[solved] Question About Transferring Data From One Imac To Another

[tomdkat]

Hi! I'm in the process of replacing an iMac running Snow Leopard with one running Mavericks. I've already successfully restored the user account, applications, and data using a Time Machine backup stored on a Time Capsule. That process worked flawlessly. However, the original iMac has still been in service since I did the restore to the new iMac. So, now I need to update the new iMac again to make it current.

What are my options? I'm thinking I could delete the user account on the new iMac and simply restore it from a current backup, like I did before. Or could I simply do another restore and let Time Machine figure out what needs to be updated?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Peace...

 

[tomdkat]

Hi! I'm in the process of replacing an iMac running Snow Leopard with one running Mavericks. I've already successfully restored the user account, applications, and data using a Time Machine backup stored on a Time Capsule. That process worked flawlessly. However, the original iMac has still been in service since I did the restore to the new iMac. So, now I need to update the new iMac again to make it current.

What are my options? I'm thinking I could delete the user account on the new iMac and simply restore it from a current backup, like I did before. Or could I simply do another restore and let Time Machine figure out what needs to be updated?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Peace...

Well, I ended up deleting the user accounts I had previously restored via Time Machine on the new iMacs and re-restored them. I made sure to run backups on the old iMacs first. Things went fairly smooth and the new iMacs are now in service.

Peace...