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mmapples

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Feb 5, 2006
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Currently on an old MB, with a Time Machine backup on a FireWire drive. Is there any way for me to migrate my stuff over to the new MBA without too much headache?
 

Hellhammer

Moderator emeritus
Dec 10, 2008
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Does your external HD have an USB port? If so, connect it to the MBA via USB and run Migration Assistant
 

pfjellman

macrumors regular
Mar 18, 2010
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if it doesn't have usb, your only option is to buy a cheap USB enclosure and take the drive out of the firewire enclosure and put it in the usb one.
 

emotion

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Mar 29, 2004
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Manchester, UK
Buy a new USB drive for the new machine. USe that to backup, with Timemachine, your old machine.

Then migrate from that.

Or re-house in new enclosure as has been suggested.
 
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