Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Tim
On 10/08/18 22:22, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, let it import all the settings and emails (3 accounts with many sub folders). OK, that's different to the earlier requirement where it was just the emails to be taken from the old profile. See if http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_fo

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Tim
I am in IT but nothing to do with Red Hat, sure that not the other Tim in the group?? Tim On 10/08/18 21:49, Hamish MB wrote: Yes, I renamed it before and it worked. If it doesn't you can always revert :). I thought you were employed by Red Hat? Hamish On 10 Aug 2018, at 21:45, Tim mailto

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Tim, > let it import all the settings and emails (3 accounts with many sub > folders). OK, that's different to the earlier requirement where it was just the emails to be taken from the old profile. See if http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird#Create_a_new_profile_

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Hamish MB
Ah I see 😂 On 10 Aug 2018, at 22:09, Ralph Corderoy mailto:ra...@inputplus.co.uk>> wrote: Hi Hamish, I thought you were employed by Red Hat? There's at least three Tims on the mailing list. `Thunderbird' Tim isn't the one you saw on Tuesday at the pub. :-) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: B

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Hamish, > I thought you were employed by Red Hat? There's at least three Tims on the mailing list. `Thunderbird' Tim isn't the one you saw on Tuesday at the pub. :-) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-09-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dors

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Hamish MB
Yes, I renamed it before and it worked. If it doesn't you can always revert :). I thought you were employed by Red Hat? Hamish On 10 Aug 2018, at 21:45, Tim mailto:t...@xendistar.co.uk>> wrote: On 10/08/18 14:52, Ralph Corderoy wrote: No, Tim should `create a new profile' before `Tools→Impor

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Andrew
On 10/08/18 21:44, Tim wrote: I am pretty sure deleting or removing current profile folder .Thunderbird, normally found in the users home folder, Thunderbird should recreate one when it next launches. It should do, however: thunderbird -P This will make Thunderbird open the profile manager wh

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Hamish MB
Yes, I renamed it before and it worked. If it doesn't you can always revert :). I thought you were employed by Red Hat? Hamish On 10 Aug 2018, at 21:45, Tim mailto:t...@xendistar.co.uk>> wrote: On 10/08/18 14:52, Ralph Corderoy wrote: No, Tim should `create a new profile' before `Tools→Impor

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Tim
On 10/08/18 14:52, Ralph Corderoy wrote: No, Tim should `create a new profile' before `Tools→Import the copies'. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/using-multiple-profiles I am pretty sure deleting or removing current profile folder .Thunderbird, normally found in the users home folder, Th

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Tim
On 10/08/18 14:58, Ralph Corderoy wrote: If Thunderbird is already happy with the contents of its own mbox files then give them back to it. I did see `the application automatically discovers new mbox files and makes them into folders' on that page I suggested to Tim. He could avoid the Import

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Tim
Hi Ralph On 10/08/18 10:59, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, But over time little niggles have crept in (I posted about those issue a few months ago) Is that https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg07654.html ? I've just watched the video of Thunderbird's window not repainting

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Hamish, > I use a plugin called ImportExportTools to help with this, which is > perhaps a better option than copying the files manually. If you export > in EML format, you should be able to re-import. That's two translations, and two chances of corrupting the emails. Even for mbox format ther

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Peter, > > Can you exit Thunderbird, cp(1) those elsewhere, start Thunderbird, > > create a new profile, and Tools→Import the copies of the mbox files? > > At the bottom of the tools menu, there are a number of Import/export > options for mail. But this doen't cover the option of setting up a n

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread PeterMerchant via dorset
On 10/08/18 14:40, Hamish MB wrote: Hi Tim, I use a plugin called ImportExportTools to help with this, which is perhaps a better option than copying the files manually. If you export in EML format, you should be able to re-import. You can also save in a nice HTML format (and various others) if

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Hamish MB
Hi Tim, I use a plugin called ImportExportTools to help with this, which is perhaps a better option than copying the files manually. If you export in EML format, you should be able to re-import. You can also save in a nice HTML format (and various others) if you don't need to view them in thun

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread PeterMerchant via dorset
On 10/08/18 10:59, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, But over time little niggles have crept in (I posted about those issue a few months ago) Is that https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg07654.html ? I've just watched the video of Thunderbird's window not repainting content un

Re: [Dorset] Thunderbird profiles

2018-08-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Tim, > But over time little niggles have crept in (I posted about those issue > a few months ago) Is that https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg07654.html ? I've just watched the video of Thunderbird's window not repainting content until you run the mouse pointer over each