Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) - Manual (Page 14)

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Migrating Information to Your MacBook Pro
You can follow the prompts in the Setup Assistant to migrate existing user accounts,
files, applications, and other information from another Mac computer. You can do this
with one of the following methods:
 Using a FireWire cable to connect the two computers together and transfer the
information
 Using an Ethernet cable connected directly between the two computers, or
connecting both computers to the same network
 Wirelessly—directly between the two computers, or with both computers on the
same wireless network
Before migrating, use Software Update on your other Mac. The other Mac should have
one of these versions of Mac OS X software—either Mac OS X v10.4.11 or Mac OS X
v10.5.6 (or later).
You can choose the items (user accounts, documents, movies, music, photos, and so on)
that you want to migrate to your MacBook Pro.
Important: Don’t use the other Mac for anything else until the migration is complete.
If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up, you can
do it later using Migration Assistant. If the connection is terminated during migration,
you can resume the migration at a later time using Migration Assistant on your
MacBook Pro and your other Mac. Go to the Applications folder, open Utilities, and
double-click Migration Assistant.