Art Alexion on 22 Sep 2005 15:46:52 -0000


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[PLUG] .thunderbird

I updated enigmail through the thunderbird extensions manager and it stopped working. I had been using thunderbird 1.0.2. I decided to use apt-get to install enigmail, and it wanted to install a new version of thunderbird (1.0.6). I allowed it, but it is using its own configuration settings (.mozilla-thunderbird), and not those of the previous installation (.thunderbird). To move mailboxes, I seem to have several options.

  1. Move the Mail folder (and subfolders) from
     .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/ to
     .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/, then use about:config to make
     sure the prefs.js file is pointing to the right mailboxes.
  2. rename .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/ to something else and
     rename .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/ to
     .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/
  3. use the Account Preferences system to create new accounts pointing
     to the old mail folders.
  4. just copy the account directories from .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/
     to .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/ and make sure the accounts
     point to them, either via about:congfig or the Account Preferences
     system.
  5. Use a built in import utility (if there is one).

What is the preferred method?

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