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Transferring Files from Old iMac to New Mac Mini and Preparing Mac to Donate
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1628196" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Firstly, get your self a USB hard drive big enough to store everything on your Mac Mini. Format it using Disk Utility for Time Machine. Run Time machine on your old Mac. When completed eject the USB HD and unplug it. You can put it aside for later use backing up your Mac Mini.</p><p>As for preparing your old Mac for resale;</p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065" target="_blank">What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support</a></p><p>Follow all these steps and you will have no problems later.</p><p>Now when you start up your new Mac Mini you will be offered the opportunity to Restore files from Time Machine. If you follow the instructions to do this you can throw away all those CD-R's with your photos and music and files etc. on them because Time Machine will restore ALL your files to the new Mac Mini. Sorry!</p><p>Once done you can erase the USB HD for use as backup of your Mac Mini.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1628196, member: 204485"] Firstly, get your self a USB hard drive big enough to store everything on your Mac Mini. Format it using Disk Utility for Time Machine. Run Time machine on your old Mac. When completed eject the USB HD and unplug it. You can put it aside for later use backing up your Mac Mini. As for preparing your old Mac for resale; [url=http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065]What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support[/url] Follow all these steps and you will have no problems later. Now when you start up your new Mac Mini you will be offered the opportunity to Restore files from Time Machine. If you follow the instructions to do this you can throw away all those CD-R's with your photos and music and files etc. on them because Time Machine will restore ALL your files to the new Mac Mini. Sorry! Once done you can erase the USB HD for use as backup of your Mac Mini. [/QUOTE]
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