Re: Transfering accounts between Macs

In article <1177959912.817595.278610@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<l0o0o0b@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

What is the best way to import a full user account from a Mac to
another one? I know this can be done on a brand new Mac but how to do
it in the other situations? Is copying the account sufficient? Even
when the former account is a G4 and the new one a Intel?

Thank you,


Migration Assistant, in the Utilities folder.

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