I want to clone the account settings from an old computer to apply them to a fresh install on a new computer. I want to leave the email behind. How?
I have a Thunderbird email client on an old computer (Lubuntu 16.10) and I want to clone the account set up to apply it to a new installation elsewhere (Lubuntu 17.04). The profile is massive and I want to leave the old email on the old computer as an archive.
How do I clone just the account setup? Thanks, John Coyne
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Good info here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
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You can try to pick and choose Files and folders in the profile - Thunderbird to copy over, or you can just simply copy over the Profile without the e-mail.
Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data. See the section for Moving a profile.
The answer was helpful. (I did find another solution by creating new settings from scratch.)
On my wish list would be a catalogue of the files in the .profile to show which ones are needed for what purpose. Or even better a migration tool. Perhaps one day I'll join in and help create such things.
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Good info here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird