HT204087: Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac

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rvlev

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Q: an error occurred while preparing your information to transfer

Everytime I use the migration assitant I always get error occured and I have an ethernet cable connecting the 2 computers. 1 computer is a windows 7 system and the other is a mac OSX 10.8.3 so how do I transfer my files?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), continous error

Posted on May 17, 2013 8:53 AM

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rkaufmann87 May 17, 2013 9:04 AM in response to rvlev
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May 17, 2013 9:04 AM in response to rvlev

Do you have file sharing turned on on the Windows machine? I'd also recommend using Pondini's Migration Assitant link. You can find it at:

http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html
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