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Copying apps onto new computer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: La Crosse, WI
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Ok, so I plan on getting a new computer soon. In order to get the new one, I'm going to have to sell this one. I'm really hoping I won't have to track down, download, install, and jump through all the other hoops of getting the software I have on my PowerBook right now. Is there any way I can copy all my programs onto an external hard drive, then copy them onto my new computer since there are no install files as there is on a PC? Hoping theres some way I can copy all of my programs rather than having to find and download them all again.
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All relatively recent macs automatically import everything. When you boot your new machine you will be asked whether you are migrating from an old one. Get a firewire cable, and the rest is easy.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Thanks, looks like SuperDuper will be the solution to create a carbon copy of my HD onto my external. This computer will be completely GONE when I get my new one, so I won't be able to import and export things that way.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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IMHO, I wouldn't copy them over... I would install fresh.
Yes, it would be faster to transfer them over, but you will surely find updates to many of the applications while installing. Also, you don't want to copy over preferences you don't use, etc. I also look at what applications I'm not using and weed them out during the transition.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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By "copying over" does that mean copying an application icon or application folder containing various icons/files onto another media, and then onto a new Mac, or directly. (Rather than using Migration assistant, for example).
I picked up an older iMac G3 running 10.3.9 for my daughter to play around with and set up my admin account and a user account for her. It has Word and Excel from Office X and some other apps installed. She doesn't need these, but I could use them on my new Macbook.
Can I copy the files/folders to a USB drive, and then simply drag to my Applications folder on the Macbook? Or will this not work because of the PPC/Intel difference? Would it have worked otherwise between two Intel macs?
Alternatively, is it possible to connect the iMac and Macbook via Ethernet and have them networked directly, not over a LAN. Would I use Appletalk for them to see each other? This is in case I want to transfer files back & forth (not applications, but things like photos, mp3s, etc.).
Any input would be appreciated.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Of course you can copy whatever you want from one computer running OS X to another. Don't over think easy tasks.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Thanks Big Mac. You're right, it is easy. I just wanted verification. I'm not new to Macs, but i am new to OSX. In OS9, many applications install extensions and other files in various places. Sometimes as a result, one cannot just copy over an application file or folder, because some of the other pieces do not get transferred to the new computer.
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