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Q: migration assistant pc to mac

I downloaded migration assistant and it opened up as a dos window with script and did not allow me to import files form pc to mac from the external hard drive. Any ideas to get this accomplished......

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 4, 2012 10:22 AM

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Q: migration assistant pc to mac

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  • by Pondini,

    Pondini Pondini Mar 4, 2012 4:18 PM in response to djf97223
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    Mar 4, 2012 4:18 PM in response to djf97223

    I don't do Winoze, so can't help directly.

     

    But this has detailed, step-by-step instructions:  OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant

  • by djf97223,

    djf97223 djf97223 Mar 4, 2012 5:14 PM in response to Pondini
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    Mar 4, 2012 5:14 PM in response to Pondini

    Thanks, I already downloaded software it just wont open to allow me to execute the migration. Best.

  • by Pondini,

    Pondini Pondini Mar 4, 2012 5:23 PM in response to djf97223
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    Mar 4, 2012 5:23 PM in response to djf97223

    Have you followed the instructions carefully, making sure they're on the same network, etc?  I assume your PC is running Windows XP SP3 or greater.

     

    Do you get the "welcome" window per the first sample in the article? 

  • by djf97223,

    djf97223 djf97223 Mar 5, 2012 6:10 AM in response to Pondini
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    Mar 5, 2012 6:10 AM in response to Pondini

    This tranfer is from an external hard drive that captured all docs, pics, etc and no that is a part of the issue, I have not received that pop up welcome window, just DOS script when I click on the download.

  • by Pondini,

    Pondini Pondini Mar 5, 2012 8:28 AM in response to djf97223
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    Mar 5, 2012 8:28 AM in response to djf97223

    Ah, so you're not transferring directly from a PC. 

     

    In that case, you cannot use Windows Migration Assistant -- it runs on a PC and communicates with the Mac version of Migration Assistant to copy the files.

     

    You'll need to copy the files yourself -- see the Manually Migrating section of Switch 101: Migrate your Windows files or system to your Mac. 

     

    Use the Finder to open the external HD and copy the files to your home folder, as listed in the article, in the "Tip: If you're moving files over manually. . ." section.

  • by djf97223,

    djf97223 djf97223 Mar 5, 2012 11:17 AM in response to Pondini
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    Mar 5, 2012 11:17 AM in response to Pondini

    Thanks, I think I will first attempt to transfer data directly from the PC. Sounds simpler.

  • by twosugars,

    twosugars twosugars Apr 6, 2012 6:34 AM in response to djf97223
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    Apr 6, 2012 6:34 AM in response to djf97223

    Hey did you resolve the transfer in the end?

     

    all my music is on my new imac already (over 20,000 tracks) and also on my hard drive where i have been using it from for my pc

    but i want to transfer all the ratings and playlist data from the pc to my mac

     

    the migration assistant on the mac only lets you swap from mac to mac and i downloaded the same dos file you did which is for a pc only

    so i have the migration assistant on my pc waiting to accept connection to the mac but it seems to be a one way thing right now

     

    any help resolving this would be amazing

     

    had to start from scratch with playlists etc every time ive bought a new computer in the past and really cant be bothered again when i know theres a way of swapping the data

     

    thanks

  • by djf97223,

    djf97223 djf97223 Apr 10, 2012 4:52 PM in response to twosugars
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    Apr 10, 2012 4:52 PM in response to twosugars

    Thanks for following up. I brought in the laptop and had tech dept. transfer the library, which was not an easy task for even their 'expert' team. Since getting back my computer, half the library has disappeared again.