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Nov 25, 2012 3:58 AM in response to ensbcby Roger Wilmut1,★HelpfulDid you set it to transfer the user from the old Mac before you created a user as part of the installation process? If you created a user with the same name as before it can't write into that, so it will have created another user and installed your files there.
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Nov 25, 2012 4:28 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1by ensbc,Yes that's the problem, thank you. Everything is there under another user account. So now I wonder if I can merge two user accounts?!
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Nov 25, 2012 4:44 AM in response to ensbcby Roger Wilmut1,I should rename the account you created, then rename the account created by the Migration Assistant to your old account name. That way you can proceed as before but you have a spare user account - this can be useful for troubleshooting.
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Nov 25, 2012 6:35 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1by Roger Wilmut1,...I should clarify that you shouldn't do this simply by renaming the Home Folder. The method of renaming a user is mildly involved and is described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
Note that when you are logged in as root user you shouldn't get creative - you could do a lot of damage. Just stick exactly to the instructions.