help: transer preferences between computers

Natobasso

Natobasso

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Hello again all.

I need to find out how to transfer my program preferences from my home computer to my laptop so I can have all my iCal dates, my Entourage contacts, etc. What's the best way to do this?

I am running Mac OS X 10.2.8 on both computers.
 
copy your preference folder on a CD and move preferences to your new computer, selecting the ones you want to move.
 
That's what I have done, but for some reason the preferences aren't sticking. In fact, when I restart, my desktop screen reverts to the "default" blue apple background and the preferences don't get transferred. Hmm…
 
I am taking the preference folder from the Libary in the User folder on the iMac G4 and copying that file to my laptop over my ethernet network and copying over the preference folder (though it doesn't seem to let me do this; says the preference file is in use.)

Excuse my dunceitude on this one. I am a dyed-in-the-wool OS 9 user who's seen the light and gone to X. :)
 
you should not copy all preference in one time, but specifically for the applications you want to transfer... and of course quit the application before you copy its preference file !

and back-up both disks before you do if you don't want to finish with the old pref erasing the new ones by mistake !!!
 
Just copy the individual preference files you need, not all of them. Some are machine specific.

I don't use iCal, so I don't know where that info is.

Entourage, should be in your Documents folder>Microsoft User Data
 
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