Migration assistant created a new user when transferring files from a PC to mac

Cattus Thraex wrote:

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1. if MA is used during the last phase of the install process, when asked to migrate data, then data will be migrated to the default, admin account.

That might be a bit misleading:

If you use Setup Assistant during the install process, no new account is created -- it transfers whatever user accounts (and other things) you select, "as is." If two accounts are transferred in full, they'll be exactly like they were before.

You can only use the Migration Assistant app after creating at least one new account. Anything you transfer with it will be transferred intact, to the transferred accounts, except the UIDs and/or account names may have to be changed so they don't conflict with the already-existing account(s).

OK, so I signed in as "Old Mac" but now every time I try and do something like...throw an old document in the trash I have to enter my password because "Finder wants to make changes". I'm beginning to think I should have paid the guy the 100.00 to transfer my stuff. This is making me insane.

First, be sure "Old Mac" is an Admin account via: System Prefs > Users & Groups. See if the Allow user to administer this computer box is checked for it. If not, log on to the other account, go back there, click the padlock and enter the password for the other account, then select "Old Mac" and check the box.

That's not likely the problem, though.

On one of the old documents, select and control-click (right-click) it and select the Get Info option.

On the window that puts up, see what permissions "Old Mac" has, similar to this: