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What is the recommended method for transferring from a PowerBook G4 to a previously owned MacBook Pro?
My current MacBook Pro is being replaced and I would like to give it to my wife to replace her PowerBook G4. We use the same network, but have different applications and data on our machines.
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What I'd do is when you get your new MBP connect it to your old MBP with a firewire cable when you first turn the new one on. Make sure the old one is on as well. When the setup assistant asks if you want to transfer information from another computer select the appropriate option and tell it to transfer via firewire.
This will transfer all applications, data, and settings to your new MBP.
Then I'd repeat the same step on your old MBP with the G4. Note, before you do the transfer with the G4 make sure everything is ok on your new MBP. Use it a while and make sure all your data is there. Once you migrate from the G4 to the old MBP it'll likely overwrite things.
Plug them together and except this time on the old MBP "Migration Assitant" in /Applications/Utilities. Tell it to transfer data from another mac, firewire, continue. Then everything from the G4 should be on the old MBP.
Here's Apple's Knowledge Base on how to do this. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3322
This will transfer all applications, data, and settings to your new MBP.
Then I'd repeat the same step on your old MBP with the G4. Note, before you do the transfer with the G4 make sure everything is ok on your new MBP. Use it a while and make sure all your data is there. Once you migrate from the G4 to the old MBP it'll likely overwrite things.
Plug them together and except this time on the old MBP "Migration Assitant" in /Applications/Utilities. Tell it to transfer data from another mac, firewire, continue. Then everything from the G4 should be on the old MBP.
Here's Apple's Knowledge Base on how to do this. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3322
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Thanks for the quick response. Since my wife and I use our computers in different ways, I wasn't sure if it wasn't better to reformat the MacBook Pro, reinstall the operating system, and then migrate her data and applications over. Is this overkill?
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Not at all. Actually, that's what I normally do. It helps the system run smoother from cleaning out a lot of clutter and you'll regain a lot of hard drive space too. I just didn't mention it because I wasn't sure whether you wanted another step :) Just make sure all your data is there on your new MBP before you wipe the old one.
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