All - there are enough questions on backups/restores that I don't want to load everyone down with an involved question, I'll try to keep it simple:
1- Using Mozbackup ut… (read more)
All - there are enough questions on backups/restores that I don't want to load everyone down with an involved question, I'll try to keep it simple:
1- Using Mozbackup utility - appears to generally work fine and handy but continues to
a) restore old accounts long gone (i.e. not present in Accounts list when backup file created with Mozbackup and
b) does not restore complete set of new accounts (via Imapmail\*.com account files I take it). I am guessing that if any *.com account file is still sitting in \ImapMail folder and included in the .pcv file Mozbackup will try to restore this and set it up in Accounts list, so I'm going to try deleting all obsolete account *.com files before I do backup this time. Question remains about the non-restore of newer *.com account files though, which WERE present in \Imapmail folder at make backup.
Also, restore does not carry account server info into new accounts list, just the placeholder account name (in the list in Accounts pane on left). I have to repeatedly re-enter server info, re-establish connection, etc. Deficiency in Mozback or is this a safety thing?
2- see attached pic. Either Mozbackup, or something, is creating number-incremented copies of the account *.com files, with the newest (present time) copy having the highest added -# onto file name. Why is this and is it old to delete earlier/old dated files?
I am getting the feeling that it's safer/wiser to just manually backup-recopy all \Imapmail\*.com files (and *.msf files) into \Imapmail folder as per this post:
Restoring from a backup?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1381072
Any feedback appreciated! jt