Migration assistant in Panther?

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Migration assistant in Panther?

I've heard that there is a OS 10.3 version of the migration asisstant? Does anyone know if this is correct, and if so, how I can get a copy?

I have a volume that is too corrupt to mount in 10.4, but will mount in 10.3. I'm trying to rescue my files using the migration asisstant, but... since I can't mount the volume, the 10.4 migration assistant doesn't do me any good.

Thanks for any pointers.

g4 tower, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Dec 1, 2005 8:15 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 1, 2005 10:09 AM in response to Chuck Kalish

Migration Assistant was called Setup Assistant in 10.3, and was available on install CDs/DVDs that included OS 10.3.5 or later.

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Answer 2

Dec 6, 2005 6:39 AM in response to Chuck Kalish

Migration/setup assitant is built into 10.3. It will run automatically at startup if the /var/db/.AppleSetupDone file is moved, renamed or deleted. I don't remember where the actual application is in 10.3, but you may want to check /System/Library/CoreServices.

Note, both of these directories are system critical so don't go deleting stuff if you don't know what you're doing.

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