Migration Assistant (Apple)
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| Migration Assistant | |
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 Migration Assistant's summary window. |
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| Developed by | Apple Inc. |
| Latest release | 1.1 |
| OS | Mac OS X |
| Genre | utility |
| Website | Apple - Mac OS X Leopard |
Migration Assistant is a utility by Apple Inc. that copies user accounts, user files, applications, and settings from one Macintosh computer to another. It can be used during initial setup of a new computer or run manually on a system that has already been setup. Its primary purpose is to duplicate the contents and configuration of an existing computer on a new one (typically replacing the older one).
The Migration Assistant does not transfer the operating system of the old computer to the new one. Similarly, applications and utilities bundled by Apple with the operating system (e.g. Safari) are not transferred, based on the assumption that the newer machine has the same or newer version already installed. However settings for these applications (e.g. bookmarks) are transferred. It is found in /Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant.app, and is run from the newer computer, with the older one connected to it with a firewire cable and running in target mode.
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