You can change this easily by opening the Info window for the volume in the Finder."Īpple could easily develop software that could be installed on a Windows PC that would facilitate the transfer process. "Some volumes, such as Windows-formatted drives, are not indexed automatically.
APPLE COM MIGRATION ASSISTANT WINDOWS MAC OS X
The only thing the user needs to provide is the connection information to their old Windows system, the Windows Migration Assistant should handle the rest.Īpple states the following on page 12 in the Mac OS X Spotlight PDF (clicking the link will download the PDF): The end user uses Finder to connect to their Windows computer by providing the PCs network address, PCs workgroup name, user name, password, and the volume (and folders) they wish to obtain files from.Ĭonsidering Apple's "Get A Mac" advertising campaign and efforts to get people to make the switch, I'd like to see an assistant in OS X 10.5 Leopard that streamlines the transfer process but intelligently scans the Windows computer for files such as documents, photos, email, etc. Currently, the Direct Connect option uses an Ethernet cable to connect a Mac and a Windows PC. I'd like to see an enhancement of the Direct Connect option or an alternative technology. What if Apple made it easier to transfer files? Apple wouldn’t have to promote third-party software and it could make the task so easy that even the most novice computer user could transfer their files. The Alternative Methods require greater effort from the end user and include tasks such as burning files to CD or DVD and/or using a shared file server. For example, the Direct connect and Network connection options require that the user, after successfully connecting to the Windows PC, open the Windows volume and drag and drop files over to the Mac. It can be a tedious endeavor because the user must identify the files that he/she desires to move over to his/her Mac. These methods require the user to manually perform the transfer.
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