On 5/24/2014 3:30 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > Jay O'Brien wrote: > >> I've been with SeaMonkey since the Netscape days, and I have >> installed it in many computers over the years. Due to my personal >> memory problems, I can't remember the details. >> >> I have a new Win 7 Pro SP1 64 bit computer into which I want to >> install a clone of my present Win 7 Pro SP1 64 bit installation of >> SeaMonkey 2.26. Once SeaMonkey is working the same in both computers, >> I plan to use GoodSync to keep the mail files the same. I use >> Goodsync now in that manner, except that the recipient computer runs >> XP; the new Win 7 computer will take the place of the XP computer. >> >> I recall seeing a reference to on-line cloning instructions, but I >> can't find it now. >> >> I suspect I should start by installing SeaMonkey 2.26 in the new >> computer, but I will hold off until I get guidance from this >> knowledgeable group. Help please? Thanks. > > Since you have the same OS and the same version of SM on the two > computers, here's a quick and easy way of doing it. I also assume you > have installed SM on both computers and have the same plugins (Flash, > Acrobat, etc.) on the two computers. > > Locate the folder C:\Users\YourWindowsName\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\ on > both computers (your Windows username may be different, doesn't matter). > > 1) With SM closed, rename the one on the target computer to \OldMozilla > or some other distinctive name of your choosing so SeaMonkey won't > notice it. > > 2) With SM closed, copy the one on the source computer to the target > computer so it's in the same directory as \OldMozilla. SeaMonkey will > see and accept the new \Mozilla. > > (Note that if you need to copy to a CD as an intermediate step, you will > have to change the read-only property of all files in the directory back > to "no" after you copy from the CD to the target HDD). > > You're done. > > Once you're satisfied that all is well, you can delete \OldMozilla. If > it doesn't work, delete the new \Mozilla and unrename \OldMozilla back > to \Mozilla, which will leave you back where you started. > > You may have minor glitches if your Helper Applications list points to > things that don't exist on the target computer, but that's easily fixed > by installing the missing apps. >
Paul, Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately that won't work directly for me, as I just learned. I have all of my mail files on my D drive. What is in the C:\Users\YourWindowsName\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\ folder are some 2010 empty files from when I installed SeaMonkey on the Win 7 computer and before I set up the D drive. Each of my mail accounts has a folder there with empty Inbox, Trash and msgFilterRules files. Here's what I plan to try, your comments please? First I will install SeaMonkey 2.26 on the new computer. I don't know what I will tell it as it installs, hopefully it will make sense as I go. Then I will copy the files as you suggested, and I will duplicate my D:\Mail folder on the new computer. Then I will go to the "View settings for this account" entry for each of my email accounts on the new computer and change the Server Settings > Message Storage Local Directory entries to agree with the Message Storage Local directory on the working computer. Do you think this will work? Jay _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
