Transferring files to another computer – Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch) User Manual
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Chapter 2
Getting to Know Your MacBook Pro
Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device
If you have an iPod, digital camera, video camera, scanner, or other device that has a
USB or FireWire connector, you can connect it to your MacBook Pro. Follow the
installation instructions that came with your device. For more information about
FireWire, see “Connecting with FireWire” on page 57. For more information about USB,
see “Using Universal Serial Bus Devices” on page 54.
Transferring Files to Another Computer
If you want to transfer files or documents to or from your MacBook Pro, there are
several ways of doing it.
 You can easily transfer files using Migration Assistant and a FireWire cable (sold
separately). You can also connect to another Mac using a FireWire cable and start up
your MacBook Pro in FireWire Target Disk Mode. Your MacBook Pro appears as a hard
disk on the other computer and you can drag files to it. For information about using
FireWire to transfer files, see “Connecting Your MacBook Pro to Another Computer
 If you have an external hard disk drive, iPod, flash drive, or other data storage device
that connects through a USB or FireWire cable, you can use it to transfer files.
 If you have an email connection, you can email your files to another computer.
 If you register for a .Mac account from Apple (fees apply), you can use it to transfer
files. With a .Mac account, you get an iDisk, which provides Internet space for backing
up and storing files so that other computers can access the files you transfer there.
 If the other computer has a recordable optical drive, you can transfer files that you
have recorded on a CD or DVD disc.