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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1774598" data-attributes="member: 56379">10.5.8 and 10.10.5 are too far apart for Migration Assitant to work.&nbsp; If the Apple document linked below is read...it says that the older Mac needs to be running at least OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later.&nbsp; As you mentioned...the older G4 iMac is running 10.5.8 (too old):<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350</a>On the positive side...Migration Assistant is simply an app that makes the transfer of apps &amp; files from one computer to another computer easier.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; If Migration Assistant cannot be used (as it seems to be in this case)...you can still manually transfer all the files...it just takes more work.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; Obviously any apps on the old iMac G4 will not run on the the newer 2009 27&quot; iMac running 10.10.5.&nbsp; So all that needs to be transferred are files like music, videos, photos, MS Office like files, files that may have come from various Adobe apps...etc.HTH,- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1774598, member: 56379"] 10.5.8 and 10.10.5 are too far apart for Migration Assitant to work. If the Apple document linked below is read...it says that the older Mac needs to be running at least OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later. As you mentioned...the older G4 iMac is running 10.5.8 (too old): [URL]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350[/URL] On the positive side...Migration Assistant is simply an app that makes the transfer of apps & files from one computer to another computer easier.:) If Migration Assistant cannot be used (as it seems to be in this case)...you can still manually transfer all the files...it just takes more work.;) Obviously any apps on the old iMac G4 will not run on the the newer 2009 27" iMac running 10.10.5. So all that needs to be transferred are files like music, videos, photos, MS Office like files, files that may have come from various Adobe apps...etc. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]

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