Windows Migration Assistant very slow via ethernet cable but after 36 hours .......
I am using Windows Migration Assistant to migrate from my 3 year old HP laptop running Windows 8 to a brand new iMac using an ethernet cable..
The pairing went well but, after 36 hours the laptop tells me there are 13 hors to go and iMac says 8 hours +. What am I doing wrong?
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Wi-Fi and Ethernet are very slow ways and I don't recommend to use them unless you have to transfer small sizes. If they are big, don't use it.
What you can do is to make a Time Machine backup on your old hard drive, so get an external drive to do it. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
After making the backup, connect the external drive to your new iMac and use Migration Assistant to restore your files. If you haven't set up your iMac yet, Setup Assistant will ask you to restore the backup.
You have to restart both iMacs before doing this, so migration will be stopped
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What should I do now?
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Wi-Fi and Ethernet are very slow ways and I don't recommend to use them unless you have to transfer small sizes. If they are big, don't use it.
What you can do is to make a Time Machine backup on your old hard drive, so get an external drive to do it. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
After making the backup, connect the external drive to your new iMac and use Migration Assistant to restore your files. If you haven't set up your iMac yet, Setup Assistant will ask you to restore the backup.
You have to restart both iMacs before doing this, so migration will be stopped -
Trying to transfer file via Ethernet Cable - but failing. Why?
Hi,
Many thanks for your attention.
I am trying to transfer a small file from a MacBook Pro to a Mac.
What step am I missing?
1. Both Macs on. On both Macs, Airport is turned off.
2. A Crossover Ethernet Cable plugged into both Macs.
3. Under System Preferences/ File Sharing is turned On in both computers.
4. Don't know if this is necessary - but under System Preferences/ Security - Allow all Incoming Connections is checked.
5. On the computer that I want to receive the file:
Under Finder/ Go/ I select Connect To Server
6. Then I click the Browse option.
7. The 1st Computer's icon appears in a window.
8. I click on the icon.
9. For a few moments, it says - "Connecting - "
10. But then after a few moments - Connection always Fails.
Followed these steps via other Posts, but they must have neglected to mention a step I am missing.moonlightcaravan wrote:
Second, seeing "connecting" and connection failed is normal. You must click on "Connect As" in the Finder window and then enter the username and password for the admin account on the other computer. That should fix things.
Thanks for responding.
When does clicking on "Connect As" happen in the process above?
After step six? Seven?
After the connection has failed?
Is this the FInder window that shows the icon of the computer you want to copy the file from?
You should see "Connect As" in the Finder near the top right of the window as shown below:
!http://blog.brothersoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/howto_copy_files_to_or_from_your_iphone02.jpg! -
Internet very slow via Ethernet on my New Macbook Pro
I bought brand new Macbook pro 13.3 Mid 2012, 2 days back, internet worked fine for the first 30 minutes then it started me to put it in the trouble. Webpages were unable load completely, i have no problem with the internet beacuse i checked it with other PC windows, it is working absolutely fine.
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Your prompt reply would be high helpful to me.It's probably - more likely than not - a problem with your network setup rather than your MacBook Pro. Are you able to use it wirelessly? Does the problem occur only when you're using wired Ethernet? Have you tried resetting your router and your modem?
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If everything is fine with your router and modem you should be able to setup Ethernet and WiFi preferences on your MBP.
Good luck,
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I transferred files and photos from MacBook to iMac via ethernet cable and using migration assistant. However every time I transferred, it created a separate user and it transferred all files and photos again and again. So now I have 3 users accounts with all files and photos saved 3 times on same iMac !! Any idea how to avoid this ?
Yes, you ran into a very understandable problem.
When you use Migration Assistant, it cannot over-write the account that you happen to be using at the time. Upon migrating accounts, it will tell you that it is going to create a new one, but that message is easy to miss.
If you have three identical accounts, log in to the account you want to keep, and delete the redundant ones in System Preferences > Users & Groups.
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That's OK too, but in that case you would want to create a temporary account whose sole purpose is to run Migration Assistant so that you may migrate your old one with an identical name. Be sure to give the new account Administrator privileges. When that finishes you would log in to the newly migrated account, and delete the temporary account. -
Windows migration assistant won't go passed the first screen. Connecting hp files to new Mac mini with Ethernet cable. Also tried USB
Are you following these instructions?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796
Have yo tired by connecting both to same network vice direct ethernet connection?
