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Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch) User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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If you don’t intend to keep or use your other Mac, it’s best to deauthorize it from

playing music, videos, or audiobooks that you’ve purchased from the iTunes Music

Store. Deauthorizing a computer prevents any songs, videos, or audiobooks you’ve

purchased from being played by someone else and frees up another authorization for

use (you can have only five authorized computers at a time for an iTunes account).

If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your

computer, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Go to the Applications folder,

open Utilities, and double-click Migration Assistant.

Note:

If you used Setup Assistant to transfer information from an older Macintosh and

you want to use Migration Assistant to transfer information from it again, make sure

FileVault is turned off on the older Macintosh. To turn off FileVault, open the Security

pane of System Preferences and click Turn Off FileVault. Follow the onscreen

instructions.

Setup Assistant can also take you through the process of setting up your computer to

connect to the Internet. For home users, Internet access requires an account with an

Internet service provider (ISP). Fees may apply. If you already have an Internet account,

see Appendix C, “Connecting to the Internet,” on page 115 for information you’ll need

to enter.

Congratulations, you’re up and running!