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From:Detto Technologies, Inc
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 Detto Move2Mac USB Review, 2008-08-12
Ok, well I read all the reviews, most of which were not so great, but I decided to go ahead and try it anyway. The software worked great. Was it perfect? No. Did it save me a big headache and a lot of time? Yes. I would recommend this software to someone switching to a Mac. I guess I had a lot of data to move because it did take 5 hours or more for the process to be complete. It does not move your e-mail nor does it put your favorites where they belong. They are on the Mac but not in the right spot. You have to transfer that by hand. I have also read that you can not use the software more than once, so keep that in mind. I am happy with the outcome!
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 Poor product - there are better methods, 2008-06-30
I have a LOT of experience on PCs as well as Macs. The PC part of this product is poorly written and it fails if it has a problem with a file - it won't skip and continue. The tech support people are unhelpful. This purchase was a complete waste of time. Even if it worked "once" it's too expensive and as others noted, you can't reinstall it. I bought it originally thinking, ok it's pricey but it's my daughter's graduation present and we are going to be 300 miles from home and I don't have time and this should be fast. One less thing to think about on a busy trip right? Well.. we spent a day trying to use this product and then giving up and doing it ourselves.
If you are a non-technical person go to a retail support depot and pay for the migration. Or go into the Apple store and ask for help if there is one nearby. If you are technical, you are much better off to buy a generic USB bridge cable for less than $30, or use an external USB hard drive for an intermediate copy (my preference) or use an Ethernet connection between the machines.
Differences between Windows NTFS and Mac file systems might cause some issues with copies. HFS+/UFS, HFS+, and UFS each have different limits on restricted characters, case sensitivity and long file names. Check to see what file system is on your Mac and read up on compatibility. To copy from Windows to external hard drive in bulk consider Windows Xcopy command (set switch to ignore errors) instead of the graphical drag and drop which fails if there is an error. If you need to shorten file names, a free program called Shorts from Greggman is very handy.
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
Very expensive for a slow, one time use, 2008-01-28
I transfered a lot of large files from PC to Mac (12GB in all). It took over 4 hours, but worked as advertised. I have two computers (I didn't realize that it didn't allow multiple transfers until after purchase). Very expensive and frankly not worth the money if you have to purchase a new "license" for about the same price to move multiple files. Actually, its ridiculous. The company should make the license per user and not per use. Cheaper to just by DVD's and do the transfer that way.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Oversold Expectations, 2008-01-08
After reading the laudatory and critical reviews of this product, I decided to buy it. Having been forewarned, I followed the instructions extremely carefully, word for word, letter by letter, only to see the transfer crash after running for about 15 hours. I then followed the troubleshooting guide, word for word, and the system refused to respond. I even got a second copy from Detto's technical support, which, in turn, also failed.
Eventually, I moved 90% of the files by simply burning them to a DVD and copying them, or in following the applications instructions (E.g., Intuit's Quicken for Mac) to carry the files over on a thumb drive. And, to no one's surprise, it wasn't possible to transfer Outlook's addressbook or mail files through ANY procedure, even to Microsoft's own Entourage e-mail client, which is Outlook's counterpart in the Microsoft Office for Mac suite (what does THAT say about Microsoft??).
This product simply isn't reliable, and the functions it performs can be done easier and cheaper with the tools you already have (a DVD burner and a thumb drive).
 Saved a little time, 2008-01-02
The product nade the move to my iMac from my PC a little easier, but I still had a lot of problems transferring my Outlook files. I finally had to do this manually.
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