Move files from old user account to new

[Sebby]

I have performed a clean install of Mountain Lion (due to some previous problems, so didn't want to upgrade). I want to restore my documents, music, pictures, etc only and not anything else. I have used Migration Assistance to restore my user account only - no settings, no applications, nothing else - but I have restored this to a different user account name. The reason I didn't just restore it to the new account setup when ML was installed is because there is no option to exclude Library, and I don't want to bring everything over.

So, what I now want to do now is just move the files from the restored OS X account to my new one. What is the best/easiest way of doing this?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Dave Braine]

Not sure how ML's folder structure is compared to Snow Leopard and such, but, in the Old Account, if you go MacIntosh HD>Users>New Account>Public Folder, there may be a Drop Box folder. Drag and drop all your files into that, and then you can then access them from the the Public folder when you login to the New Account.

 

[Sebby]

Thanks, Dave, will give that a try.

 

[Sebby]

Right, so that worked and I now have all my files back in the correct place on the new account, and I've removed the old account and home folder. But, I can't access many of the folders; it says I don't have permission to see it's content. How can I sort this?

 

[Dave Braine]

Try this: select the Folder, Ctrl Click, choose Get Info and in the Info Panel and see if you can change Permissions in the Sharing and Permissions section.