Hi again David, I just realised this is a brand new MacBook Pro (i.e. no User Account etc setup yet).
In Snow Leopard Setup Assistant includes “migration technology,” which is a fancy way of saying that it knows how to copy important files from another computer or another volume in an intelligent way. Although Snow Leopard includes a stand-alone application called Migration Assistant (in /Applications/Utilities), you probably won’t need to use it because Apple has integrated this tool’s capabilities (with a somewhat different interface) into Setup Assistant itself. This feature lets you transfer data from a bootable duplicate stored on another volume. From another Mac: Files from another Mac on your network, or connected with a FireWire cable. When you reach the screen in Setup Assistant that says “Do You Already Own a Mac?” you’re looking at migration options. I know you have said below that you don't wish to use Migration Assistant. That's a pity as Firewire Target Disk Mode & Migration Assistant is such an easy way to transfer the Users Account, Network settings etc. Cheers, Ronni On 28/11/2009, at 2:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > No David, I have only ever been to one WAMUG Meeting years ago when Daniel > Kerr demonstrated my "IceBook". > > Just remember you will be Migrating from a PowerPC to an Intel Machine. > > NB: Upgrade any PPC apps to Universal versions (if they exist) before running > anything. > <http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963?viewlocale=en_US> > > A good guide by 'Kappy' worth reading can be found here: > <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435350> > > A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs: > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 28/11/2009, at 2:32 PM, David Moyle wrote: > >> >> Afternoon, >> >> Perfect Ronni! Thats the exact information I was after. :) >> >> Are you going to be at the meeting on Tuesday? >> >> Thanks, >> >> David Moyle >> Systems Technician >> Apple, Windows, Cisco >> ------ >> Western Australia >> Mb: 0427 888 257 >> >> >> >> >> On 28/11/2009, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi David, >>> >>> Copy his mail folder under Home > Library > Mail and also the plist under >>> Home > Library > preferences - "com.apple.mail.plist" >>> and place in the same positions on his new MacBook Pro. >>> >>> Importing Mail messages:The first time you launch Mail, a window prompts >>> you to “upgrade” your existing email messages. >>> This extra step, which Mail does not permit you to skip if you already have >>> saved messages, should take no more than a few minutes, and is necessary >>> because the Snow Leopard version of Mail uses a different database format >>> to store information about your messages. >>> >>> Note that the iCal data is not the same structure and now stores your data >>> in /Users/yourname/Library/Calendars. >>> For this reason copy his iCal folder to the desktop of your Mac and use >>> Import in iCal. >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >>> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> >>> >>> On 28/11/2009, at 11:07 AM, David Moyle wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Morning all, >>>> >>>> I'm just chasing some advice from you all. >>>> >>>> In a few days my housemate will be getting his new MacBook Pro 13" he >>>> bought yesterday at Black Friday prices. >>>> He will be migrating from a G4 14" running 10.4. >>>> >>>> What are the recommended solutions for migrating all of his Mail >>>> settings/actions/folders? >>>> >>>> I don't particularly want to use Migration Assistant from previous bad >>>> experiences at work. Will Apple Mail 10.6 import if its connected as a >>>> Firewire drive? Doh!. Just realised I'll need to grab a FW 400-800 cable >>>> todo the transfer. >>>> >>>> Any information is greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> David Moyle >>>> Systems Technician >>>> Apple, Windows, Cisco >>>> ------ >>>> Western Australia >>>> Mb: 0427 888 257 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
