Can I choose what to migrate from one mac to another mac?

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Can I choose what to migrate from one mac to another mac?

Can I choose what to migrate from one mac (Powrebook G4) to another mac (New iMac)? I do not want everything to be migrated, as some programs are not compatible with Mountain Lion or an intelIntel mac!

As it is a brand New iMac I would also like to keep it clean of unnecessary files that have become imbedded in the Powerbook over its time.Therfore it would be nice if I can pick and choose what is to be transferd. If you can give me a heads up on if and how it would be appreciated!!!

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PicMac

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 11, 2013 8:45 AM

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Answer 1

macjack

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Mar 11, 2013 8:52 AM in response to PicMac

You can only make the borad choices given in Setup Assistant. You can, of course, delete any PPC applications after migration. This won't harm your pristine Mac in any way. If you want clone your existing system from your old Mac to an external drive and do the cleanup there and use that drive for the migration.

Note that migration works best the first time you boot your new Mac before an account is created. If you use Migration after that it will create a new accout on your Mac, and you won't be happy with the result. It won't be at all pristine, it will be a mess.

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PicMac Author

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Mar 12, 2013 12:12 AM in response to macjack

Thanks for your input!… I have now come across an Article from Apple

Migration Assistant tips and tricks

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3231?viewlocale=en_US

Controlling what is migrated

With Migration Assistant you control the data that is migrated from another Macintosh computer. By clicking the triangle next to a user's name, you can select which User Accounts to migrate and choose which folders to migrate. You can also choose whether to migrate Applications, Network and Computer settings, or Volumes. Migrating only what you need can reduce the time it takes to complete your migration.

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Answer 3

R C-R

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Mar 12, 2013 1:26 AM in response to PicMac

As macjac said, you only have broad choices for Applications -- it is just a yes or no option. Only the user accounts have disclosure triangles that let you pick & choose which folders to migrate.

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