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How to use Migration Assistant when trying to transfer from MacBook to a new iMac via Ethernet cable
I've been trying to transfer data from my MacBook to my new iMac via Ethernet cable and I get to the point of the transfer starting. Then on my iMac the Migration Assistant shuts down and takes me back to my desktop. Any ideas on why this keeps happening?
Start over, restoring the OS on the new machine, and follow the steps outlined in Pondini's Setup New Mac guide using the Setup Assistant.
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Ah, a Powerbook. I miss that. Anyways, I believe that the Powerbook G4 has an Firewire 400/800 port. Why don't you do that? It's fast, and you don't have to set up one of those funky reverse wire ethernet cables. I wouldn't use Migration Assistant, but that's just me. Too many issues. I'd start up your brand new MacBook Pro and during the setup assistant, it'll ask you to transfer data from an older Mac. Using firewire with a Target Disk Mode, it's pretty fast.
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m1doc,
Are you migrating from a Mac or a MS Window machine? Either way you probably should be in touch with AppleCare, you have 90 days of free AppleCare telephone support. They can usually help on issues like this. If you don't know the phone number please use http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 to help find the number in your country. -
i have att u verse modem and it wi fi was not working. So i got net gear wi fi and connected to att modem . i connected my apple TV via Ethernet cable to att uverse modem . i did not want slow down my wi fi speed. My Apple phone is on Netgear wifi .Now airplay is not working .
Make sure that the Att Modem goes to the netgear router via ethernet cable. Then connect your Apple Tv with a ethernet cable to the back of the net gear router. Airplay wants it to both be connected to the same device, usually.
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I am linking 7 airport expresses to an airport extreme via ethernet cables in a large estate I maintain. Is there a specific product apple recommends to act as the "backbone" in such an application? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you
Is there a specific product apple recommends to act as the "backbone" in such an application
Apple does not recommend a specific product in this regard.
In general, you would connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Exteme to a Gigabit Ethernet switch, then connect as many Ethernet cable runs as you want to use to remote locations around the house.
Ethernet switches come in 5-port, 8-port, 16-port etc versions, so choose according to your needs.
I recommend Netgear and Cisco switches, but I am sure that there are other good products from which to choose.
Be sure to run CAT6 Ethernet cable to allow for the faster speeds coming in the next decade or so. -
Only minimal email transferred via Windows Migration Assistant.
I just completed Windows Migration Assistant. The only email transferred (from Outlook and Win XP) was the Inbox and Trash (not Sent, not all my subfolders). Is this what's supposed to happen or was there a glitch? Documents transferred fine. Thanks!
Follow
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/ -
Hi there.
Every time I start the software on my Win 7 64-bit I get an erroer about the msoeacct.dll in windows/system32. And then the programm itself tells me I have to close / shutdown Windows Mail.
I don't have Windows Mail open nor any program which could use it afaik.
I also tryed everything to fix the problem. Delete the msoeacct.dll. Install a new one. Put in sme from a another folder in my PC. Delete the Windows Mail folder with the progamm itslef. Deinstall Windows Live Mail, re-install MSIE and so on. But I can not find the error nor fix it.
Pls help me if you can. Thank you.Hey alistairmck,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you want to know about Windows migration assistant requirements. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
Switch Basics: Migrate your Windows files to your Mac
On your PC, Download Windows Migration Assistant , then open it.
Make sure both computers are turned on and connected to your wired or wireless network. If needed, you can use a single ethernet cable to create a simple network between the two computers.
Click Continue on the PC.
On your Mac, open Migration Assistant by clicking Launchpad in the Dock, and typing Migration Assistant in the search field.
When you're asked how you want to transfer your information, choose "From another Mac, PC, Time Machine backup, or other disk".
Click Continue on your Mac.
When prompted, enter your name and password.
Click Continue to quit other applications. Other applications can't be open on your Mac during the transfer.
Select "From another Mac or PC".
Click Continue.
Once your PC appears in the Migration Assistant window of your Mac, click Continue.
On your PC you should see the passcode that was displayed on the Mac. Click Continue.
On your Mac, select the information you want to transfer to your Mac, then click Continue.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario
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