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Q: I want to transfer my iPhoto pics to my new computer, but how?

I have an old dome based iMac running tiger. I want to transfer data to my newer duo core iMac. I bought a USB 32 gb storage device by lexor to load data from my old and put it on my new. When I plug the device into the USB port I see nothing to indicate it is present. How do you use on of these things? No instructions were included.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.1), 15 in flat panel iMac running Tiger

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 12:39 AM

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Q: I want to transfer my iPhoto pics to my new computer, but how?

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  • by richard3,

    richard3 richard3 Sep 23, 2014 1:11 AM in response to Orangekiss
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    Sep 23, 2014 1:11 AM in response to Orangekiss

    Try partitioning the device in Disk Utility so it has an Apple Partition Map partition scheme and a single Mac OS Extended (HFS+) partition. Consult Disk Utility's documentation for an explanation of how to partition a device.

  • by Orangekiss,

    Orangekiss Orangekiss Sep 23, 2014 9:33 AM in response to richard3
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    Sep 23, 2014 9:33 AM in response to richard3

    Uhhhh, What? You are not talking to a computer savvy person. I thought you just plug the thing in, drag your files or whatever to it's icon on your desktop and it loads. I guess it can't be that easy though. Can you also just put your iPhoto stuff on a DVD, and other data on a CD and just download it onto your new computer it that way? At least I think I know how to do that.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Sep 23, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Orangekiss
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    Sep 23, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Orangekiss

    On the package the new USB flash drive came in, is there any indication of

    which Mac OS X version is supported by the portable storage device?

     

    The latest USB flash drive, such as the Lexar 32GB, is USB3.0 speed

    and likely is not backward compatible to USB1.1. So try something less

    ambitious for use with the ancient PowerPC iMac G4.

     

    Could be that one is not supported, and since the old iMac may have only

    USB1.1 speed ports, to attempt to fill the capacity at that speed would be

    super slow. A faster method, if you had correct cabling and know-how,

    would be to use FireWire. This may require an adapter for the new Mac

    since some of them do not have FireWire ports; so it may require a FW

    to Thunderbolt adapter between computers so the files can be moved.

     

    (With that, it may be possible to boot the old iMac PPC in Target Disk Mode,

    and move --drag/drop-- folders of images from the old iMac hard drive to

    a location, perhaps a folder, on the desktop of the new Mac.)

     

    If you weren't dealing with desktop computers, the Apple Store could have

    helped transfer your files from the old to new computer. There is a setup

    or migration assistant that can help.

     

    Do you have an externally enclosed hard disk drive already in use w/ old Mac?

     

    To use smaller capacity USB flash drives of compatible specs may work OK

    but could still take quite a bit of time to move to/from the chip between Macs.

     

    Is the PowerPC iMac actually running Tiger 10.4.1, or is that 10.4.11?

    A difference would mean later driver support, maybe.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Sep 23, 2014 2:32 PM in response to Orangekiss
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    Sep 23, 2014 2:32 PM in response to Orangekiss