After selecting the user accounts to transfer, select any additional types of data you want to include.
Select Additional Items to Include
- Migration Assistant will display the types of items it can transfer.
- Applications. Items in the Applications folder in your earlier version of OS X can be transferred. If an application exists on both the selected volume and the new Leopard installation, the newest version will be retained.
- Files and Folders. Files and folders that reside at the top level of the selected volume can be copied. There are some applications that place files and folders at this location, most notably some Unix/Linux applications. Select this option to ensure that your important data will be copied over to your new OS.
- Library. Files in the Library folder of your previous version of OS X will be copied. The Library folder is where most applications store preferences files, licensing files, and other important information that the applications need when they’re being used. This item type is automatically selected when you select either Applications or Files and Folders.
- Applications. Items in the Applications folder in your earlier version of OS X can be transferred. If an application exists on both the selected volume and the new Leopard installation, the newest version will be retained.
- Make your selection by placing a check mark next to each type of item you wish to transfer.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button.
- Migration Assistant will offer to transfer computer settings from your previous version of OS X. The options are to transfer Network Settings, Time Zone, and Sharing Settings; these are the settings you were using for file sharing, web sharing, printer sharing, and remote access.
- Make your selections by placing a check mark next to the items you wish to copy.
- Click the ‘Transfer’ button.
