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Can I transfer data from my G4 to my IMac over a firewire without them syncing or messing either one up - do not want to modify either one...!

Can I transfer data from my G4 to my IMac over a firewire without them syncing or messing either one up - do not want to modify either one...!

iMac (20-inch Early 2008), iOS 6.1

Posted on Feb 1, 2013 9:43 AM

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Feb 3, 2013 2:54 PM in response to Budman65

Boot the G4 Mac into Target mode...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661

That should make the G4 look like a big FW drive to the iMac.

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Can I transfer data from my G4 to my IMac over a firewire without them syncing or messing either one up - do not want to modify either one...!

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