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tac · 10-10-2008, 08:28 AM

Can you transfer a a complete running system and all files and applications from one computer to another, so that it all works identically the same... ie 1 imac to another imac?

If so how?

thanks tac

arkayn · 10-10-2008, 08:44 AM

Clone might work, but it would be better to just use the Migration assistant app to copy over the important files and use a clean install on the new computer.

MacMeDude · 11-09-2008, 08:49 PM

Being as they are both the same kinds of machines, this should be a fairly easy, straightforward process. There are a number of programs on the market which are specifically tailored to do this kind of job. Two which I have personally used at one time or another are Carbon Copy Cloner and Clone X. They will create an exact image of the original disk. I've never had a problem with either of them.

Nipa · 02-12-2009, 10:54 AM

this should be a fairly easy, straightforward process. There are a number of programs on the market which are specifically tailored to do this kind of job. Two which I have personally used at one time or another are Carbon Copy Clone

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tac Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 7 Credits: 64	transferring whole computer system and files Can you transfer a a complete running system and all files and applications from one computer to another, so that it all works identically the same... ie 1 imac to another imac? If so how? thanks tac

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arkayn Arrrggghhh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Golden Valley Posts: 26,422 Credits: 378	Clone might work, but it would be better to just use the Migration assistant app to copy over the important files and use a clean install on the new computer. __________________ 2.0 GHz iMac C2D - OS X.6.4 - 2.5 GB Ram 2.80 GHz Tower - XP Pro- 2 GB Ram 2.33 GHz Quad - Windows 7-64 - 4 GB Ram

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MacMeDude You WILL Use A Mac! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Guam, Mariana Islands Posts: 7 Credits: 145	Being as they are both the same kinds of machines, this should be a fairly easy, straightforward process. There are a number of programs on the market which are specifically tailored to do this kind of job. Two which I have personally used at one time or another are Carbon Copy Cloner and Clone X. They will create an exact image of the original disk. I've never had a problem with either of them. __________________ Jeff Snyder SysOp/Armageddon BBS endtimeprophecy.org:23 Macintosh BBS Center! Armageddon BBS Web Interface: http://www.endtimeprophecy.org/ArmageddonBBS/

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Nipa Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Credits: 120	straightforward process. this should be a fairly easy, straightforward process. There are a number of programs on the market which are specifically tailored to do this kind of job. Two which I have personally used at one time or another are Carbon Copy Clone __________________ email marketing Promotional Items

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