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sir pball

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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!

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I did it [View all] 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