Switching from an almost unsupported Win 8.1 to different New Win 11 desktop - Thunderbird Migration?
Using the most recent Thunderbird on both (fully updated) systems, I am getting a recursive generation of "Local Folders" inside "Local Folders" along with "Trash" and "Unsent Messages" folders until the import crashes (this happens independent of the target system being online or offline). I have also tried to only replace the Thunderbird folder in the Roaming folder BUT MANY sub-folders and messages are missing.
Chosen solution
Just to be complete, in case anyone else has the same concern: Changing the "Settings" for the "Local Folders" folder ("Settings" -> "Message Storage" -> "Local Directory") and "Settings" for each main folder ("Settings" -> "Server Settings"-> "Message Storage" -> "Local Directory"), completely resolved my concerns.
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Sorry about this! I just realized that I needed to switch the default drive because I ran out of space YEARS ago. The current Profile Folder does not represent the correct location of the "missing" folders on the other drive. I will attempt a different method to add the missing folders and get back to this Forum . . .
Chosen Solution
Just to be complete, in case anyone else has the same concern: Changing the "Settings" for the "Local Folders" folder ("Settings" -> "Message Storage" -> "Local Directory") and "Settings" for each main folder ("Settings" -> "Server Settings"-> "Message Storage" -> "Local Directory"), completely resolved my concerns.