Using Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac

[montycat]

I will be buying a new White MacBook soon. I want to share files between the new MacBook and my iMac (first gen. aluminum).
Will the files I transfer from my iMac stay on my iMac once I transfer them? Migration Assistant seems to be the easiest way to transfer files from one Mac to another Mac from what I read from searching this forum. Also, I read in some threads that transfered files are sometimes hard to find on the new computer. MC

 

[MacDawg]

Yes, they will remain on the computer you are migrating from
I have not had any problems locating files from migration

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[jmann]

It's won't erase anything on your iMac. If you want to be sure, you can always plug an external hard drive into the iMac and make a backup in Time Machine, and just restore all your data from that.

 

[montycat]

Thanks you all! MC