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"Target mode" - data transfer problem ..
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1002055"><p>I'm sorry, I couldn't read that post. I tried.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure why you were advised to use Target Disk Mode. Migration Assistant would have (and still could) handle the whole thing a LOT better and more elegantly.</p><p></p><p>You might want to start over. Erase the new machine's drive completely, then install from the machine's DVD. Once the new system has been installed, it will behave like a brand new Mac -- and as part of that process, will ask you if you have another Mac you'd like to transfer information from, and tell you how to connect it. This is the Migration Assistant -- it will automatically bring over everything from your old machine, ignoring only those things that cannot run (and the old system folder, of course).</p><p></p><p>Boom. Done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1002055"] I'm sorry, I couldn't read that post. I tried. I'm not sure why you were advised to use Target Disk Mode. Migration Assistant would have (and still could) handle the whole thing a LOT better and more elegantly. You might want to start over. Erase the new machine's drive completely, then install from the machine's DVD. Once the new system has been installed, it will behave like a brand new Mac -- and as part of that process, will ask you if you have another Mac you'd like to transfer information from, and tell you how to connect it. This is the Migration Assistant -- it will automatically bring over everything from your old machine, ignoring only those things that cannot run (and the old system folder, of course). Boom. Done. [/QUOTE]
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