Suave
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Hi All,
I have a 2008 15" 2.2ghz MBP running on Tiger 10.4.11 - I believe it has Firewire 400 & 800 ports. I will soon have a June 2009 17" 2.8 MBP which I believe has one Firewire 800 port and will have Leopard installed as standard. I have backed up my data on an external WD Passport USB Hard Drive with Super-Duper.
I would like to ask, what would be the best way to transfer all my stuff to the new 17" laptop? My concern using the Super-Duper back up on the external hard drive with USB is that it is on Tiger and may not transfer all my data, settings and stuff to the new 17" one which has Leopard or that it may over-write Leopard & install Tiger - is this an issue?
Can I transfer everything as it is (data, apps, settings, etc) except for Tiger by connecting a Firewire Cable between the two laptops and which type or one do I need?
Finally, how will I know or be able to verify that everything been transferred OK and that nothing is missing or has been deleted?
Thank You All!
Suave!
I have a 2008 15" 2.2ghz MBP running on Tiger 10.4.11 - I believe it has Firewire 400 & 800 ports. I will soon have a June 2009 17" 2.8 MBP which I believe has one Firewire 800 port and will have Leopard installed as standard. I have backed up my data on an external WD Passport USB Hard Drive with Super-Duper.
I would like to ask, what would be the best way to transfer all my stuff to the new 17" laptop? My concern using the Super-Duper back up on the external hard drive with USB is that it is on Tiger and may not transfer all my data, settings and stuff to the new 17" one which has Leopard or that it may over-write Leopard & install Tiger - is this an issue?
Can I transfer everything as it is (data, apps, settings, etc) except for Tiger by connecting a Firewire Cable between the two laptops and which type or one do I need?
Finally, how will I know or be able to verify that everything been transferred OK and that nothing is missing or has been deleted?
Thank You All!
Suave!