Best way to mirror computer

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  1. Kanthony, Apr 4, 2010

    Kanthony macrumors member

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    I recently acquired a new to me 2009 13" MBP. I want to mirror all the applications (essentially everything on the computer) from my 15" MBP to the 13". What would be the best way to do this, should I use carbon copy to mirror my computer onto the drive and pop it in the 13" or should I use a time machine backup of my 15" system on a new drive and put it in the 13"? Thanks
     
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  2. ukmacpro, Apr 4, 2010

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    Use the migrate assistant in Applications/Utilities... You can do it over wi-fi and ethernet I think, but the fastest way I've found is over Firewire.
     
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  3. Kanthony, Apr 4, 2010

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    Migration assistant will copy everything not transfer/delete it right? I want to have two computers with the exact same setup.
     
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  4. snaky69, Apr 4, 2010

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    It doesn't delete anything.
     
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  5. dausone, Apr 20, 2010

    dausone macrumors member

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    Works like a charm! You will have to re-enter some serials (FCS) but some work without having to do so (CS4). Although I wish I had migrated everything over during my initial startup of my new MBP. Now I have two accounts on my new mbp, my new main user account I set up and my old migrated account. FYI.
     
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