Apple MACBOOK User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

To transfer information, make sure:
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Your other Mac has built-in FireWire and supports FireWire Target Disk Mode

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Your other Mac has Mac OS X v10.1 or later installed

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You have a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable

Setup Assistant takes you through the process of transferring your information—just

follow the onscreen instructions. Transferring information to your MacBook doesn’t

affect the information on your other Mac. (If you set up partitions on the new

MacBook, all information from the other Mac will be transferred to one partition.)

Using Setup Assistant, you can transfer:
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User accounts, including preferences and email.

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Network settings, so your new MacBook is automatically set up to work with the

same network settings as your other Mac.

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Files and folders on the hard disk and partitions. This gives you easy access to the

files and folders you used on your other Mac.

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The Applications folder, so that most of the applications you used on your other Mac

are now on your new MacBook. (You might need to reinstall some of the applications

you transfer.)

Important:

Use caution when you transfer applications so that you don’t overwrite

later versions of the applications already installed on your MacBook.

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