Transferring files to new Mac Pro

[commentarycrew]

Hi, I bought a new 3.0 Pro and I've only ever owned the old G5.
To transfer my programs and files, do I just connect the two with firewire or something?
Can I choose what files I want to transfer?
I appreciate the help. Thank you.

 

[snazz123]

Hello Commentarycrew.

Leopard's "Migration Assistant" which is part of Mac OS 10.5 and higher is probably exactly what you need to check out. As someone who owns a G5 PowerMac too, I'll be using this software to merge my content on to a new Mac Pro I intend to buy soon.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/9032.html

Good luck and hope this helps!

SNazz123

 

[Ugg]

You can directly copy over everything by using Migration Assistant. Apple has a pretty good FAQ outlining what you need to do.

I just got a Mac Mini and decided that I didn't want to use Migration Assistant because my 12" Powerbook was 3 years old. I had used Migration Assistant when I bought the PB to transfer everything from my 6 year old iMac. So, there was essentially nine years of "stuff" and I figured it would be easier to simply transfer the files I needed rather than clutter up the Mini.

I backed up everything to an external hard drive, then connected that to the Mini and simply dragged what I needed onto the Mini. My Mail came over perfectly as did all my Safari bookmarks. Since some of the freeware/shareware I had was quite old, I chose to download new versions rather than copy over the old stuff.

For some reason I didn't copy over my Address Book and erased the external hard drive before I noticed it. Fortunately, all my contacts are on my iPod so I can manually re enter all of them. So, before you delete everything off the old computer, make sure you have all the information off of it that you need.

 

[commentarycrew]

Awesome. Much appreciated.