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EDIT: Okay, so I've lost all ability to post. Here's what I meant to post: I may be getting a new Mac in the next few months, and am contemplating my migration strategy. OS X has it's built in Migration Assistant, but that seems to require a firewire cable, which I do not have. Since I'd likely never use it again, I'm reluctant to buy one. I do have a short Ethernet cable... I seem to remember hearing that files and settings can be transfered over ethernet between two computers. Is there an automated (ala Migration Assistant) method to move files to a new Mac over Ethernet? Last edited by screensaver400 : 2006-03-29 at 19:35. |
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With Ethernet, things get a lot more manual and complicated. I would suggest in that case that you use SuperDuper!, but then again, you don't want to spend money. So it's down to manually copying files, or using various more hack-ish solutions like rsync, or whatever. Honestly. Why bother when Apple gives you such a great method? For just a few bucks? So what if you never use that cable again? Quote:
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chucker, why am i not allowed to look at that link you posted? is it a link to a thread in the mods forum? |
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Heh. What makes you think I'm a moderator?
That link was to a duplicate thread of screensaver400's. |
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Firewire does seem the way to go. To laugh at myself a bit... I'll be buying a $2000 MBP, but don't want to buy a $10 cable. |
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