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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Switching to a new mac from an old mac
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1798163" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Ian as I understand it the OP has a user account which does not have the name it should have. That new account by definition has to be an admin account since it is the only one on the machine. The following procedure should work: </p><p></p><p>1 Log into the new Mac with the current (wrong) account.</p><p>2. Run Migration Assistant and chgoose to restore from another Mac. Select the user account that needs to be restored (desired acco9unt on the old machine).</p><p>3. Select any other material that needs to be restored.</p><p></p><p>The unwanted account on the new machine can either be deleted or kept as a "clean" account for troubleshooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1798163, member: 131855"] Ian as I understand it the OP has a user account which does not have the name it should have. That new account by definition has to be an admin account since it is the only one on the machine. The following procedure should work: 1 Log into the new Mac with the current (wrong) account. 2. Run Migration Assistant and chgoose to restore from another Mac. Select the user account that needs to be restored (desired acco9unt on the old machine). 3. Select any other material that needs to be restored. The unwanted account on the new machine can either be deleted or kept as a "clean" account for troubleshooting. [/QUOTE]
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