On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote:> Did user historically have POP set up?Philip, thanks no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the > emails back.yes, I have old laptop here. sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very familiar with TBird...)>> another OT: >> >> setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: >> >> user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO >> LONGER on server >> >> >> two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server >> >> what's best way to transfer local emails: >> >> transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync >> old laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? >> >> thanks, >> >> V >> >> >
But the emails are on the old laptop? Can you send a screenshot of the left hand folder tree? Sent from my iPhone> On 25 May 2016, at 07:37, voytek at sbt.net.au wrote: > >> On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote: >> Did user historically have POP set up? > > Philip, thanks > > no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop > >> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the >> emails back. > > yes, I have old laptop here. > sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very familiar > with TBird...) > >>> another OT: >>> >>> setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: >>> >>> user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO >>> LONGER on server >>> >>> >>> two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server >>> >>> what's best way to transfer local emails: >>> >>> transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync >>> old laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> V >
On Wed, 25 May 2016, voytek at sbt.net.au wrote:> On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote: >> Did user historically have POP set up? > > Philip, thanks > > no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop > >> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the >> emails back. > > yes, I have old laptop here. > sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very familiar > with TBird...)Start TB on the new laptop Close it You have created the default folder/settings in the local %appdata% folder copy the %appdata%\Thunderbird folder from the old laptop to the new Finished ;-) The new laptop is now exacly as the old (better if TB same version before migration). -- Regards, Paolo ____________________________________________
That would work well too However make sure you get to the bottom of the mail not being on the server as well> -----Original Message----- > From: dovecot [mailto:dovecot-bounces at dovecot.org] On Behalf Of Paolo > Sent: 25 May 2016 10:16 > To: voytek at sbt.net.au > Cc: Dovecot Mailing List > Subject: Re: ot: migrating TB user's email to new laptop > > On Wed, 25 May 2016, voytek at sbt.net.au wrote: > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote: > >> Did user historically have POP set up? > > > > Philip, thanks > > > > no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop > > > >> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the > >> emails back. > > > > yes, I have old laptop here. > > sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very > > familiar with TBird...) > > Start TB on the new laptop > Close it > You have created the default folder/settings in the local %appdata% > folder > > copy the %appdata%\Thunderbird folder from the old laptop to the new > > Finished ;-) > > The new laptop is now exacly as the old (better if TB same version > before migration). > > -- > > Regards, > Paolo > > ____________________________________________
On 5/25/2016 5:15 AM, Paolo <sottilette at rfx.it> wrote:> Start TB on the new laptop > Close it > You have created the default folder/settings in the local %appdata% folder > > copy the %appdata%\Thunderbird folder from the old laptop to the newNo need for step 1. Just copy the folder from %appdata% on old PC to the new PC %appdata% and you're done.