On Mar 7, 2010, at 6:15 PM, dorayme wrote: >> John Carmonne <carmo...@aol.com> Mar 06 04:27PM -0800 ^ >> >> On Mar 6, 2010, at 2:37 PM, dorayme wrote: >> .... >> >> Well this sounds so complicated to me.; I would start all over. I assume you >> still have the QS intact, I would start with a brand new untouched MacBook >> Pro and just let Migration Assistant do what it does best. > > Hi John, > > I really wish I knew what MA does best! <g> > > All I want is this: I continue to work with my QS as usual. I will NEVER EVER > abandon it! It is the best machine i have ever had, and that includes my ex > Ford XY. > > But my MB should have the latest apps that came installed from Apple when it > was delivered plus all the latest versions of my favourite apps (like Firefox > with add ons and extensions, Cyberduck, iCab ...) that I have *recently* > downloaded fresh from the internet. > > And, critically, *in addition*, in respect to things like Mail, having all my > messages from way back, all my old mailboxes, when I send new messages they > go to their destination "from" whatever email I choose, servers are contacted > without bafflement, passwords known. And in respect to MT-Newswatcher, having > all the same groups and settings and ready to go. About Cyberduck, all the > bookmarks and all the settings and all the passwords known. If keychain is > crucial for passwords, that keychain is updated from the QS. > > -- > dorayme > > I think you can make a CCC of your QS on an external and then connect it to the MB via USB and use MA to update the new MacBook from the external disk I fact I've done it. Just migrate the whole thing and then see what you have. You've nothing to lose. As someone said also the time starts out lying.
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