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From: dorayme on 5 Mar 2010 22:44
Have absolutely no real idea how to automatically import all my
settings and stuff properly from Powermac QS (2002) with Tiger to
Macbook with Snow.

I backed up the main working drive on the QS to an external drive
via Firewire. This drive also has USB. I then connected the
external to the Macbook and said to Migrant Assistant to import
everything but apps from the relevant freshly backed up external
volume. Seemed happy and did not take too long. There was a
folder called import with a lot of stuff neatly in folders from
the QS - looked like most of my files, good. I then disconnected
external HD.

Opened Mail and Cyberduck, two important apps for me, and was
hoping to see all my settings and bookmarks and mailboxes etc.
But nothing really? Tried "import" in Mail and pointed it to the
successfully imported folder on the Macbook. It sure did not
bring in all my working mail boxes. It brought in one from a long
time back with one email in it! I call this a fail. <g>

Any ideas? Want more details or have you all had quite enough of
me?

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dorayme
From: Leonard Blaisdell on 7 Mar 2010 01:03
In article <doraymeRidThis-B1998E.14442206032010(a)news.albasani.net>,
dorayme <doraymeRidThis(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Opened Mail and Cyberduck, two important apps for me, and was
> hoping to see all my settings and bookmarks and mailboxes etc.
> But nothing really? Tried "import" in Mail and pointed it to the
> successfully imported folder on the Macbook. It sure did not
> bring in all my working mail boxes. It brought in one from a long
> time back with one email in it! I call this a fail. <g>
>
> Any ideas? Want more details or have you all had quite enough of
> me?

I didn't have a problem switching from a PPC Mini to an Intel Mini after
using SuperDuper! to clone my PPC Mini just in case. I imported
everything Mac to Mac knowing that my butt would be saved by another
bootable system on an external hard drive. And I tested the cloned drive
before transfer just to make sure it worked. I imported everything that
Migration Assistant suggested. Remember that Mail and Cyberduck are
applications. You didn't import applications or their existing support
files.
To be completely up front, I had upgraded my OS from Panther to Leopard
on the old Mini and dealt with incompatibility then. There wasn't much
on my machine, but the same incompatibility would be present on Snow
Leopard now. Other than OS9 stuff, you should get away just fine.
Making sure you have another bootable drive with all the old stuff on it
for peace of mind, import everything Mac to Mac including applications.
I realize that I'm now a recreational user with much less to lose than
you, but as long as you have a bootable backup, go for it, applications
and all.
Wait just a bit to see if someone knowledgeable here tells you that this
is bum info.

leo
From: dorayme on 7 Mar 2010 22:36
In article
<leoblaisdell-F7F450.22032206032010(a)News.Individual.NET>,
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> In article <doraymeRidThis-B1998E.14442206032010(a)news.albasani.net>,
> dorayme <doraymeRidThis(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Opened Mail and Cyberduck, two important apps for me, and was
> > hoping to see all my settings and bookmarks and mailboxes etc.
> > But nothing really? Tried "import" in Mail and pointed it to the
> > successfully imported folder on the Macbook. It did not
> > bring in all my working mail boxes. It brought in one from a long
> > time back with one email in it...
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> I didn't have a problem switching from a PPC Mini to an Intel Mini after
> using SuperDuper! to clone my PPC Mini just in case. I imported
> everything Mac to Mac knowing that my butt would be saved by another
> bootable system on an external hard drive. And I tested the cloned drive
> before transfer just to make sure it worked. I imported everything that
> Migration Assistant suggested. Remember that Mail and Cyberduck are
> applications. You didn't import applications or their existing support
> files.

Frankly, I am unsure what MA suggests, it gives options. I am
unsure why the applications themselves should be imported, are
the passwords and settings not separate from them in User
library?

The apps that came with the new MB (both installed and on the
DVDs) and all my latest downloads of latest Intel SL compatible
apps (done on the MB only...), I would not want replaced by older
apps on the QS. Perhaps you are not suggesting they should be or
will be?

> To be completely up front, I had upgraded my OS from Panther to Leopard
> on the old Mini and dealt with incompatibility then. There wasn't much
> on my machine, but the same incompatibility would be present on Snow
> Leopard now. Other than OS9 stuff, you should get away just fine.
> Making sure you have another bootable drive with all the old stuff on it
> for peace of mind, import everything Mac to Mac including applications.
> I realize that I'm now a recreational user with much less to lose than
> you, but as long as you have a bootable backup, go for it, applications
> and all.
> Wait just a bit to see if someone knowledgeable here tells you that this
> is bum info.
>


Thanks Leo for these thoughts. There is no way for a while that I
won't continue with my QS but I am needing to get my MB up to
speed with as much useful functionality as possible. I am bracing
to upgrade to latest PS and Illustrator etc. I don't want my old
apps anywhere on my new machine unless I really have to. But I
would dearly like all passwords and server settings.

I am part way there from my various efforts but I fear I hgave
dug a hole on it with too many ignorant moves and will need to
restore it back to factory. I would like to know if I should
create a partition, while at it, for Fusion or Parallels which i
plan to get.

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dorayme
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