Normally, yes, but he's started using the new install and rightly woried about overwriting the new with old loosing new in process.
Hence my suggestion to rename folders on the old version and then copy them over because that should result in merge. Backup both sides before doing the changes obviously. On Jul 23, 2012 1:49 PM, "Steve Tomporowski" <[email protected]> wrote: > Having done this a few times, if you copy over the mail from the old > machine into any folder on the new machine, then point Tbird to it as local > folders. > > On 7/23/2012 11:15 AM, Joshua MacCraw wrote: > >> I would guess as long as none of the folder names match between the 2 >> installs you'd end up with separate folders under the profile, at which >> point you could move things around within TB on 2nd system. >> On Jul 23, 2012 5:26 AM, "Thane Sherrington" < >> thane@computerconnectionltd.**com <[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Is there a way to import mail from one computer to another in >>> Thunderbird? >>> Normally I'd just copy the profile, but the new computer has been used >>> for >>> several days so there's already email in it, and I don't want to lose >>> that >>> email. >>> >>> T >>> >>> >>> >>> >
