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Data Transfer from MacBook Pro to External Hard Drive
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Please let me know how to transfer data from a MacBook Pro to an external hard drive as per the following scenarios:
1. MacBook Pro’s (mid 2009 model) USB ports are not working but it has Bluetooth capability.
2. I have a new 500 GB Iomega external hard drive that is not yet formated for either a Mac or PC.
a. Can this external hard drive be partitioned in 2 sections of 250 GB each? If so, how would I partition it?
b. Can one partition of 250 GB be formatted for a PC and the other 250 GB be formatted for a Mac, so that one external hard drive can be used for both PC and Mac files transfers. How would I do this?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Regards,
Saiyed
If your new Iomega external drive has both USB and FireWire ports, you can use a FireWire cable to perform the partitioning and backup. If your hard drive only has a USB port and the USB ports are disabled on your Macbook Pro, you may have to find an alternative way to transfer, such as going machine to machine, using FireWire Target Disk Mode.
As for Partitioning the drive, there is an application, inside the Utilities folder on your Mac, called Disk Utility. Disk Utility has the ability to help you format your hard drive and partitions. For Windows machines, the format is NTFS. For Macs, it’s Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Your Mac can view both partitions, however the Windows machine can only see the NTFS partition.
I hope this information has been helpful.
Dennis Beaman
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Data Transfer from G4 iBook to a MacBook Air
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Our new MacBook Air will be delivered today so I’d like to know how data (pictures & bookmarks) in a used G4 iBook running OS 10.3.9 can be transferred to the new MacBook Air. 
I have 400 to 800 FireWire cables from the last time but forgot how to specifically do it.
Any suggestions appreciated.
-Thomas
The new MacBook Air that you’re receiving has an application that provides for “Over the Air” network-based migration, as the MacBook Air does not have a FireWire port included. However, in order to use the “over the air” method, the originating machine must have an operating system of 10.4.6 or later. Because your iBook G4 has 10.3.9 installed, the automatic migration isn’t an option.
Should I have this same situation, I’d use a manual migration method. Using a USB external drive, back up your data from your home folder. Then go through the standard setup process with your MacBook Air. Once your account is created on the new machine, you can connect your external drive and move the backed up data to the correct folders. It’s not exactly seamless or automatic, but it can provide a safe way to move your data and build a nice, stable system.
-Dennis
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I’m struggling to transfer files from my old G4 to my new(ish) G5 iMac
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Jacob,
I just got a refurbished iMac G5 from PowerMax which works great. When I tried to transfer files over a firewire connection from my old G4 to my new(ish) G5, however, I got the message that the G4 didn’t have system 10 on it.
I know that’s not true: it has OS 10.5.8 on it, and is set up to start up using that system (so it is not a dual boot problem). It tells me the firewire connection has been made, and I am following the Setup Assistant directions to the letter.
What could be the problem here? Would the fact that the G5 only has 10.4 and the G4 has 10.5.8 be problematic? Or is it something else?
Thanks,
Stephanie
I have a special fondness for the G5 iMac. One thing to check is to see if you have two drives installed in your old G4. It could be that you have a old drive or data drive installed as the Master drive in your G4. If that is the case, you may need to remove the none-booting drive and then try again. 9 times out of 10 that is the problem when you see that error.
- Jacob
