Posted on 09/12/2024 12:53:34 PM PDT by Angelino97
I've been using a Windows 7 laptop. I recently bought a Windows 11 laptop.
I moved the AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles folder, and the AppData/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles folder to a hard drive, then moved them onto the new laptop, copying over the old folders in that location.
Trouble is, the Thunderbird on the new laptop doesn't recognize my stored emails. Nor does Firefox recognize the bookmarks.
What am I doing wrong?
Did you go to “import” (or import from another browser) option under file menu?
You might have to browse to the saved location of the files when prompted
The Import option on the new Firefox only gives me the option of importing from MS Edge, which is already on the system. It has no Browse option.
Don't know if that'll work, but it's worth a try and should only take a few minutes.
In Thunder bird export to a USB or folder on your PC. Import the file on the new one.
Just reloaded my computer yesterday and both functions worked great.
I uninstalled Firefox, then reinstalled it. During the reinstallation, this time if gave me the option of importing from either MS Edge or from an HTML File
So I picked that option, was able to browse into my hard drive and find an HTML File labeled Bookmarks in the Profile folder.
So apparently, all the Bookmarks are on a single HTML file.
But I still have the problem of getting Thunderbird to recognize my emails.
Thunderbird/Tools/Import, gives 4 or 5 options including import from other TB profile.
I couldn’t even install Thunderbird on my Windows 11 machine.
I’m trying something new. I’ve learned that Thunderbird allows you to Export files to a Zip file. I’ve done so, and put it on a flash drive. Now I’ll try to get the new Thunderbird to import it.
That’s odd. My Thunderbird installation went easily on Windows 11.
I've been using a Windows 7 laptop. I recently bought a Windows 11 laptop.I moved the AppData/Roaming/Thunderchicken/Profiles folder, and the AppData/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles folder to a hard drive, then moved them onto the new laptop, copying over the old folders in that location.
What I do is: 1)run Firefox and Thunderbird once, to let it set up the appdata folders. 2)delete the contents of the new Profiles folder. 3)paste the contents of the old Profiles folders into the new, now empty, profiles folders.
Firefox is solved. Not Thunderbird.
I tried importing from the old TB profile which I had copied from the hard drive. It created a new folder called Thunderbird Import, but the folder was empty.
My old Thunderbird Exported my old Profile to a Zip folder, but both Windows 7 and 11, and the new TB, are unable to open it, claiming the Zip folder is Invalid."
You might want to try MozBackup 1.5.1 Backup/Restore freeware for multiple Mozilla products. It’s 12 years old, but still seems to work fine on my Win11 desktop to save occasional backups for FireFox 130.0 (64-bit) and Thunderbird 115.15.0 (64-bit).
I have used it in the past to transfer profiles from an old computer to a new new computer and “restore” them to new FF and TB installs.
YMMV
https://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
I don’t know, have you checked thunderbirds website for ideas? That would be my next step.
Yes. I had forgot about that tool. I have used it in the past with success.
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