I need a little help. I was using a Macbook running 10.4. 2 years old and the logic board died. I am now using a new MacBook 2Ghz machine running 10.5.6. I have been using this new Macbook for about a month but I have data on my old hard drive that I have just put in an external enclosure so I can copy. Here's my question......Can I merge my Mail and address files from my old computer to my current one..... and also my bookmark files in Safari and Firefox. I think i should just be able to import my old photos and songs so itunes and iphoto shouldn't be a problem
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Transfer data from old drive to new but used MacBook
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Yes.
1) Restart the computer.
2) Hold the option key from when you hear the startup chime until a menu appears.
3) Select the USB external drive and hit return.
4) Open Safari and go to File -> Export Bookmarks. Save the resulting file to someplace you can find it, like your desktop.
5) Open Mail and go to Mailbox -> Archive Mailbox. Again, select your desktop. A whole bunch of .mbox files should appear there.
6) Restart again, this time selecting the other drive from the boot menu.
7) In Safari, go to File -> Import Bookmarks and browse to find the file you saved to the external drive's desktop.
8) In Mail, go to File -> Import Mailboxes. Select mbox files, click Continue, and browse to the external drive's desktop.
That should be all you need to do.
1) Restart the computer.
2) Hold the option key from when you hear the startup chime until a menu appears.
3) Select the USB external drive and hit return.
4) Open Safari and go to File -> Export Bookmarks. Save the resulting file to someplace you can find it, like your desktop.
5) Open Mail and go to Mailbox -> Archive Mailbox. Again, select your desktop. A whole bunch of .mbox files should appear there.
6) Restart again, this time selecting the other drive from the boot menu.
7) In Safari, go to File -> Import Bookmarks and browse to find the file you saved to the external drive's desktop.
8) In Mail, go to File -> Import Mailboxes. Select mbox files, click Continue, and browse to the external drive's desktop.
That should be all you need to do.