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I want to use my Time Machine to migrate my information from my old iMac (OS 10.5.8) to my new iMac (OS 10.8.2) am I able to do this without transfering the old OS to the new iMac?

I want to use my Time Machine to migrate my information from my old iMac (OS 10.5.8) to my new iMac (OS 10.8.2) am I able to do this without transfering the old OS to the new iMac? I tried the Migration Assistant but there's too much information and it froze (it was going to take 3 days to complete).

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 20, 2013 6:29 PM

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I want to use my Time Machine to migrate my information from my old iMac (OS 10.5.8) to my new iMac (OS 10.8.2) am I able to do this without transfering the old OS to the new iMac?

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