Migrating Your Old Macbook to Your New iMac

Well, I made the plunge.

I have had my beloved white macbook since before I started at ECU Fall 2006.

It’s been having to work a little harder — the rainbow twirly thing popped up ALL. THE. TIME. — And, running Photoshop was a joke.

So. I purchased this baby!

No, this is not where it will live…

21.5″. And, yes, I wanted the 27″…… But, for my desk, the smaller 21.5″ fits perfect. {Dave Ramsey would be SO proud of my self-control!}

And, seeing that Apple is amazing. There is an application on your old and new computer called Migration Assistant. You follow the instructions on each, while they are connected via either a FireWire cord or Ethernet cable. You can opt to use WiFi, but that takes FOR-EVER. With an ethernet cable, mine took over 12 hours….. THAT is why you pay $$$ for the Apple store to migrate your computer. Self control gets completely tempted when your new shiny computer is just hanging out.

Migrating.

That’s it! It’s a waiting game, so be patient! It’s worth it!

I opted to have my old computer become a separate user. Look how neat and tidy the new desktop looks!!!