How do I transfer files from Mac G5 to iMac

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MacBook Pro 15" 2014, 2.2GHz i7, 16GB RAM, 250GB SSD, OSX 10.9.5 - iPhone 5s 16gb
I would personally use an external HDD and shift them across manually, once done use the external HDD as a Time Machine storage.

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16Gb Mac Mini 2018, 15" MacBook Pro 2012 1 TB SSD
I am not familiar with the older systems, but if you can use the "T" option to boot up in Firewire Target Mode you can use Migration Assistant to move your files.
 
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Or even better connect G5 hard drive externally or by Firewire and use Migration Assistant. It some times happens the large applications such as Office and Adobe suites will not drag and drop.

Do not copy the operating system by cloning as SL on an iMac will require different drivers etc to the PPC G5.
 

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