[videian28]

help? selling one machine buying another, no idea how to do this

[wataru]

Copy ~/Library/Mail to the other machine.

[videian28]

seems simple enough thanks

[agordona]

You should also copy ~/library/preferences/com.apple.mail.plist

[typoon]

If you have .Mac use Backup and Backup to CD. Just choose Mail to backup and it will back everything up for you. It also allows you back up any other things you might need. Like Prefs and stuff.

[Superchicken]

If you want your new Mac to run just like your old one, when you get the new one, connect the two via ethernet (or Firewire) and simply drag your library folder over. The only thing you'll need to make a backup of is your address book. Address book is finicky. Make sure you back that up from within the program. I lost my old Address book because I didn't think to do that...

[NeilCharter]

If you do have .Mac, you can also choose to keep you mail on the server, including any folders that you store old mail etc.

I keep everything on the server. That way I can access my mail from any of my macs and even on the pc at work using the webmail.

In general though, copying over your library contents is a great way to restore things like serial numbers for apps etc as well as your personal perferences.

Before you give your old mac up, make sure you delete your whole user directory - it's probably got some very useful information on it.

[videian28]

well I will be shipping out my mac sometime next week, and HOPEFULLY the firewire hard drive I ordered last week will be here by then, then I will use .Mac backup, I had not thought of that (never used before)

thanks for all the replies

[wataru]

.Mac backup is an extra step that seems kind of pointless to me. But if you want to give it a shot it couldn't do any harm.

[echosphere]

A side note, since you are getting a new machine and ditching the old one:

Make sure you deauthorize your computer (from .Mac) and ESPECIALLY if you have any music on it that you bought from the iTunes Music Store. I think you can deauthorize it later but it may be harder. Plus you can only play your music on 3 (or 5 now?) computers.

Also, if you do a fresh install on the machine you are selling, it does NOT deauthorize that computer (your computer's "ID" is stored on the logic board hardware, not in OSX's software).

The ways you should do it is:

iSynce - click on the .Mac (blue globe) at the bottom unregister this computer.
iTunes - Advanced menu click on Deauthorize.

Maybe others have more suggestions.....

~Echo

[wataru]

Unregistering your computer from iSync is very easy and can be done from any computer. De-authorizing your computer from iTunes can only be done from that machine.