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10. I transferred from a MBP with a dying hard disk to a new iMac - went just fine

Wed May 9, 2012, 07:29 PM

May 2012

And that was after transferring back and forth to a newer MBP, an external drive, back to mine, etc etc etc ...

Yours was probably less scary!

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Scary times...I've got a new Mac Mini, have to disconnect the old G5 iMac. [View all] Atman Mar 2012 OP

I went from a G4 to a mini NV Whino Mar 2012 #2

Could I use a mini as a back up for my mac book? freshwest Mar 2012 #3

Sure NV Whino Mar 2012 #4

Scary? I friggin' cried. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #5

Been there, done that nearly two years ago rocktivity Mar 2012 #6

UPDATE: Transmitting from my new 8GB Mac Mini rocktivity May 2012 #9

The transfer should go smoothly using Time Machine Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #7

Yes, as I discovered! Atman Mar 2012 #8