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can i migrate data from old macbook running 10.5.8, to new macbook pro, retina?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1551396" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Here's the deal. Firstly...a lot of time has passed between OS 10.5.8 and OS 10.9 Mavericks. What this means is...just about all (if not all) of the apps you were using on your old 10.5.8 Macintosh will not run with OS 10.9.</p><p></p><p>Thus if most or all of your old apps won't run under OS 10.9...then there's no need to transfer them. Now what you would want to transfer are:</p><p></p><p>- files you may have created with your apps (such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, etc.).</p><p>- photos</p><p>- movies/videos</p><p>- music/mp3's</p><p>- files you may have created using various Adobe apps.</p><p></p><p>Long story short...you would mostly be transferring all your files. photos, music, and videos...but not much else.</p><p></p><p>Of course you will want to double check (just to be sure) if any of your apps from your old computer will work with OS 10.9...but I'm guess there will be very few if any.</p><p></p><p>If none of your apps will run with OS 10.9...you could simply use a USB thumbdrive...copy all the items I mentioned above onto it...then copy them onto your new retina MacBook Pro.</p><p></p><p>HTH,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1551396, member: 56379"] Here's the deal. Firstly...a lot of time has passed between OS 10.5.8 and OS 10.9 Mavericks. What this means is...just about all (if not all) of the apps you were using on your old 10.5.8 Macintosh will not run with OS 10.9. Thus if most or all of your old apps won't run under OS 10.9...then there's no need to transfer them. Now what you would want to transfer are: - files you may have created with your apps (such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, etc.). - photos - movies/videos - music/mp3's - files you may have created using various Adobe apps. Long story short...you would mostly be transferring all your files. photos, music, and videos...but not much else. Of course you will want to double check (just to be sure) if any of your apps from your old computer will work with OS 10.9...but I'm guess there will be very few if any. If none of your apps will run with OS 10.9...you could simply use a USB thumbdrive...copy all the items I mentioned above onto it...then copy them onto your new retina MacBook Pro. HTH,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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