John Hough
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Q: transfer message contacts to new Imac

I just got  a new Imac 27. Is there a way I can somehow copy the people  that I chat with on messages to the new computer, not necessicarily the messages but the contacts

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on May 5, 2016 3:50 PM

by Ralph Johns (UK),Apple recommended
Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK)
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A:

Hi,

 

In System Preferences > iCloud or the service of your choice in Internet account enable syncing for Contacts.

This places all the Contacts in the relevant cloud.

 

This can then be picked up by setting the new computer to Sync with the same service.

 

 

 

 

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9:33 pm      Friday; May 6, 2016

 

​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (El Capitan)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 iPhone and an iPad (2)

Posted on May 6, 2016 1:33 PM

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  • by a brody,Apple recommended

    a brody a brody May 6, 2016 4:11 AM in response to John Hough
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    May 6, 2016 4:11 AM in response to John Hough

    Your Contacts application should have your contacts from Messenger.      You can group them together into one Contact Group, and drag that Group into a folder that you create for them on your old Mac.  Mind you most of this stuff will transfer with the Migration Assistant.  The only times you may not want to use the Migration Assistant is if the drive is smaller on the new Mac, or the old Mac is PowerPC (meaning it dates from early 2006 or earlier).

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6413

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),Apple recommended

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) May 6, 2016 1:33 PM in response to John Hough
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    May 6, 2016 1:33 PM in response to John Hough

    Hi,

     

    In System Preferences > iCloud or the service of your choice in Internet account enable syncing for Contacts.

    This places all the Contacts in the relevant cloud.

     

    This can then be picked up by setting the new computer to Sync with the same service.

     

     

     

     

    3Sigcopy2.png

    9:33 pm      Friday; May 6, 2016

     

    ​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (El Capitan)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     iPhone and an iPad (2)