Getting new PC, how to install Thunderbird in the new PC, do I need to do anything in this old pc?
Hello, I'm getting a new PC next week and I am concerned how to install Thunderbird in the new PC. And is there anything I need to do in the old PC to make the move smooth so it continues to work.
Thank you for your time and efforts ahead of time.
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here is the info in brief steps:
- start thunderbird on old PC
- click tools>export and then click 'open profile folder'
- exit thunderbird
- copy contents of the profile folder.
- install thunderbird on new pc, downloaded from thunderbird.net
- in receiving PC, click help>troubleshootinginformation
- scroll to 'profile folder' and click 'open folder'
- exit thunderbird
- now, paste contents of windows profile, overlaying contents of profile.
- if there is a compatibilitie.ini file, delete it
- restart thunderbird
Thank you David for your reply, but, I am confused though.
In step #2, 3 and 4 you say to in #2 to Open, #3 to exit then #4 to copy content profile folder. For me if I exit in #3 how can I copy the content if I just "exited" ? How can I copy if I exited? And the same with #7 to 9. You say to "exit" but where do I paste if I exited?
Thank you for your time and efforts to help me.
OK, I don't mean to confuse. If you go through the steps, you will discover that, - at the end of step 2, there are two tasks running: thunderbird and windows file explorer. when you exit thunderbir (step 3), you will be in windows file explorer, looking at the profile - select all and copy to external media (step 4) - the same happens at step 7. Step through it for an 'aha' moment. :) Let me know.
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