[losta]

I'm impressed... with my new Mac setup. I just got a new (store demo G5 dual 1.8 older version) and the setup was so easy to transfer all my settings from my powerbook. It connected via firewire and grabbed all my data. Now my new PowerMac has all my settings, applications, files, bookmarks and preferences even the desktop has exactly what my other one had. It was so easy and that part is usually the most time consuming part of getting a new computer.

Way to go Apple!

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[SupahCoolX]

Mmm.. double the thumby goodness.

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[HOMBRESINIESTRO]

[Betox]

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[entrox]

+1..errr..

[monkeybrain]

While the going's good

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[Powaqqatsi]

x10

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[OB1]

That's cool. Huge noob question I'll pop in here - Did you just drop your home folder in to the users folder on you new machine? Does the new machine have to be running the same version of OS X? Can I drop a home folder from a 10.2.6 machine in a users folder of a 10.3 machine?

You guys rule

[ajprice]

[losta]

To answer Ben OB1,
After restoring the software from the disks (it was a demo machne but I got the disks from a newer Power Mac). The little Panther start up music started then it asked if I had an older FW Mac I was upgrading from. Then it walked me through the steps i.e. connect cables, power on older mac in target disk mode cmd T etc.

I was transfering from a 12" Powerbook with Panther but I think it would work with any version of OS X. Not just my home folder is the same, my desktop, dock, applications, .Mac setting, bookmarks and preferences some printers. It was as if it was the same computer (with way more power and HD space of course) and saved me hours of setup.

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[Matt OS X]

Originally posted by HOMBRESINIESTRO:

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[Thain Esh Kelch]

Originally posted by ajprice:

Oh - My - God!

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[gorickey]

http://www.thumbsup.com

[Matt OS X]

Originally posted by losta:
I'm impressed... with my new Mac setup. I just got a new (store demo G5 dual 1.8 older version) and the setup was so easy to transfer all my settings from my powerbook. It connected via firewire and grabbed all my data. Now my new PowerMac has all my settings, applications, files, bookmarks and preferences even the desktop has exactly what my other one had. It was so easy and that part is usually the most time consuming part of getting a new computer.

Way to go Apple!

Yeah, i'm curious here- how did you find out about this method?

[Brass]

I believe he was talking about this excellent new feature of the new G5 standard Mac OS X Setup Assistant (also included with Tiger).

[hmurchison2001]

You damn post count whores!

[Superchicken]

... Apple makes getting new Macs fun... to bad you didn't get the experience of unpacking it from the original box

[RooneyX]

Wow, you transferred files including dozens of prefs and invisible files that are no longer used. I like it the old fashioned manual way.

[Brass]

Originally posted by RooneyX:
Wow, you transferred files including dozens of prefs and invisible files that are no longer used. I like it the old fashioned manual way.

Actually, it's not that bad. You get the option of which parts of the system you want to transfer (applications, users, network settings, etc). It makes life a lot easier this way.

If you're really worried about all the old prefs files, it's still easier to do it this way, and then delete the /Library and ~/Library directories afterwards.

That way you've still got all your apps and docs, but none of the prefs, etc.

[tRr]

Originally posted by RooneyX:
Wow, you transferred files including dozens of prefs and invisible files that are no longer used. I like it the old fashioned manual way.

Then... don't use it

I help people do this all the time and I think it's/will be a fantastic tool.

[RooneyX]

Originally posted by Brass:
Actually, it's not that bad. You get the option of which parts of the system you want to transfer (applications, users, network settings, etc). It makes life a lot easier this way.

If you're really worried about all the old prefs files, it's still easier to do it this way, and then delete the /Library and ~/Library directories afterwards.

That way you've still got all your apps and docs, but none of the prefs, etc.

True. But in recent months I was playing with X11, Fink, other apps, games, etc and I had all sorts of folders and hidden files I didn't quite notice until I saw my drive from another computer on a network. I didn't think much of it until lately when I did a clean system reinstall and saw how much neater my root and other directories are.

When I do a back up to a FW drive I copy the Home and Applications folder but in the actual Home/Library directory I only copy over Safari, Mail and Explorer data. When I do a new OS install I get a nice clean system and it's very quick to copy over my backed up data. The only thing I have to install through set up are my Unsanity haxies but that's a two minute operation.

[Gee4orce]

LOL! So you get a nice new clean system - instead of using the Apple upgrade tool - and then you install Haxies onto it ?!!?

[WJMoore]

Originally posted by Gee4orce:
LOL! So you get a nice new clean system - instead of using the Apple upgrade tool - and then you install Haxies onto it ?!!?

Haxies aren't as bad as you may think. I know I changed my perceptions after reading that. Mind you I still haven't felt the need to use one.

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[ryju]

Originally posted by hmurchison2001:


You damn post count whores!

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[RooneyX]

Originally posted by Gee4orce:
LOL! So you get a nice new clean system - instead of using the Apple upgrade tool - and then you install Haxies onto it ?!!?

Xound and Labels X are essential haxies that should have been in the OS in the first place.

[Brass]

Originally posted by RooneyX:
True. But in recent months I was playing with X11, Fink, other apps, games, etc and I had all sorts of folders and hidden files I didn't quite notice until I saw my drive from another computer on a network. I didn't think much of it until lately when I did a clean system reinstall and saw how much neater my root and other directories are.

When I do a back up to a FW drive I copy the Home and Applications folder but in the actual Home/Library directory I only copy over Safari, Mail and Explorer data. When I do a new OS install I get a nice clean system and it's very quick to copy over my backed up data. The only thing I have to install through set up are my Unsanity haxies but that's a two minute operation.

Even for someone like you this could still help. It will copy over your Applications and Home directories for you and you can choose not to copy anything else, if you like.

Then if you're still paranoid about cleaning up stuff in the ~/Library folders, you can just rename them, and create a new folder and move (not copy) the bits you want across.

If this still doesn't make you happy, keep in mind that it really DOES make like a LOT easier for most other Mac users when upgrading to a new machine. If you don't like it, you just click the "No" button when you get to that part of the setup assistant. So it even suits your prefered option too!

[Adam Betts]

This thread is too funny

[thePurpleGiant]

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
This thread is too funny

[Stogieman]

Originally posted by HOMBRESINIESTRO:

[SupahCoolX]

Originally posted by Stogieman:

Ehh.. that guy'll hit anything.

[Cadaver]

Originally posted by HOMBRESINIESTRO:

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