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Re: Install problem

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On 5/20/25 06:50 AM, knuttle wrote:
> I bought a new desktop computer.   In the past, I could transfer Thunderbird from the old 
> computer to the new. by pasting the contents of the old profile to the active fasdkjfa 
> profile on the new computer. Every thing worked as expected.   Transferring the contents 
> only, left the pointers to the profile name, profile.ini, and install.ini intact.
> 
> HOWEVER, this time on the new computer, TB does not recognize the data from the old 
> profile, and wants to start at the beginning by establishing new accounts, etc. The last 
> attempt, I transfer both the complete old profile folder, the profile.ini, and the 
> install.ini. Still the same results.
> 
> What have I overlooked.
How much of the profile?
If appdata/roaming/Thunderbird/profiles/whatever.default ?? then where do you start 
copying from.

I usually copy the Thunderbird folder and everything below.

But I've had times I would let TB install whatever it wants then go in through the profile 
manager and make a new profile the name of my profile on the old computer.   My profile is 
always "tbird.default".  I'm anal retentive I guess but I write scripts and they are coded 
for that path name.

I can then copy from the old computer just the tbird.default profile and overwrite the new 
one created by the profile manager.   Everyone is dumb and happy now.

-- 
Linux Mint 22.1, Cinnamon 6.4.8,  Kernel 6.8.0-60-generic
Thunderbird 128.10.0esr, Mozilla Firefox 138.0.3
     Alan K.

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Install problem knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-05-20 06:50 -0400
  Re: Install problem "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 13:06 +0200
    Re: Install problem "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-20 15:25 +0200
      Re: Install problem John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-05-20 20:17 +0100
        Re: Install problem "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-05-20 15:57 -0400
  Re: Install problem Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-05-20 12:20 +0100
    Re: Install problem "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-20 15:24 +0200
      Re: Install problem "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 15:43 +0200
        Re: Install problem "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-05-20 10:14 -0400
          Re: Install problem Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-05-20 17:39 +0100
          Re: Install problem John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-05-20 20:17 +0100
            Re: Install problem Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2025-05-20 13:21 -0700
            Re: Install problem Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-23 01:40 -0400
          Re: Install problem Dummy me knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-05-20 15:31 -0400
        Re: Install problem "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-20 20:45 +0200
      Re: Install problem Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-20 16:15 +0100
        Re: Install problem "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 18:53 +0200
          Re: Install problem Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-05-20 17:54 +0100
      Re: Install problem Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-23 03:30 -0400
  Re: Install problem "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-05-20 07:48 -0400
  Re: Install problem Nil <rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid> - 2025-05-21 21:42 -0400

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