I have a (much) older Mac Mini with products like Word downloaded. If I buy a new version, how do I transfer everything I have from the old version?
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I'm surprised you haven't gotten an answer to this question yet. The answer is, fortunately, quite simple. When you get your new Mac, during the setup process, it will ask you if you want to migrate your data from an older Mac. This is the best time to do it, right from the start when you boot for the first time. You can boot your old Mac into "target disk mode" by holding down the "t" key during bootup. This allows you to use the Mac as an (expensive) external FireWire hard drive. Once it's booted this way, use a FireWire cable to connect it to your new Mac, and tell the new Mac to transfer all the data for you. Works beautifully! The only hitch is that some apps (MS Office for one) will recognize that this is a different Mac, and will ask for your activation code. So you'd better have that filed away somewhere! If you've already set up your new Mac, and you want to do this transfer later, you can do it by running Migration Assistant, located in /Applications/Utilities. The downside to this approach is that it is tricky to merge a user account from the old Mac with one on the new Mac, in case you need to do that. That's why it's easier to do this migration prior to setting up anything (including user accounts) on the new Mac.
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Yeah, probably... 2 different file systems, but there is a way. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518
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your Mac needs a special MSATA card slot for it to be compatible. I do not think apple uses this technology. You can however use a standard SSD drive for your Mac Mini.
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Just plug the thing into your PC (I have no experience using it w/ a Mac) and it will appear as an new drive - perhaps the E drive or F drive. Then simply drag and drop music files to that drive. Good Luck
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No, I bought it and a ssd. I took the Mac mini apart and put a 120 ssd with the 1 ter hdd that came with the mac. Mac created turbo boost so they work together like one large ssd. It's fast and worth it.
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It worked for me. I transferred files from an old PC laptop to my MacBook but it took some effort to figure it out. I have since found an easier (and free) way to do this. Your Mac has a built in application called Migration Assistant. It can be found by clicking on the Finder icon, then click on Applications. You'll then go to Utilities and that's where you'll find Migration Assistant. Very easy to follow steps and it walks you right through them. You gotta love the Apple geniuses.
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Yes, I transfer documents I write on my Neo to my MacBook without any problem. I can then edit them, save them, etc. on the MacBook.
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I have not transfered files from earlier versions so I'm sorry I cannot help you. The reason is I have just started using this software in our business.
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Hi,Although I have 2 older MacBooks I installed this drive on, it seems to be ok on the Mac Mini also. I would suggest you check out YouTube first and search "Mac Mini 2011 hard drive and ram upgrade." You really need to check out the specs on your specific machine too. There are space considerations, not just will it work. The guy on YouTube was using this drive as a secondary drive. Also, try Googling your situation. That's how I figure things out. Hope this helps.Steve R.
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Hi WK Lorber, I too have the same as you and am a convert to Mac, I have MS Office 2004 for Mac, where did this post get you please and how did you go forward... nearly a year ago? Cheers Bob sortemout@btinternet.com
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Backup to Itunes and the transfer is a snap. I went from a IPad Retina to a mini retina and love it. Much easier to travel with.
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Yes. If you have not replaced a drive on a mac before, you may want to take a look at this or other tutorials first to make sure you have the right tools on hand, and how to back up your old HD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfiGF_pjqvM
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MS Easy Transfer will move all data and docs from one computer to the other and can move items from XP to Win 7. It is pre-installed on Win 7 and a free download for XP. If all you want is to move the Quickbooks files, backup to a thumb drive (or any portable drive) on the old machine and then do a restore from that thumb drive on the new one.
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Not sure on this, but you can try their customer support site, they are really good about answering questions. I believe they are compatible from hearsay, but have not done it personally. I do know you'll have to install Scrivener for Mac on your new machine, but the files should go over easy.
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No one has responded. My tech expert son believes that we will be able to do it. We will try this afternoon. I will hopefully be able to update you on our progress. Only other issue is that I do not have sufficient memory on my MacBook Pro right now...so we will try to transfer "through" the Mac to an external hard drive.
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Short answer: Yes. I did it and it works great. Long Answer: It's not simple, especially if you are upgrading to a smaller disk. 1) Create a recovery disk/thumb drive with the Windows Utility. Besides being a good idea, they offer you the option to delete the Recovery partition from the back end of the drive. Doing so will allow you to more easily manipulate the existing partitions for transfer. 2) Delete the blank d: Data partition. I am not sure why they break it up like this. Possibly shrink the System partition (I first went to a 128GB drive, then to a 256). 3) Unscrew the bottom, remove the drive (REAL SHUT DOWN FIRST!!!) 4) I tried to use Clonezilla to duplicate the drive, but this didn't work so well. So I ended up using a simple dd command in linux. If all this is beyond you, just find a local geek to help. 5) Plugged in the new drive, screwed it all back up, and it worked! ONE ISSUE!!! Upon reboot, Windows thinks it's a special version called Windows To Go, and won't let you install from the MS Store. Here is the solution: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/W8ITProWTG/thread/af05f60a-4cb0-4561-b49f-71938dad6853
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if you have the disk then you'll just have to reinstall it in the new computer