David Tenser wrote: > Andrea Monni wrote: >> Holger Metzger wrote: >> >>> >>>> What I did, first with NS 4.x then with 0.9.4, was to install NS/Mozilla >>>> on the clean system, create a profile with the old name and the copy in >>>> that profile dir the entire contents of the directory I backed up before >>>> formatting the system. >>> >>> >>> Mozilla uses a random digit, 12345678.slt, to protect the profile >>> directory, therefore it is unlikely, that, even if you name the profile >>> the same, the location will be the same. That's why it's important to >>> also save the registry.dat in /Mozilla/. >> >> >> >> What I did is copy my backe up data *into* the *already* created dir >> from the profile manager so that the new, blanck, prefs files are >> overwritten by the old ones and all the other files (say mail folders, >> filters, addressbook, etc.) are copied, re-creating the pre-formatting >> situation. The only thing I broke up using this method was the signature >> path. What I was asking was wheter this method might have some drawbacks > > Appearantly, no one seems to be able to answer your question! I was just > reading this thread and I was amused by the fact that no one seems to > read your question, everyone's just telling you the procedure of backing > up the profile dir. Just wanted you to know that at least I understand > what you are asking about, but unfortunately, I don't know the answer :/
Thanks... at least I know that my english isn't totally broken! ;) In the end I did as I always did and I didn't have any problem... well, yes, I have one at the moment: looks like my user.js is not totally working. I have the quoting with the ">"'s but not the fancy colored quoting levels. Gotta investigate! Andrea -- Andrea Monni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "It is our choices, Harry, that Y! IM: andreamonni show what we truly are, far ICQ: 7387142 more than our abilities." Tiscali NetPhone: 178-229-5413x165 A. Dumbledore
