Help - Transferring DEAD macbook to my Macbook Pro with external hardrive

[JohnHawkins]

Hi I am helping a friend transfer his files from his old over heated macbook 2006 to his new macbook pro

WE have a external hard drive case for the old macbook hard drive and I am looking for a "quick" way to transfer all the files to his new computer from this

Some of the files are gone and we are guessing that is the heat damage and want to get the rest off ASAP

We already have a new external hard drive to back up his files

thank you to anyone that can point me in the right direction

John

 

[green86]

Hi I am helping a friend transfer his files from his old over heated macbook 2006 to his new macbook pro

WE have a external hard drive case for the old macbook hard drive and I am looking for a "quick" way to transfer all the files to his new computer from this

Some of the files are gone and we are guessing that is the heat damage and want to get the rest off ASAP

We already have a new external hard drive to back up his files

thank you to anyone that can point me in the right direction

John

So your asking if there is a quicker way other then just copying the files?

 

[JohnHawkins]

So your asking if there is a quicker way other then just copying the files?

pretty much and I just highlighted all of the address book files and dragged though it said none of the files were "good" um are those damaged? they show up fine as a file but...uh do I need to drag them on the desktop and then into address?

 

[green86]

pretty much and I just highlighted all of the address book files and dragged though it said none of the files were "good" um are those damaged? they show up fine as a file but...uh do I need to drag them on the desktop and then into address?

Whats the exact message?