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Migration Assistant ERROR PROBLEM BUG
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<blockquote data-quote="koppenhoefer" data-source="post: 1157419" data-attributes="member: 183288"><p>@Macswork probably hit the right answer...</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have since made some progress! Yes yes yes....</p><p></p><p><strong>15. Don't use the same accountname as on old mac.</strong></p><p>On the new mac, work from an account with a different name than any account on the old mac.</p><p>NO JOY: I created a new user called admin2 (which doesn't exist on the old mac). I logged out, logged in under admin2 and deleted the admin1 acccount.</p><p>Migration Assistant still doesn't behave any differently.</p><p></p><p><strong>16. Don't copy the user folders</strong></p><p>In the choice of what to migrate, REMOVE users and 'other files' from the list.</p><p>SUCCESS! ;D</p><p></p><p>Hitting 'continue' brought me to a screen telling me the Applications folder is being transferred (est.38 minutes).</p><p></p><p>I'll let this go to its conclusion and then try migrating the users and/or otherfiles independently. And failing that, use the 'sudo ditto' approach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="koppenhoefer, post: 1157419, member: 183288"] @Macswork probably hit the right answer... I have since made some progress! Yes yes yes.... [B]15. Don't use the same accountname as on old mac.[/B] On the new mac, work from an account with a different name than any account on the old mac. NO JOY: I created a new user called admin2 (which doesn't exist on the old mac). I logged out, logged in under admin2 and deleted the admin1 acccount. Migration Assistant still doesn't behave any differently. [B]16. Don't copy the user folders[/B] In the choice of what to migrate, REMOVE users and 'other files' from the list. SUCCESS! ;D Hitting 'continue' brought me to a screen telling me the Applications folder is being transferred (est.38 minutes). I'll let this go to its conclusion and then try migrating the users and/or otherfiles independently. And failing that, use the 'sudo ditto' approach. [/QUOTE]
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