[email protected] wrote: > Stephen writes, > > <Shoot, got here a bit late. Strange, we live in Alaska time here in > Alaska and I just got off work! > > The best way to do this is to do a clean install of Thunderbird on the > new machine, start it up, let it create a default profile, then quit and > copy everything inside of the profile from the old machine to inside of > the profile on the new machine, replacing everything inside of the profile. > > Once in a great while the Tbird app gets mucked up on the old machine > and you may not know it, so it's always better to start off fresh. > > There. Let the flame war begin (donning flame proof clothes and heading > out to the barbecue!)> > > Ehhh, I won't start any flame wars with you. As it happens -- even > though I hadn't seen your email yet -- what you suggested is exactly > what I did. I didn't have Tbird ON the iBook yet, so, after "cleaning > up" my new Tbird mail database on the G4 with the full version of > Emailchemy, I copied Tbird's installation disk image, as well as the > ~users/Library/Thunderbird like Bruce suggested onto the flash drive, > and moved the whole thing into the iBook -- where I installed Tbird, > booted it, shut it down and copied in that folder to ~users/Library in > the iBook. Then I rebooted Tbird, checked my folders and... > > BEEYOUTEEFUL! Er, at least if I have to reference any emails while on > the iBook -- all of it made the transition. I haven't had opportunity to > test it online for send/receive email yet. I will probably do that > tomorrow. But I don't expect problems, I mean, Tbird is picking up and > sending my emails on the G4, as you can see! > > I'm still in the 'adjustment' phase with TBird -- I don't regret the > decision but after 13 solid years of using Claris Emailer, change is > definitely noticeable. I'm sure it'll only take me a week or two for my > brain, which you all know is shielded by a solid neutronium skull, to > fully kick into it. And in some respects, I'm actually enjoying the > newness! I liken my new Tbird experience to when I first got OS X, only > on a smaller scale since it's just an emailer, not a new operating > system -- I'm finding things some things I like better, finding other > things a pain in the neck, but the overall result is that I like it. > > Oh, a barbecue? Please pass me the spare ribs! :-) > > ~Yersinia.
Glad you like it. One thing you do have to be careful about is letting your Inbox get too big. I'm an email pack rat too, I still have some here from back in the 80's. And a pile that were converted from Rmail in Emacs on Solaris. Anyways, I just helped a user at work because her Tbird crashed - her Inbox just reached 4GB(!!!) so you probably have a ways to go! My Inbox right now is at 1419 messages....... Stephen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
