[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>I just went through a nightmare getting my settings back because of a
>hard drive crash.  I didn't need to convert the profile... just have
>Moz see  it and use it in it's current directory.  
>
>I have my mail and settings on the d drive instead of having them in
>":\windows\application data"  I just wanted to tell Moz to look in the
>d:\mozilla\profile directory.  It wouldn't.  I had to setup a new
>profile then hack the hell out of it.  I still don't know if I have
>all of my mail intact.
>
Try the following: During profile creation, specify the location of the 
profile. After that (and closing Mozilla), remove the content of the new 
profile's directory and copy the old profile there. Start Mozilla.

BTW: You might want Windows to use a different folder for your Windows 
profile, too.

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