# Transferring files from PowerBook G4 to MacBook Pro

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-files-from-powerbook-g4-to-macbook-pro/645508>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-files-from-powerbook-g4-to-macbook-pro/645508 "2012-12-29T19:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-files-from-powerbook-g4-to-macbook-pro/645508/21 "2012-12-30T00:30:55Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> but I wish there was an easier way to drag-and-drop.

There is. Like I said, I do it all the time with the process I described above.

And I agree with **beowulff** –Spotlight probably wasn’t done indexing. Whenever I install an OS on a new hard drive, I just use Migration Assistant, and it pulls everything back in the same place as it was on the old computer.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-files-from-powerbook-g4-to-macbook-pro/645508/22 "2012-12-30T00:35:32Z")

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Ah. Only, I didn’t want them in the same place, but in a discrete file.

In any case, I’ve got the files I wanted and there’s no need to do it again until I get that 2 terabyte external drive.

Many thanks for the pointers.

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