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14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Migrating Information to Your MacBook Pro
YoucanfollowthepromptsinSetupAssistanttomigrateexistinguseraccounts,les,
applications,andotherinformationfromanotherMaccomputer.Youcandothiswith
oneofthefollowingmethods:
 UsingaFireWirecabletoconnectthetwocomputerstogetherandtransferthe
information
 UsinganEthernetcableconnecteddirectlybetweenthetwocomputers,or
connectingbothcomputerstothesamenetwork
 Wirelessly—directlybetweenthetwocomputers,orwithbothcomputersonthe
samewirelessnetwork
Beforemigrating,useSoftwareUpdateonyourotherMac.TheotherMacshould
haveoneoftheseversionsofMacOSXsoftware—eitherMacOSXv10.4.11or
MacOSXv10.5.6(orlater).
Youcanchoosetheitems(useraccounts,documents,movies,music,photos,andsoon)
thatyouwanttomigratetoyourMacBookPro.
Important:  Don’tusetheotherMacforanythingelseuntilthemigrationiscomplete.
Ifyoudon’tuseSetupAssistanttotransferinformationwhenyourststartupyour
computer,youcandoitlaterusingMigrationAssistant.Iftheconnectionisterminated
duringmigration,youcanresumethemigrationatalatertimeusingMigration
AssistantonyourMacBookProandyourotherMac.GototheApplicationsfolder,open
Utilities,anddouble-clickMigrationAssistant.