personal data migration

[fbp_]

my new powerbook should arrive in a few days and I was wondering if there was an easy way to copy everything relating to my mail, addressbook, and keychain from the old to the new

also, are ichat buddylists local or on the aol servers?

are safari bookmarks ~/library/safari/bookmarks.plist?

where would I find my ev:nova registration info?


this is all pretty simple trial and error stuff Im sure, but I need to format and ship my old powerbook asap once the new one is heret

thanks in advance

[Arden]

Give Carbon Copy Cloner a whirl.

[bobw]

Use an Ethernet cable and FileSharing to transfer.
I wouldn't use Carbon Copy Cloner. You want a new system on the new machine, not a copy from the old machine. It's easy enough to just drag the files/folders over that you need. Any apps I would install new from the original disks.

iChat in your Addressbook - user>library>AddressBook

AOL stores screen names on their servers

Mail
user>library>mail

Keychain
user>library>Keychain

Safari
user>library>Safari
Drag that Safari folder out holding the Option key to copy it. Then put it in the new system.

Do a FIND for ev nova and if you don't fine it, you can call/email the software company for that info. You should have it if it was a legitimate purchase.

[Arden]

You can still CCC settings, though, instead of the whole system, can't you? I've never actually used it.

[bobw]

Arden

How much trouble is it to setup a new machine? Sounds like you're lazy.

[Arden]

I don't have any data to migrate.

Well I do, but I have nowhere to migrate it to.

And yes, I do my best on the laziest front!