[X4U] Transferring two old, to one new Mac?

[Richard Gilmore]

I think after transferring from the first machine I would connect the FW
cable to the second and restart it while holding down the T key it will then
appear as a hard drive on your new iMac and just drag the files over. I
don't know if there's a way to automatically merge the two iPhoto and iTunes
libraries together. You'll probably have to do that by hand afterwards.

Richard 


On 3/3/06 8:40 AM, "Mark Des Cotes" <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm picking up a new iMac G5 later today. I understand that at home I
> can just connect my old iMac to it via Firewire and transfer my old
> settings and files to the new computer. I'd also like to transfer my
> iTunes and iPhoto libraries from here at work to my new home computer.
> What's the best way to merge the two list together? Will iTunes and
> iPhoto on the new computer recognize all the ratings and comments I've
> added to the songs and pictures here at work? And will the fact that
> I'm running Panther (10.3.9) both at work and on my old iMac make a
> difference when transferring to Tiger on the new one?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mark Des Cotes
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