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Dave Martin
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I am trying to move TBird from a Windows PC to a new Windows 11 PC. When I download and install TBird in the new PC, and look in the Profies folder,everything is stored under a sub-folder with a name like 3umcbvht.default-esr

Is this right or amI doing something wrong please?

Dave Martin

I am trying to move TBird from a Windows PC to a new Windows 11 PC. When I download and install TBird in the new PC, and look in the Profies folder,everything is stored under a sub-folder with a name like 3umcbvht.default-esr Is this right or amI doing something wrong please? Dave Martin

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david
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I am unclear on the question. Those words are valid for a profile, but if you copied profile from another PC, the profile name would have stayed the same. Is this a curiosity question, or is this a problem? Thank you.

Dave Martin
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With TB installed on both machines, can I just replace the new Mail Folder with the old one to transfer old local folders and emails?

Matt
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The folder contents and sub folders yes. Not the folder as such, it is to much of a pain in recent versions.

Just make sure Thunderbird is not running on either device when copies are made of replaced.