[members at lugog] exporting thunderbird mail folders

[Phil Wood]

Hi Douglas

I've done this a few times.
In your home directory there should be a hidden directory  called 
.mozilla-thunderbird.
Inside that is a directory with an odd name that seems to be generated 
at random when thunderbird is installed.
Install Thunderbird on the new machine then shut it down. It will have 
created its own directory with a different odd name.
I just replace everything in the new directory with all the stuff from 
the directory on the old machine.
Restart Thunderbird and it's just like you were back on the old machine.

I'm not sure where the idea came from but I've used it a number of times 
and it's always worked ok.

Good luck

    Phil

Douglas Phillips wrote:
> I'v my new computer up and running. Linuxmint, plain and simple, no dual 
> boot. Despite being a cheap box, it is wonderfully faster than the 6 
> year old machine I was ( nearly) using.
>
> I have moved folders etc over from the old machine using ssh or Giver 
> but am now stuck. I cannot work out how to export mail folders from 
> Thunderbird on old machine to thunderbird on new machine. Thunderbird 
> has an export facility for the address book (so have done that) but not 
> for mail.  The mail is held ( so i read) in a 'profile folder' but I 
> cannot find it.
>
> This is no doubt basic stuff to all you out there but I am flumoxed and 
> only go round in googeled circles. Can any one do me a 1,2,3, solution 
> please?
>
> Best wishes to all,
> Douglas
>
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