On Dec 31, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > 1- leave the older system unplugged until asked to do so. > 2- you can do it at any time, the Migration Assistant is always > available to use. > 3- you have options for exactly what you can migrate > > I *strongly* recommend first setting up the new system and installing > all your applications fresh from the original distribution media. Do > all the Software Updates, make sure the new system is working > perfectly. THEN run the Migration Assistant and migrate all your USER > files, NO applications or system additions. > > This is exactly how I configured my own new system in August 2010* and > exactly how I have set up new systems for about three dozen clients in > the past couple of years. It is an efficient and robust methodology to > configuring a new Apple system. I have had to do zero support on all > those installations, they all worked flawlessly from the moment I > handed them back to the clients. > > Godfrey
I ended up doing it as Godfrey described as well. I tried migrating applications first, and many didn't work. I ended up erasing the hard drive and starting over. It all works perfectly now. Paul > > * with one additional step: I used SuperDuper to clone my working > startup drive first and ran the Migration Assistant using the clone. > That completely eliminates all possibility of anything during the > installation process losing data on the old system. > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:09 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> Happy New Year all. >> >> Looks like my iMac will be ordered in a day or so with projected >> delivery on the week of the 7th. >> >> I have been told by a friend of mine, who has a graphics business and >> uses Mac, as well as 1-2 lister, that i will be able to hook up my >> iBook to the new iMac and transfer files and programs over. >> My friend tells me to hook up at start up of the iMac but what I see >> on the Apple site it does not suggest that. >> I know i need a firewire adaptor from 400 to 800 but what are the >> thoughts on migration. I don't want to screw this up. >> >> Hopefully programs like PSCS1 and Toast 6 will run on the new OS. >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
