I've downloaded Migration Assistant on my PC and am trying to get my files moved over to my Mac... but the computers aren't "finding" each other.... what am I doing wrong?
Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Are your Mac and PC on the same network?
I don't know.... does "network" mean "wi-fi" ? If so, then yes. If it means something else, I don't know how to tell....
Yes, "network" means either WiFi or ethernet.
Are you starting the migration process at about the same time on both computers?
As close to the same time as possible. Both computers search for the other, but even after 20-30 minutes of searching, they still can't find each other, even though they are sitting on the couch right next to each other, both on the same wi-fi network.
Have you followed the "Before you begin the transfer process" portion of the HT4796 article you attached above?
In particular, have you shut down your anti-virus and firewall software?
Sorry to butt in, I'm having a similar problem. Does that mean anti-virus and firewalls have to be switched off on both computers, or just the PC? Sorry if this is a fool question, I'm new to Macs.
You should never use an anti-virus on a Mac. They do more harm than good.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5872
If you follow the above link to a tee it will work.
Well, I did, and it didn't
I was following the directions (or so I thought) and it wasn't working. The one small step that I missed was this... on the Mac, once both computers have Migration Assistant running a computer picture pops up on the Mac. CLICK ON this picture and that's how the code appears!!!!!!! YAY! It said it would take about 9 hours to transfer all my files, but it took over 12 hours. Oh well...
But now I have a new question. With the data transfer from my PC to Mac complete, I now have an additional "User" on my Mac and that is where all my transferred files are. But I also have the "User" that I set up in the Apple Store when I bought my Mac and that's where my Office for Mac programs are.... Can I combine these two Users into 1 that has everything??
Thanks for all the help!
Office will work for any user. Applications are not normally installed for a single user. They are installed in the /Applications folder for all users.
You could consider leaving the original as an admin user and set the new one as standard.
If you also have data files in that original user, you can transfer them to the new user by first moving them to the /Users/Shared folder, then log in as the new user and copy them from there into your new user's folders.
Migrating files
