Daniel wrote:
Frog wrote:
I just finished going through a very traumatic event...having to replace
my C Drive information with data from a September 11, 2011 backup. My
biggest loss during this change was my SeaMonkey
messages...bookmarks...addresses...and I'm sure more that I haven't
noticed at this time.


QUESTION
Is it possible to move SeaMonkey data/profile files to a drive other
than my C drive? I currently have all of SeaMonkey loaded on my C drive.
My hard drive is partitioned into two drives--C and E. I would like to
move the above mentioned information/files to my E drive that contains
all of my other data files.

How does one accomplish such a move without making a total wreck of my
computer?

Also, what are the pros and cons of making such a move? What happens
when a new version is loaded on my computer?


Any thoughts, recommendations, guidance, or simple "how-to" instructions
will be greatly appreciated.

Windows XP Pro SP3 SeaMonkey Version 2.7.2


Frog

Yes, Frog, it is....at one time I had my Windows set up so that C: only
had Windows system stuff, D: had programs and E: had all my user stuff
such as SeaMonkey Profile stuff.

1. Have a look at Edit->Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings, and select
Server Settings for your email accounts. This is where you profile is now.

2. Close SeaMonkey.

3. Use your File Manager to create a folder at the new location you want
to have your profile. You may have noted your current profile location
has something like drfbghy.default in its route, it is not necessary to
have this, you could make the new location as simple as D:Profile or
even just D: (not recommended).

4. Go to the location that currently has your profile

5. Copy everything from this location to the new location.

6. Restart SeaMonkey, select Tools->Manage Profiles->Manage
Profile->Create Profile and, on the second screen, Give your new profile
a distinctive names and then select "Choose Folder" and go to where you
copied your profile to.

Report back if you have any problems.

This is half OT. I've had problems with the last several SM updates with the result that I wind up with a new profile which is missing all my saved data. Is there a way to recover a saved copy from an external HD and use it, without having to keep the external HD running all the time so the copy can be my "other" profile)? It should be blindingly obvious, but somehow I'm missing it.

Advice greatly appreciated.

Larry
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