Q: How do I do a partial migration to Yosemite?
Hello, I used Migration Assistant to move everything from my old iMac (running OS 10.8) to a new iMac running Yosemite. Unfortunately, the iPhoto Library would not convert to Photos on the new computer. Some folks on here suspected my iPhoto Library (in iPhoto 8) had some problems and so I did a REBUILD. However, now I'm unsure how to migrate over JUST my iPhoto Library. I believe that with Migration Assistant, I have to move everything (there was no "triangle" to open on my name to choose individual items).
1. If I do a complete migration again, will it duplicate all the files? (Obviously I wouldn't want that...)
2. I have my old computer still hooked up to a Time Capsule... is there a way to choose just the iPhoto Library on the Time Capsule to move it to the new computer?
Thanks so much!
Carol
Posted on Dec 4, 2015 6:35 AM
You have several options, if you use the Time Capsule for Time Machine backup then you may be able to navigate to the library if the TC was also used for backing up the old machine.
If for some reason that cannot be done, then you can connect the two Macs using Target Disk Mode which will require Firewire cable and a FW to Thunderbolt adapter .TDM is explained in Share files between two computers with target disk mode - Apple Support. They also mention AirDrop in that article, however I STRONGLY recommend against using AirDrop on a 100GB file.
Finally if all else fails, get another EHD and move the file onto that EHD and then connect to the EHD to the new computer and move it to that machine. You can then use the EHD to create a bootable clone backup using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner or use it for additional storage. I would use it to create redundant backup, having one backup source can be risky because a back up can fail too!
Posted on Dec 4, 2015 8:46 AM