Import mail into Thunderbird from Thunderbird

How can I import the mail from one Thunderbird (different computer) into my 
computer?  I recently left a job where I used
thunderbird as well.  I just copied the whole Thunderbird directory and 
removed Thunderbird from my work computer.  Is there
a way to import the mail from the work computer and integrate it with my 
existing mail?  What files do I need under that directory?

Thank You 

Who knows which mail you are using ??

> How can I import the mail from one Thunderbird (different computer) into my
> computer?  I recently left a job where I used
> thunderbird as well.  I just copied the whole Thunderbird directory and
> removed Thunderbird from my work computer.  Is there
> a way to import the mail from the work computer and integrate it with my
> existing mail?  What files do I need under that directory?
>
> Thank You
>
>
>    

On Tuesday 21 July 2009 12:22 AM, Zap Eagle wrote:
> How can I import the mail from one Thunderbird (different computer)
> into my computer?  I recently left a job where I used thunderbird as
>  well.  I just copied the whole Thunderbird directory and removed
> Thunderbird from my work computer.

What folder you have copied, Profile folder or  program folder of
Thunderbird?
Tb keeps all user data ( mail, address book, password ) in profile
folder, not in program folder.

> Is there a way to import the mail from the work computer and
> integrate it with my existing mail?  What files do I need under that
> directory?
>

If you had coped profile folder then you can do it in this way:

Install Tb in new system.
Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old system, at a suitable
location in new system.
Now goto Start > Run, type
"thunderbird.exe" -P

it will start Tb profile manager window. Click on 'Create' button to
create a new profile. Type a suitable name to that profile. But when Tb
will ask you to choose profile folder location, use browse button to
browse and point the profile folder location to that copied folder.
Start with your new profile.

On Tuesday 21 July 2009 12:28 AM, gNeandr wrote:
> Who knows which mail you are using ??

 From the subject line, i think, OP wants to import into Thunderbird.

Think I may be ****, only copied the thunderbird program directory.  I 
just discovered that at least on my computer, that the profiles are
stored under "documents and setting" which I did not copy because I didn't 
realize that is where they were stored.  I will have to see if they will
allow me access to that computer to get it.
Thanks

"Nir"  wrote in message 
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> On Tuesday 21 July 2009 12:22 AM, Zap Eagle wrote:
>> How can I import the mail from one Thunderbird (different computer)
>> into my computer?  I recently left a job where I used thunderbird as
>>  well.  I just copied the whole Thunderbird directory and removed
>> Thunderbird from my work computer.
>
> What folder you have copied, Profile folder or  program folder of
> Thunderbird?
> Tb keeps all user data ( mail, address book, password ) in profile
> folder, not in program folder.
>
>> Is there a way to import the mail from the work computer and
>> integrate it with my existing mail?  What files do I need under that
>> directory?
>>
>
> If you had coped profile folder then you can do it in this way:
>
> Install Tb in new system.
> Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old system, at a suitable
> location in new system.
> Now goto Start > Run, type
> "thunderbird.exe" -P
>
> it will start Tb profile manager window. Click on 'Create' button to
> create a new profile. Type a suitable name to that profile. But when Tb
> will ask you to choose profile folder location, use browse button to
> browse and point the profile folder location to that copied folder.
> Start with your new profile.
>
> 

Nir wrote:
> On Tuesday 21 July 2009 12:22 AM, Zap Eagle wrote:
>> How can I import the mail from one Thunderbird (different computer)
>> into my computer?  I recently left a job where I used thunderbird as
>>  well.  I just copied the whole Thunderbird directory and removed
>> Thunderbird from my work computer.
> 
> What folder you have copied, Profile folder or  program folder of
> Thunderbird?
> Tb keeps all user data ( mail, address book, password ) in profile
> folder, not in program folder.
> 
>> Is there a way to import the mail from the work computer and
>> integrate it with my existing mail?  What files do I need under that
>> directory?
>>
> 
> If you had coped profile folder then you can do it in this way:
> 
> Install Tb in new system.
> Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old system, at a suitable
> location in new system.
> Now goto Start > Run, type
> "thunderbird.exe" -P
> 
> it will start Tb profile manager window. Click on 'Create' button to
> create a new profile. Type a suitable name to that profile. But when Tb
> will ask you to choose profile folder location, use browse button to
> browse and point the profile folder location to that copied folder.
> Start with your new profile.

Hi Nir.

Thank you for your support. I am just at the point where I have 
installed Profile Switcher on the new TB 2.0.0.22 installation. I have 
several accounts there already and I want to keep them there for now. 
Below them are newsgroups.

The instructions on the switcher are incomprehensible - titlebars and 
status panels???? They may as well be writing in Greek.

You suggested "> Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old 
system, at a suitable location in new system." What is a suitable 
location?  I know how to copy the old profile. I see no information 
around for setting up this second profile. Question is how and where to 
paste this profile into the new Tbird.

TIA

On Thursday 23 July 2009 10:32 AM, TJ wrote:
> You suggested "> Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old
> system, at a suitable location in new system." What is a suitable
> location?  I know how to copy the old profile. I see no information
> around for setting up this second profile. Question is how and where
> to paste this profile into the new Tbird.

See, when Tb starts up it looks at profiles.ini file to understand where
you kept your profile folder. So all you need to do is to put your
profile folder in _any suitable_ location in your system and then use Tb
profile manager to point to that profile folder location. Once Tb is
aware of the location of that profile folder it can use it without any
problem.

By suitable location I meant any location by your choice. Some posters
suggest to put the folder in any location other than the drive where you
have installed your OS. My suggestion is to place the folder in a drive
that has enough free space. You can put it directly under the drive or
you can create a folder named 'My_mozilla_profiles' in that drive and
paste the profile folder there. But don't keep it very deep within your
folder tree because Win OS has an known issue with very long file path.
"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081"

Nir wrote:
> On Thursday 23 July 2009 10:32 AM, TJ wrote:
>> You suggested "> Paste the Tb profile folder, you copied from old
>> system, at a suitable location in new system." What is a suitable
>> location?  I know how to copy the old profile. I see no information
>> around for setting up this second profile. Question is how and where
>> to paste this profile into the new Tbird.
> 
> See, when Tb starts up it looks at profiles.ini file to understand where
> you kept your profile folder. So all you need to do is to put your
> profile folder in _any suitable_ location in your system and then use Tb
> profile manager to point to that profile folder location. Once Tb is
> aware of the location of that profile folder it can use it without any
> problem.
> 
> By suitable location I meant any location by your choice. Some posters
> suggest to put the folder in any location other than the drive where you
> have installed your OS. My suggestion is to place the folder in a drive
> that has enough free space. You can put it directly under the drive or
> you can create a folder named 'My_mozilla_profiles' in that drive and
> paste the profile folder there. But don't keep it very deep within your
> folder tree because Win OS has an known issue with very long file path.
> "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081"
You might also want to look into the www.portableapp.com system which 
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additional applications.  Check into it and get back if you have any 
questions.  Very versatile, user friendly & a great Mozilla project.

JamesSoCal

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