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04-30-2018, 05:45 PM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Switching from Air to MacBook Pro, don't want to lose plug ins
No clue to to avoid losing my plug ins. I know what I'm doing in music, but not on computers. I know I can b/u before I switch to the new MacBook Pro, but then what?
Thanks!
-J
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04-30-2018, 06:56 PM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Any 3rd party plugins are installed like apps.
The easiest way to approach copying your installs and data is probably just to use the OSX migration tool. Start with a clean install on the Macbook Pro. When you get to the "would you like to transfer your stuff from an old Mac" option on the 2nd or 3rd screen in, select that. Plug the Air in in target disk mode (Power on and immediately hold down the 'T' key until it starts up. Then treat it like an external hard drive.) It should hold your hand through it.
You may need to authorize one or two paid plugins again depending on the copy protection.
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05-01-2018, 05:28 AM
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Human being with feelings
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Quote:
Originally Posted by serr
Any 3rd party plugins are installed like apps.
The easiest way to approach copying your installs and data is probably just to use the OSX migration tool. Start with a clean install on the Macbook Pro. When you get to the "would you like to transfer your stuff from an old Mac" option on the 2nd or 3rd screen in, select that. Plug the Air in in target disk mode (Power on and immediately hold down the 'T' key until it starts up. Then treat it like an external hard drive.) It should hold your hand through it.
You may need to authorize one or two paid plugins again depending on the copy protection.
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Thanks, that's a good answer.
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07-08-2018, 02:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by serr
Plug the Air in in target disk mode (Power on and immediately hold down the 'T' key until it starts up. Then treat it like an external hard drive.)
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serr: do you know if target disk mode only works with a firewire connection between 2 macs or is it nowadays also possible with an usb connection ?
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07-08-2018, 06:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vanhaze
serr: do you know if target disk mode only works with a firewire connection between 2 macs or is it nowadays also possible with an usb connection ?
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It works with both firewire and thunderbolt. USB is not supported for this.
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07-08-2018, 06:06 AM
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Aha, thank you for the useful info !
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07-08-2018, 06:39 AM
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PS. I haven't tried this but I'm told that a thunderbolt->firewire adapter will let you connect a thunderbolt Mac to a firewire only (pre thunderbolt) Mac in target disk mode.
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07-08-2018, 07:58 AM
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Nice One !
Thank you serr, your Apple knowledge is immense.
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07-08-2018, 08:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vanhaze
Nice One !
Thank you serr, your Apple knowledge is immense.
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Ya know how people say "knows enough to be dangerous"? It's more like that.
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07-08-2018, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Belgium
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You can do the same with "Migration assistant", if you'd like to do it post-install.
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