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pratt0cj
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Q: Migration Data Issue

I have completed migrating my data from my time machine but there is still nothing on the laptop. 

Do you have to go and manually put the information on or is it stored somewhere?

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 17, 2014 7:48 PM

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Jan 17, 2014 10:36 PM in response to pratt0cj
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    Jan 17, 2014 10:36 PM in response to pratt0cj

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities

     

    If you use Migration Assistant to transfer your files, it puts your transferred data in a new user account automatically.

     

    To access to your migrated files, first go to  > Log Out, and you will see a second user, so select it and you will access to your files.

     

    If you want to combine both accounts, see > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5472

  • by pratt0cj,

    pratt0cj pratt0cj Jan 17, 2014 11:34 PM in response to mende1
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    Jan 17, 2014 11:34 PM in response to mende1

    Hi Mede1

     

    Thanks for your relpy.  I tried to see if there was another log on , but there is just my account and a guest account.

     

    I tried to migrate the information again and when i go to tick the boxes for files and users it says that the user account on the source laptop needs attention.  But i have no idea what?  I have checked the sharing settings on the source computer and they are good to go?