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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) |
| Date | 2013-09-29 09:45 +1200 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <290920130945111526%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
| References | <4YWdneJG3vlXV9vPnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com> <l26r78$ir5$1@dont-email.me> <xsqdnZZmyZ6-bNvPnZ2dnUVZ_uSdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
In article <xsqdnZZmyZ6-bNvPnZ2dnUVZ_uSdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2013.09.28 11:05 , Király wrote: > > Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > >> > >> So it got here. In the end I ran Setup Assistant - and wish I had used > >> Migration instead. > > > > I really don't think so. Had you opted for Migration Assistant, you > > would have had an identical list of issues that you reported here, and > > then a whole bunch of other ones on top of that. Be glad you did what > > you did. > > I disagree. > > Yes, the issues I had I would have had, but the file copy would not have > brought any issues (the Empson replies regarding UID refer). Personally I never use either when setting up a new computer. It's far easier and safer to simply copy the user's own documents manually and reinstall the applications from the original installer. That way you also avoid copying across corrupted files, garbage files, etc.
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What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 08:25 -0400
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 10:54 -0400
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2013-09-28 15:05 +0000
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 11:09 -0400
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-09-29 09:45 +1200
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 18:06 -0400
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-09-29 11:31 +1200
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-28 21:00 -0400
Re: What broke during Setup Assistant (new iMac) / last fix Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 13:31 -0400
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