PC+to+Mac+Migration

==**Migration from PC to Mac (For Upcoming sessions on Macbook Pros for teaching and learning, click here) **==

**Presentation on Slide Share (with live links)**
Why Mac? @http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/why-mac.html

Recommended Video tutorials - http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#switcher //Anatomy of a Mac/ PC to Mac - The Basics//

**Migration Assistant** is a NEW feature in Mac OS Lion assists in transferring files from PC to Mac. From the Desktop menu choose: **Go>Utilities>Migration Assistant.**
 * Window to Mac Terminology -** Click image below to download and print.

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//Or you can save your data from your PC to an external drive, then transfer it to your Mac laptop.//

**Backing up data files from your Windows PC**
It is recommended that you create 4 folders in which to organize your data files:
 * 1) **Documents** (ex: MS Word files .doc Excel files.xls, Powerpoint files, .ppt Smart Notebook files .pdfs.)
 * 2) **Photos** (ex: .jpgs, .gifs, .png, .bmp)
 * 3) **Videos/Movies** (ex: .asf, .avi, .wmv, MPEG1, .mpeg, .wma)
 * 4) **Music** ( ex:.mp3)
 * 5) **Misc** (optional)

Copy onto a flash drive or burn to a CD-ROM //No software applications/programs will be transferred. If you have a software program you are currently using on your PC, please email Lori Roe and/or Richard Davis a request for replacement.//


 * Bookmarks** - It is recommended that you create a free account on Delicious. http://www.delicious.com This is a social bookmarking Web 2.0 tool that will allow you to back up all of your “favorites” to the web and access them anywhere.


 * Exporting bookmarks to an HTML file**


 * Internet Explorer 7**
 * 1) To export the Favorites folder, follow these steps:
 * 2) In Internet Explorer, click Add to Favorites, and then click Import and Export.
 * 3) In the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.
 * 4) Select Export Favorites, and then click Next.
 * 5) Click Favorites and then click Next.
 * 6) Select the Favorites folder that you want to export. If you want to export all Favorites, select the top level Favorites folder. Otherwise, select the individual folder that you want to export.
 * 7) Click Next. Note By default, Internet Explorer creates a Bookmark.htm file in your Documents folder. Drag to your Misc. folder


 * Mozilla Firefox**
 * 1) Exported Bookmarks can be used as a backup or for importing into another web browser.
 * 2) On the menu bar, click on the Bookmarks menu and choose Organize Bookmark
 * 3) The Library window will open. This allows you to manage your bookmarks.
 * 4) In the Library window, click on the Import and Backup menu and choose Export HTML....The Export Bookmark window will appear. Save your exported bookmarks to the desktop.

Preparing Windows iTunes for Export
In this image, there is a simple Windows iTunes Library It features a couple albums which have been rated and played.
 * 1) In Windows, open iTunes.
 * 2) [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-11-06_at_8.45.00_AM.png width="183" height="123"]]
 * 3) Select **Consolidate library** from the **Advanced** menu. This will move all the music files into the //iTunes Music// folder and sort them by artist and album.
 * 4) Quit iTunes.
 * 5) Navigate to your //My Music// folder. It’s typically found at **C:\Documents and Settings\~username~\My Documents\My Music.**
 * 6) Copy the //iTunes// folder to your music folder created on the Desktop. Depending on the size of your library and the method of transfer, this could take a while.

Ready your Mac and copy
> On your Mac, launch iTunes. If you haven’t used it yet, go through all usual set up questions. When iTunes asks to find your music, say “No.” You will be presented with a new, empty library.
 * 1) [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-11-06_at_8.45.39_AM.png width="170" height="116"]]
 * 1) Quit iTunes.
 * 2) Navigate to /Users/~username~/Music/.
 * 3) Move the //iTunes// folder to the trash and empty it.
 * 4) Move the //iTunes// folder (from inside the music folder) that you copied from Windows from the Desktop into the Mac //Music// folder, replacing the folder you just deleted.
 * 5) Open iTunes again. You should see your familiar library with all the ratings, play counts intact.
 * 6) [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-11-06_at_8.49.41_AM.png width="159" height="119"]]Exact copy of your Windows iTunes Library, ready for listening.

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