounts, one that was on the MacBook Air (prior to the migration) and then a separate user account that was brought over from the MacBook after the migration?
Is that correct? Be happy to help with additional clarification.
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