Question about Cloning Hard Drive to New Mac

[aznguy2772]

I have an old iBook G4 that currently runs on Panther. I'm thinking of getting a new Mac which of course would have Leopard installed. I was wondering how to move my info from the iBook to the new Mac. The only reason I'm asking is because I want to keep my play counts from iTunes. Really important to me.
Thanks

 

[r.j.s]

I have an old iBook G4 that currently runs on Panther. I'm thinking of getting a new Mac which of course would have Leopard installed. I was wondering how to move my info from the iBook to the new Mac. The only reason I'm asking is because I want to keep my play counts from iTunes. Really important to me.
Thanks

The migration assistant will probably be you best bet, but you might still lose your play counts. I don't know if there is a way around that.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Get a firewire cable. Plug it into the new mac and the old mac. Start the new mac, follow the instructions to transfer settings from an old mac. transfer all of your settings. log in to your new mac, and it'll be just like your old one.

OR

Set up your new mac. Then use the firewire cable or a network to transfer the iTunes music folder from the old mac to the new one. Open iTunes, it'll have the old mac's database, your play counts are saved.

the end.

 

[r.j.s]

Yeah, it seems I forgot the part about putting the old Mac into target disk mode. When you turn it on, with a firewire cable connected to the new one, hold T.