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WEEKEND PROJECT: Transfer your data from a PC to a Mac
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Step 1

Getting started

Step 2

What you'll need

Step 3

Prepare your e-mail for transfer

Step 4

Install Move2Mac on the PC

Step 5

Select settings and files to transfer

Step 6

Get ready to transfer

Step 7

Install Move2Mac on the Mac

Step 8

Locate your files

Step 9

Import your e-mail

Step 10

Import your calendar and contacts

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Transfer your data from a PC to a Mac

Step 5:

Select settings and files to transfer

Move2Mac lets you select the data folders and files you want to transfer to the Mac

Move2Mac lets you select the data folders and files you want to transfer to the Mac.

Once the search is complete, click Next. On the "Migrate your computer settings" screen, all the settings are selected for migration, but you can deselect whichever ones you like. (Move2Mac recommends migrating them all.) On the next screen, select the data folders and files you wish to transfer. Be sure to check the Desktop Folder and all the My folders--My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, My Videos--because this is likely where you store most files. Also check the apps you use regularly to ensure you catch files that may reside within those folders.

Tip
Don't attach the included cable until you've installed Move2Mac on your Mac and the application prompts you to do so (in step 7).
Get ready to transfer


Transfer your data from a PC to a Mac

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