How to transfer files between two macs using Firewire?

[orbitalpunk]

I read this was possible but i've looked all over and cant fine a guide to it. I dont wanna share the internet, just transfer files with firewire 800. if anyone could help me out or link me to a guide, that would be great.

thanks

 

[jinny1]

I just did this with my new macbook. A few screens after the welcome it asks if you want to transfer files from an old Mac via firewire. I just connected the cable, restarted the old machine holding down the "T" key and it started the transfer right away.
It was great.
I don't know how to get to that screen if the computer as alrady been set up.

 

[iToaster]

The OP is talking about an actual network. So, I found this page useful.

 

[chasemac]

I read this was possible but i've looked all over and cant fine a guide to it. I dont wanna share the internet, just transfer files with firewire 800. if anyone could help me out or link me to a guide, that would be great.

thanks

I think you are looking for Migration Assistant. It is under
Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant. Or shift+command+u.

 

[rajfantastic]

just connect your macs with a firewire cable, restart the slave and hold down T. it will mount as a disk on your desktop.

 

[polycat33]

Connecting Mac's together should be the easiest thing you can do. Have you tried just connected them together with the cable, and in Finder going to the Go menu and Connect to Server, then type in the name of the other computer (for example, I've named mine cat, so connecting to me would be cat.local) and then hitting connect. I've done that with two Mac's connected with ethernet, I would assume it's the same as with FW 800? No restarting computers involved.

 

[Str8edgepunker]

Pretty much what other people are saying, hold T at startup to activate Target Disk Mode from the computer you want to transfer the data from. That's Steve Jobs' gift to mac users and has gotten me out of a lot of jams.

 

[polycat33]

Why does one of the Macs need to be started in target disc mode? Can't you just connect them and pull up the go/connect to server menu option and type in the local address ___.local?

 

[devman]

Why does one of the Macs need to be started in target disc mode? Can't you just connect them and pull up the go/connect to server menu option and type in the local address ___.local?

yes you can. You'll have to enable file sharing or some other service to do anything over the connection.