On 3/1/2010 9:04 AM, John Clemente wrote: > Paul B. Gallagher wrote: >> [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I just loaded Seamonkey v. 2.0.3 over 1.1.17 and seem to have lost >>> 43,000 messages in the Inbox. The install seemed normal and asked if i >>> wanted to import a range of information, including mail which was >>> selected. >>> >>> It imported all other boxes and profiles except my Inbox. >>> >>> Any suggestions appreciated. >> >> Assuming you've installed v.2 to a different location from v.1 (so you >> have two inboxes, one for each version), you might try compacting >> folders in v.2 to see if the messages magically reappear. If that >> doesn't help, you can then go on to copy the v.1 inbox to the v.2 folder >> (with both programs closed, of course). >> >> Agree that 43,000 messages is way too many for the inbox. >> > Paul: > > I accepted the default location for the install and did not pay much > attention to where the program was installing v. 2.0.3. 1.1.7 in not > around any more so I can not check it. I am running an up to date XP > Pro OS on C: and Seamonkey was installed to D: > > I checked the path MCBastos gave us and find one one random.default > string which has four sub folders... 'Local Folders', > pop1.attglobal-1.net, pop1.attglobal.net, pop.gmail.com. > > the pop1.attglobal-1.net has a 750 Meg inbox in it > the other pop1 has an 839 KB inbox and is the one that is in the local > director server settings.... > > I suspect the large inbox is the old e-mail. So -- the question. > > How do I change the "local directory" settings to point to the > attglobal-1.net folder? I tried to do it with the program open by using > the browse box but it did not work.
No, this would try to change SM 2.X to use your old SM 1.1.X profile. You don't want to do that. What others are suggesting is that you copy the inbox from your original SM 1.1.X profile directory to your new SM 2.X profile directory (while both programs are closed, of course). This will overwrite the Inbox in the SM 2.X profile, so make sure it's empty (or that you don't mind losing its contents) before you copy the file across. > > Indeed I would like to make the large file an archive or an archive but > do not know how to get back and forth to access it and then get into the > smaller file. Inbox is where incoming e-mail messages are initially placed. Just create other mailbox folder and move the messages from inbox to these other folders. For example, you can create a mail folder for Jokes, and copy all the Joke e-mail messages you get to this mail folder. If make a place to file all your e-mail messages, then your Inbox will be left pretty much empty. Note that the Inbox is a special mail folder, and it's generally considered bad (in the universal sense of the word) to allow it to contain a large number of messages. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
