firewire transfer from imac to MBP?

arich6 · arich6 #1 (**permalink**)

09-15-2010, 01:44 AM

I connected the fire wire cable, all was well. i was using migration assistant, I checked all the boxes to transfer all my files from the imac to my macbook.
the process said it would take an hour and a half which it did and then it said all done and i quit the migration assistant.

Now on my macbook has less memory due to all my files, yet i cant find my files. Ive tried making both my user on my MBP and imac to be public and everything, yet i cant find the files anywhere on my MBP
where are they?
what can i do?

csegeek · csegeek #2 (**permalink**)

09-15-2010, 09:56 PM

So after the migration assistant finished you now have less Hard Drive Space than you did before the migration? (just for clarification)

have you checked in finder Mac HD (or what every your hard drive name is) Users / and see if there are multiple folders?

Also Check System Preferences / Accounts and see if the migration asst created new users.. you may have to log in as that user?

Hope this helps a little.

csegeek #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 11, 2009 Posts: 186 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 500GB hard drive 4GB ram PowerMac G5 Dual 2.2GHz Mirrored 500GB HDD, Mac Mini, and more	09-15-2010, 09:56 PM So after the migration assistant finished you now have less Hard Drive Space than you did before the migration? (just for clarification) have you checked in finder Mac HD (or what every your hard drive name is) Users / and see if there are multiple folders? Also Check System Preferences / Accounts and see if the migration asst created new users.. you may have to log in as that user? Hope this helps a little. Ce's GeekBook PC guru wana Be turned Mac geek
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arich6 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 09, 2007 Location: Victoria, B.C. Posts: 21 Mac Specs: iMac 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4	09-15-2010, 01:44 AM I connected the fire wire cable, all was well. i was using migration assistant, I checked all the boxes to transfer all my files from the imac to my macbook. the process said it would take an hour and a half which it did and then it said all done and i quit the migration assistant. Now on my macbook has less memory due to all my files, yet i cant find my files. Ive tried making both my user on my MBP and imac to be public and everything, yet i cant find the files anywhere on my MBP where are they? what can i do?
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