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NV Whino

(20,886 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 06:41 PM Dec 2013

I did it

I jumped off the deep end and bought a new Mac Mini. It was supposed to come loaded with Mavericks and iWork. It didn't. So I've been downloading first, an upgrade to Mountain Lion, then Mavericks and then I have to download iWorks. Grrrr. I don't have the fastest connection in the world so this is taking forever.

Then, I have to go buy another cable to migrate files from my old Mini because none of the 105 cables I have are the right one. Double grrrr.

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I did it (Original Post) NV Whino Dec 2013 OP

That's very un-Apple of them. dballance Dec 2013 #1

I bought this online NV Whino Dec 2013 #2

Can't you migrate wirelessly? Zorro Dec 2013 #3

I'm going to see if I can NV Whino Dec 2013 #4

If you have a spare Cat5 cable sir pball Dec 2013 #5

Thanks NV Whino Dec 2013 #6

Don't share from the old mini, turn sharing on on the *new* one. sir pball Dec 2013 #7

Great! Thanks! NV Whino Dec 2013 #8

Glad to help! sir pball Dec 2013 #10

Okay, got it to connect NV Whino Dec 2013 #9

dballance

(5,756 posts)

1. That's very un-Apple of them.

Reply to NV Whino (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 06:49 PM

Dec 2013

I've been considering upgrading my old mini (mid 2010 model). Glad to get the warning.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. I bought this online

Reply to dballance (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 07:25 PM

Dec 2013

You might have a different experience if you go to a store.

It is frustrating, though.

Zorro

(16,479 posts)

3. Can't you migrate wirelessly?

Reply to NV Whino (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 10:21 AM

Dec 2013

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

4. I'm going to see if I can

Reply to Zorro (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 10:56 AM

Dec 2013

In the mean time... 14 hours downloading and updating the system, and I still don't have iWorks.

sir pball

(4,946 posts)

5. If you have a spare Cat5 cable

Reply to Zorro (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 11:14 AM

Dec 2013

Switch on Internet Sharing on the new Mini, set it to share the wireless connection over the Ethernet port. Also turn on File Sharing. (All under the Sharing window in System Prefereces). Plug the old Mini into the new one, the new one should show up as a server to the old one; in Finder open the Go menu and select Network. You'll be able to copy whatever you want to the new Mini at gigabit speeds. It's how I transfer really large files around, it's easy and can't be beat.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

6. Thanks

Reply to sir pball (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:25 AM

Dec 2013

I have to connect my monitor to the old mini and turn on some sharing settings. I don't think I have files turned on.

sir pball

(4,946 posts)

7. Don't share from the old mini, turn sharing on on the *new* one.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:32 AM

Dec 2013

Share from the new one and use the old one as a client, it makes sorting things out much easier. If you share from the old to the new, you have to fiddle with the settings to get access to the entire hard drive on the old one. Using the new one as the file server means you can just drag and drop whatever you want from the old one into the drop box or your home directory on the new.

If you want to get crazy, turn on Apple Remote Deskop (VNC) on the old one and then just call up the screen over the network as well - no switching monitors!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

8. Great! Thanks!

Reply to sir pball (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:43 AM

Dec 2013

sir pball

(4,946 posts)

10. Glad to help!

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #8)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 03:29 AM

Dec 2013

It's how I got everything from my G4 to my MacBook (just dragged my hard drive on the G4 to the shared folder on the MBP)...glad I could help!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

9. Okay, got it to connect

Reply to sir pball (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:18 PM

Dec 2013

I didn't have Internet sharing turned on. Now I can use the old mini's DVD drive as well. Not terribly fast without the proper cable, but what the hey, it works.

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