Transferring my ON1 RAW 22 onto my new laptop.
Hi, I have had apple help me setting up my new laptop. I have a lot on my old laptop that I didn't want onto my new one, so they recommended that I set up as a new instead & they would show me how to transfer or copy what I wanted taken across. When it got to moving my ON1 22 across they didn't know how & said I'd need to contact ON1 support. Im very concerned that it is going to be classed as a 3rd computer as its on my large Mac computer & my old laptop. I have upgraded to the 23 version but have not downloaded it yet. I understand that I have to have Photo RAW 2022 installed when installing Photo RAW 2023 so that it can migrate and transfer my albums, catalogs, preset/extras, and keywords over to Photo RAW 2023. Is anyone able to suggest a way of bringing my ON1 RAW 22 across to my new laptop.
Thanks. Deb
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All you need to do is copy your user data to your new laptop. It is at ~/Library/Application Support/ON1. Copy the entire folder and install 2023 on it. When you run it for the first time it will do the migration for you.
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Thank you Brian. I ended up ringing apple support,
They reccomended I return MacBook Air m2 chip & upgrade to 512 gig SSD storage. This is going to take up to 2 weeks before I get it & I’m able to set it up.
I’ve had a search for ~/Library/Application Support/ON1 & it comes up as page not available.
Can I confirm that I have it right.
Do you mean I can just copy & paste or drag & drop my entire on1 program across to my new laptop instead of re downloading it?
Thanks. Deb
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~/Library/Application Support/ON1 is not a page. It is a folder inside your Home directory (~/). Use the Finder's Go menu, choose Go to Folder… (it's near the bottom of the menu) and paste that path into it. A new Finder window will open showing you that folder and its contents.
I would recommend getting a 1GB SSD if you can afford it. Since they are not upgradeable this will give you a longer life for your computer. Having a larger drive will also spread out the read/write load across a larger space increasing the lifespan of the SSD. Each memory cell can only be written to so many times before it will fail. A larger memory space means each cell gets less use and a longer life.
Do you mean… That folder is not the program. It is your user data which the program has generated. I do not recommend trying to copy the application itself like this. There are other pieces which get installed in various locations on your system that won't get copied that way. It is better to run the program's installer so everything gets installed into the correct location.
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While Brian is correct about a larger SSD having a longer life, it is misleading. In addition to failures due to too many writes, the SSD is subject to failures due to normal chip failures over time. Current hardware can typically last 10+ years based on component MTTF (Mean Time To failure). That failure rate needs to be considered IN ADDITION to the write based failure rates. SSD failures based on data written is often expressed in terms of TBW (TeraBytes Written). My 8 year old SSD has a bit over 26 TB written so far (you can find this info in Crystal Disk Info program or others like HWINFO). A typical 500GB drive has a lifespan of "around" 200 TBW. That number increases for a larger drive. So my 8 year old drive (which is 500GB) is about 13% through its lifespan based on its TBW. However, I expect it will fail due to component failures long before it reaches its bytes written limits.
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My main point was because the SSD isn't replaceable and is actually part of the CPU/GPU chip a larger SSD will mean a longer life for the system as a whole because you won't run out of room as quickly. There will be more room for growth of the OS and programs over time. The other point was secondary.
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Brian,
Sorry about my confusion. However, it is a common misconception that the TBW limits on SSD's is a serious issue. In reality (and MY main point) for non commercial situations very few people will hit that limit. They will probably get a new PC well before that limit is reached.
Again, your comment about the SSD not being replaceable is not quite accurate. The SSD IS a separate component it is not part of the M1 or M2 chip. HOWEVER the SSD module is soldered onto the motherboard making replacement more challenging then just a few screws and some connectors. But with some effort it is possible. Thought not something the average Mac user would consider.
Check this link if you are really interested.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/06/m1-mac-ram-and-ssd-upgrades-possible/
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That's not an upgrade you're going to get by walking into your local Mac dealer or Best Buy. ;)
That is interesting, thanks. It was my impression that those components were an integrated part of the chip, not soldered in place components.
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Brian,
Yes, that is how I understood your remark (the SSD was part of the chip) which is why I made my comment. While technology IS getting better, it is not quite there. FYI, the older M1 based mac book air 256GB used 2 128GB SSD chips. The new M2 based 256GB system uses a single 256GB chip (based on a higher density chip architecture). That change (having only one chip) slows the SSD write performance for the M2 system by about 20% as compared to the M1 SSD. Read performance drops by about 40%. I THINK that drop is due to being able to read to or write from the two chip system simultaneously but having only one path in or out of the one chip SSD storage.
Here is a link if you want to see more details:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/24/macbook-pro-ssd-performance-drop/
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Thanks again.
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