how do I transfer Thunderbird emails and Lightning Calendar to a nother computer?
I bought a new computer and want to transfer my emails, calendar and anything else to start using Thunderbird and lightning. I don't want to lose any information. I hope it will be seamless as I use it for business. Both Computers are Dell Laptop with Ubuntu . I am just really old and not too savvy with tech stuff. Will you help me make the necessary transfers? Ever grateful...Thanks, Frances
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Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo
You didn't specify how you installed Thunderbird. Some versions, such as flatpak, install in different locations:
- start thunderbird on old PC
- click help>troubleshootinginformation
- scroll to 'profile folder' and click 'open folder'
- exit thunderbird - you should now be in the profile folder. You can verify that by looking to see if abook.sqlite is there. If not there, then you are using a version that does not support these steps. Quit the process and seek another solution.
- copy profile content to external media
- install thunderbird on new pc,
- start thunderbird
- click help>troubleshootinginformation
- scroll to 'profile folder' and click 'open folder'
- exit thunderbird
- this should also show profile contents. delete everthing there
- now, paste contents of exported profile
- if there is a compatibility.ini file, delete it
- restart thunderbird
Thank you so much David. Not sure about installation type...flatpack doesn't sound familiar. I will give this a try.***** Frances
Do keep me posted. Linux is always 'interesting.'
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