Apple MC371LL/A Laptop User Manual


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14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Migrating Information to Your MacBook Pro
Youcanfollowthepromptsinthe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,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.
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