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How do I transfer data from one OS X to another?
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<blockquote data-quote="Narpstar" data-source="post: 1192053" data-attributes="member: 186900"><p>Sorry I took so long to get back to this thread. I've actually learnt a lot since my last post.</p><p></p><p>My problem was a silly one - I was simply logged into the wrong account. Everything had transferred over correctly - I mean EVERYTHING. No problems. What I didn't realise though, was that the Migration Assistant doesn't bring all data into the NEW account which is automatically set up on the new OS X installation. Instead, it brings all of the data over as an ADDITIONAL account. All I had to do was to switch to the other account and I would have seen everything I had previously set up, patiently waiting for me to use it.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, not knowing this, I went and brought a whole bunch of files over from one location to another and mixed it all up a bit. THEN I realised my mistake. Took a while to transfer everything back, but it was all sorted in the end.</p><p></p><p>SO, to answer part of your question Luxelliott, you don't need to register any applications again. Everything transfers over just as it was, and there's no need for any fiddling of any kind. I believe you shouldn't have any problems at all, provided you are aware that the migration assistant will transfer your old User Account (and all of its data and settings) to your new HDD AS A NEW user account. Then you just switch to it upon completion of the migration (and delete the new HDD's original account, if you so desire).</p><p></p><p>Hope that made sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Narpstar, post: 1192053, member: 186900"] Sorry I took so long to get back to this thread. I've actually learnt a lot since my last post. My problem was a silly one - I was simply logged into the wrong account. Everything had transferred over correctly - I mean EVERYTHING. No problems. What I didn't realise though, was that the Migration Assistant doesn't bring all data into the NEW account which is automatically set up on the new OS X installation. Instead, it brings all of the data over as an ADDITIONAL account. All I had to do was to switch to the other account and I would have seen everything I had previously set up, patiently waiting for me to use it. Unfortunately, not knowing this, I went and brought a whole bunch of files over from one location to another and mixed it all up a bit. THEN I realised my mistake. Took a while to transfer everything back, but it was all sorted in the end. SO, to answer part of your question Luxelliott, you don't need to register any applications again. Everything transfers over just as it was, and there's no need for any fiddling of any kind. I believe you shouldn't have any problems at all, provided you are aware that the migration assistant will transfer your old User Account (and all of its data and settings) to your new HDD AS A NEW user account. Then you just switch to it upon completion of the migration (and delete the new HDD's original account, if you so desire). Hope that made sense. [/QUOTE]
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