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Questions tagged [migration-assistant]

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How to transfer Google Chrome history to new machine

I moved to a new Mac using Migration Assistant and everything worked perfectly until I realized that I had no browsing history in Chrome (my bookmarks and auto-completion info transfered ok). So I would like to know if there is a way I can manually…
Edu Felipe
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How do I get rid of com.apple.launchd.peruser errors in my log?

I'm getting repeated errors in my console log that look (basically) like this: 10-09-29 10:06:08 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[51581]) getpwuid("501") failed 10-09-29 10:06:08 AM com.apple.launchd[1]…
Chris R
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Migrating SharePoint 2007 Task List To SharePoint 2010

I have a standard task list in SharePoint 2007, which is hosted by a third party. I cannot do an in-place upgrade on the 2007 instance. I have a locally hosted and running SharePoint 2010 instance. How can I most easily export a task list from…
Ryan Hayes
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No permission to see the files after using Migration Assistant in Snow Leopard

I have installed Snow Leopard in a separate partition in my machine. After verifying the installation was good, I went ahead to use Migration Assistant to restore my profiles and applications from the original 10.5.6 partition. It took me like 50…
deddebme
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Are there any tools to migrate your files, applications, and settings to a new Windows computer?

I've decided to upgrade my laptop on a regular basis and one of my main concerns is recreating my entire Windows 7 environment every time I do this. I'm talking toolbar positions, login settings, start menu items, applications and all their…
calbar
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Does USMT 5.0 require the HOST to see the Domain Controller and on the network?

I am scripting up a semi-automate migration process of 32bit Win XP user profiles/app settings/document to new 64 bit Windows 7 boxes using the USMT 5.0 tools (latest). I know all about the exclude and include user rules: /ue:*\*…
Heston T. Holtmann
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Migrate to a new Mac does not recognize external HD

I bought a new Mac (Mini Late 2012). I have a Time Machine backup of the older computer (Macbook Unibody Late 2008) and I want to restore system configuration and apps. I open Migration Assistant, select Time Machine backup as source of the data but…
emenegro
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What folders can be copied with Mac OS X Migration Assistant

Is there a definitive list somewhere of all of the directories that can be copies by the OS X Migration Assistant? For example, I am unsure if it will copy only ~/Library/ or /Library/ as well (User vs. System). I have some application activation…
Adam Haile
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Can I downgrade OS X Lion via Migration Assisstant?

I've been having a few little annoying issues with Lion that are irking me (choppy mouse, slow startup/shutdown, dead PowerPC apps). Thinking of going back to Snow Leopard, I don't want to have to spend 10 hours reinstalling everything. I am…
roybatty
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What happens if I transfer an account with the same name as an existing account?

So here's the situation: I have a MacBook Pro that I may not be able to keep. I also have an iMac that I'll definitely be keeping. To make sure I don't lose any data I thought I would use the migration assistant to transfer everything from my…
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Migration from one Mac to another causes Chrome failure in distinguishing the two computers?

I bought a new iMac and migrated files using Migration Assistant.app from my MacBook Air to the new iMac. Chrome shows only one device at https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity on both devices when I logged in with google account on both…
Yufei
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On Macbook, how to restore an older Time Machine backup using Migration Assistant?

I have a 2019 Macbook Pro with the latest Ventura version. I have daily Time Machine backups at 10:00pm ET. Using Migration Assistant, how can I choose which Time Machine backup to restore, like I was able to with the old Time Machine app (where the…
Chris F
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MacOS - Unable to see shared drive from one MacBook to another via Thunderbolt

I have a new MacBook Pro and I have attempted to migrate data and account information from my old MacBook Pro. Both systems are running MacOS 12.1 (Monterey) The old MacBook Pro is a 2019 16" with an 8TB SSD Drive (Intel) The new MacBook Pro is a…
Hogstrom
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Apple migration assistant hangs at end

I'm trying to migrate one Mac mini to another. Both have Snow Leopard, and I'm migrating via ethernet. The process seems nearly complete, but it's been on a screen saying "Transferring your time zone setting... less than a minute remaining" for 20…
Robot
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OS X Migration Assistant: Forced to restore everything

After doing a fresh installation of OS X, I wanted to recover some of my data from a Time Machine backup using the Migration Assistant. However, when it comes to the selection of data to be restored, there is no way to unselect some of the items.…
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