Re: [CGUYS] OS X Migration A**istant is broken
It said it will take 14 hours. That was at 2:00 this afternoon. I'm waiting...still waiting... I'm astonished. Migration Assistant is a solid product and quite fast. I typically migrate a heavily loaded Mac in 10 to 15 minutes, but that is using FireWire. Ethernet is going to be slow and 14 hours is quite possible. My worry is that migrating from an obviously troubled computer is just going to move your troubles to a new home. I would not use Migration Assistant in such a situation. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] OS X Migration A**istant is broken
I backed up the boot drive to an external FireWire drive and plugged it into the iMac. Migration assistant only sees two accounts that I deleted several months ago, and not the one user account that's current. I assume the deleted accounts are in a preference somewhere, but where? Check the Users directory to confirm that those accounts were completely deleted. In System Preferences/Accounts and also /Users/ those deleted accounts aren't there. I can't see them when I make the invisible files visible either. Where is the data for the user accounts stored? In the main Library or System/Library--and which folder/file? Can it be edited in Terminal? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] OS X Migration A**istant is broken
Where is the data for the user accounts stored? In the main Library or System/Library--and which folder/file? Can it be edited in Terminal? Migration Assistant displays the list of user accounts with a check box for each account. You only check the accounts you want transferred. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] OS X Migration A**istant is broken
Where is the data for the user accounts stored? In the main Library or System/Library--and which folder/file? Can it be edited in Terminal? Migration Assistant displays the list of user accounts with a check box for each account. You only check the accounts you want transferred. The fun continues. The only way I can get Migration Assistant to find the right drive is over the network. Fine. OK. I cleaned up the drives ahead of time. It said it will take 14 hours. That was at 2:00 this afternoon. I'm waiting...still waiting... I could have moved every single file one by one in less time. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it worked OK. thanks anyway. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] OS X Migration A**istant is broken
I'm trying to transfer data from a G4 to an Intel iMac. The G4 has 3 internal drives. Migration Assistant only sees the first drive on the first bus. The boot drive is the 3rd drive on the second internal bus. The first drive has OS 9 on it, and isn't big enough to use for backing up the boot drive so that the MA can see it. I'd rather not open the G4 and move the drives. If it were a G5, it would be easy, but it's not. All drives are set to Cable Select, not Master/Slave. You don't have to move anything. Just temporarily pull the cable off the drives you want ignored. I backed up the boot drive to an external FireWire drive and plugged it into the iMac. Migration assistant only sees two accounts that I deleted several months ago, and not the one user account that's current. I assume the deleted accounts are in a preference somewhere, but where? Check the Users directory to confirm that those accounts were completely deleted. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
