On 4/18/2011 5:24 PM, Daniel wrote: > Jim wrote: >> Daniel wrote: >>> Jim wrote: >>>> I know this has been asked before, but how do I get emails from one PC >>>> with SM to a new PC with SM? I don't see any export function for email >>>> messages. The PCs are not connected to each other. (I just got a new PC >>>> yesterday -- the messages are on the old PC -- this is the last SM >>>> related item I need to move over). >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> Jim >>> >>> Jim, select "Server Settings" for you email account on >>> Edit->Mail&Newsgroup Account Setting screen for your email account and >>> have a look at the "Local Directory" location. This is where your email >>> account is located and your received emails are contained in the "Inbox" >>> folder and your outgoing emails are in the "sent" folders. >>> >>> Rename these folders to "oldinbox" and "oldsent" or whatever you want, >>> copy them to a flash drive and then copy them into the profile on your >>> new PC, similar location to where they came from. >>> >>> Job Done. >>> >>> Remember if you done change the names of the "inbox" and "sent", when >>> you copy them onto the new computer, they will overwrite the "inbox" and >>> "sent" folders already on the new computer. >>> >>> Daniel >> Thanks Daniel > > Received this via email.... > > Quote > Hi! > > Will this remedy also work when trying to move emails from one earlier > version of SM to the current one on the SAME computer? > > I've been using SM v1.18 because of its stability and tried once before > to move emails from one hard drive to another with SM 2.xx > and I was only able to move one of four email accounts. > > Thanks for your pending response. > > regards > > Cliff Brodie > San Leandro, CA > > End Quote > > Cliff, if memory serves me right (and trust me, that's not a given) the > Inbox and sent files are, basically, text files, with the emails one > after another, so Cliff, I'm guessing providing you call each inbox and > sent file something different, you can move them into the one > profile....but, maybe someone will be along who can tell you how to do > it properly, as I think it is still possible to have multiple profiles > in SM. > > Daniel
Keep in mind too that there may be other things that need to be moved from one profile to the other, like other mailboxes (other than Inbox, etc.), contacts, bookmarks, etc. I believe there are articles on the Mozillazine site that talk about migrating profiles. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
