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barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 173
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 11:15 am: |     |
I have an imac running OS 9.1 and want transfer it's data to new my new emac OS X. How should I do this? Thanks in advance. |
kdm
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Username: Kdm
Post Number: 25
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 1:25 pm: | |
I think the simplest way to do this is to connect the machines using ethernet cable (must be a crossover cable).Then just make sure Appletalk is active on both machines, on the imac make sure you have a user and password set up (I think the control panel to do this is called Users and Groups), and Go To Servers menu on emac. You should see the imac as a server. Enter the user name and password for the imac and it should put an icon on your desktop for the imac. Then just drag and drop the files from imac to emac.
It isn't too difficult, but I'm probably not explaining it too clearly. And I'm not sure what your level of expertise is. |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 241
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 6:17 pm: | |
Well, you don't need a crossover cable specifically, the Mac's will automagically do the required switching for you...in other words, a regular RJ45 (ethernet) cable will work.
to use the above mentioned method, make sure file sharing is turned on, on the old iMac. Go to the "File Sharing" control panel to do so, if Appletalk is not on you will be prompted to turn it on (just click the okay button). Fill out the other information as needed.
Then go to the "Users & Groups" tab and select the new user button, choose a user name (if you are not going to leave the computers networked and exchange data between them, don't bother with a password). If you want to allow anybody access double-click on guest, click on Identity and pull it down to Sharing, check the box next to “Allow guests to connect to this computer.”
Select the hard drive on the desktop, then ‘Get Info’ on it by either selecting get info from the ‘File’ menu or by hitting command-I. Now click on General Information and pull down the menu to sharing, make sure the box next to share this item and its contents is checked and that everyone has the apropriate read/write privileges.
the privileges can also be adjusted under the "Activity Monitor" tab in the "File Sharing" control panel.
Okay...now make sure the Mac's are connected and then on the new eMac click on the "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar. Scroll down to "Connect to Server" and select it.
type in "afp:/at/your computer name:* "
or select the browse button and locate your iMac, and then click "connect".
Fill in the user name and password (if any) and select "connect" again.
When your shared HD is mounted, locate the files you wish to transfer and simply drag and drop, as long as you are only trasferring data. I wouldn't recommend doing this for most applications or system files. You may not get everything you need this way.
Now for an easier way
If your old iMac has a Firewire port then refer to the info below. Your old iMac is the "Host" computer and the new eMac will be the "Target" computer.
FireWire Target Disk Mode
FireWire target mode is by far the fastest (and easiest) way to transfer data from one Mac to another.
1. Make sure that the target computer is turned off. If you are using a PowerBook computer or iBook computer as the target computer, you should also plug in its AC power adapter.
2. Use a FireWire cable (6-pin to 6-pin) to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer does not need to be turned off.
3. Start up the target computer and immediately press and hold down the T key until the FireWire icon appears. The hard disk of the target computer should become available to the host computer, and it will likely appear on the desktop.
4. When you are finished copying files, drag the target computer's hard disk icon to the Trash, or select Put Away from the File menu (Mac OS 9), or Eject from the File menu (Mac OS X).
5. Press the target computer's power button to turn it off.
6. Unplug the FireWire cable.
Again, this really should only be used for transferring user data, not applications that are installed, or for system files. |
barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 174
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 2:10 pm: | |
thanks for all the detailed information that was posted here. i knew that i could count on this board! |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 4138
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 11:00 am: | |
How did you end up doing the job? |
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