HT1408: How to transfer data from a PC to a Mac

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maplepower
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Q: Can my pc software be transferred to a mac?

Link above says that software can be transfered with my files to a MBP. Is this true? Does Migration Assistant transfer all my files from a PC to a MBP w/o any software?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

A newbie

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 15"

Posted on Mar 2, 2013 5:50 AM

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I wanted to click "THis helped me" and "This solved my problem". Didn't know I had to choose, but you solved my problem. Thanks.

Posted on Mar 2, 2013 6:06 AM

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Q: Can my pc software be transferred to a mac?

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  • by VikingOSX,Helpful

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Mar 2, 2013 6:04 AM in response to maplepower
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    Mar 2, 2013 6:04 AM in response to maplepower

    Migration Assistant will move the non-application contents of your PC login directory to your login directory on the Mac. PC application software will not run natively within OS X.

     

    If you want to continue using PC applications after your migration to OS X:

    1. See if Application Software vendor offers OS X version
      1. License transferable?
    2. Investigate Apple's Boot Camp included with OS X.
      1. Run Windows 7 as alternative boot partition on Apple hardware
    3. Virtualization solutions
      1. Run Windows XP,7,8 and PC applications concurrent with OS X
      2. Solutions
        1. VirtualBox (free)
        2. Parallels Desktop (<$100)
        3. VMware (<$100)

  • by BobTheFisherman,Helpful

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Mar 2, 2013 6:04 AM in response to maplepower
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    Mar 2, 2013 6:04 AM in response to maplepower

    Data can be transferred. Programs can not be transferred as they are operating system specific.

     

    So for example, if you had some Word documents you created in Word on a Windows PC you could copy the Word documents to your Apple computer. But you could not transfer Word from your Windows PC to your Apple computer. You would need to buy and install Word for Mac, or use another compatible program on your Apple computer to open and use your copied over Word documents.

  • by maplepower,Solvedanswer

    maplepower maplepower Mar 2, 2013 6:06 AM in response to VikingOSX
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    Mar 2, 2013 6:06 AM in response to VikingOSX

    I wanted to click "THis helped me" and "This solved my problem". Didn't know I had to choose, but you solved my problem. Thanks.

  • by maplepower,

    maplepower maplepower Mar 2, 2013 6:07 AM in response to maplepower
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    Mar 2, 2013 6:07 AM in response to maplepower

    Oops. Just earned myself 10 points. Sorry Viking.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Mar 2, 2013 7:23 AM in response to maplepower
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    Mar 2, 2013 7:23 AM in response to maplepower

    Oops. Just earned myself 10 points.

    Nope. Marking your own posts only gets you a green check mark, or a gold star, but no points.