Migration Assistant

[jamescwarren]

I have a PowerBook G4 and a MacBook. I want to copy files and applications from my PB to my MB. I decided I was going to use Migration Assistant, but then saw that you have to copy all apps and files. I just want to select some. I know I could just do this via FireWire Target Disk Mode, but it doesn't transfer Application Support like Migration Assistant. I know I could do this manually but I have tried it before with things like Photoshop Elements 2.0 and it didn't work properly. What am I to do? Any app that is FREE?

 

[yellow]

Nope. Your best bet is to use Migration Assistant and then delete what you don't want/need off the MBP. Otherwise you have to 1) do it by hand, or 2) reinstall them all.

 

[gelatin]

im just about to use migrations assistant to transfer from my ibook g4 to my MBP

doing this wont wipe my ibook will it?

is there anything i should be aware of before doing this?

 

[FJ218700]

your iBook will be unaffected. does the MPB have a clean install or are there user accounts already present. If the latter is the case, know that migration assisstant will make a second user account on your MBP for and accounts with the same name.

 

[gelatin]

it is not a clean install
i can just delete one of the accounts after right?

will it also transfer my firefox bookmarks and passwords?

 

[FJ218700]

I'd make a temp admin account, login to it, use mig. ass. to move over your G4 account, then delete the temp account and yes, your application support files will be transferred.

 

[Snowbound]

Just used Migration assisstant with two MBPs. Thought it was noteworthy enough to say that it worked flawlessly as far as I can tell. If you need to transfer data, it works well.