New iMac, best way to upgrade?

[thekb]

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Getting a new iMac this week. iI want to keep all my old settings, transfer my files to new iMac running Lion.

I have a CCC clone of my SL O/S. sHould I reformat new Lion drive, restore from backup, then re-upgrade new iMac to Lion?

Or is that stupid? Should I Copy files and apps to new IMac piecemeal?

At the end I want the new iMac to be JUST like the old one, but running Lion.

Thanks.

 

[50548]

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Getting a new iMac this week. iI want to keep all my old settings, transfer my files to new iMac running Lion.

I have a CCC clone of my SL O/S. sHould I reformat new Lion drive, restore from backup, then re-upgrade new iMac to Lion?

Or is that stupid? Should I Copy files and apps to new IMac piecemeal?

At the end I want the new iMac to be JUST like the old one, but running Lion.

Thanks.

Why don't you just use Migration Assistant? It's normally flawless for single drive setups (not if you want to customize installed content between HD+SSD)...

If your Mac is new, it already has Lion - so just turn it on, run Migration Assistant (via FW or Ethernet) and transfer your user/apps to the new machine.

 

[rkaufmann87]

The easiest way bar none is to use Setup Assistant. Setup Assistant is what starts when you turn on the machine for the first time. Follow the on-screen directions and you're good to go. Below is Pondini's setup guide for using Setup Assistant, if you follow the directions your new iMac will mirror the old machine to a T. It can migrate directly from your old Mac, a Time Machine backup or a Cloned EHD.

http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/SetupLion.html

 

[thekb]

Sounds good guys ... Thanks

 

[thekb]

Nvm