Lesson 24. Upgrade Your Mac and Migrate Your Files
Goals
Understand whether to upgrade or clean install
Become familiar with the utilities available from the installation disk
Use Migration Assistant to move user accounts and files to a new Mac
Other ways to transfer files from Mac to Mac
Remote install
You may have just gotten a brand-new Mac with Lion already installed, in which case you can skip this chapter altogether (unless you want more information about transferring your files from an old machine to your new one).
If you upgrade using a Lion installation disk or USB Flash drive, the installer presents you with a few options from which ...
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