Hi,
Does anyone have an explanation for moving Thunderbird from Ubuntu
22.04.1 to Windows 11. I think I know the Windows bit but not Ubuntu.

Thanks
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Lew

On 9/7/22 09:51, Lew wrote:
> Hi,
> Does anyone have an explanation for moving Thunderbird from Ubuntu
> 22.04.1 to Windows 11. I think I know the Windows bit but not Ubuntu.
>
> Thanks

Install FF on the new system and run it once. Locate the profile folder
and delete the files in it (don't delete the folder). Then copy the
contents of the profile folder on your old system to the folder on the
new one.

To find the profile folder on Linux:
Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)

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On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:

> To find the profile folder on Linux:
> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)

When I type that in I get "Permission denied".

What am I doing wrong?

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Lew

On Wed, 7 Sep 2022 19:48:25 +0100, Lew wrote:
> On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>
>> To find the profile folder on Linux:
>> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)
>
> When I type that in I get "Permission denied".
>
> What am I doing wrong?

How would we know since you provided any information like command and resulting
error.

click up a terminal and do the next two commands:

ls -l ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini
whoami

and paste the commands and result in your reply.

On 9/7/2022 2:48 PM, Lew wrote:
> On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>
>> To find the profile folder on Linux:
>> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)
>
> When I type that in I get "Permission denied".
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
>

Terminal, from the program selection thingy. Since Ubuntu
seeks to hide Terminal from grandma, you type "term" into the
search box, and it'll show up.

cd ~/.thunderbird # change directory to the dot directory containing info

ls -al # profiles.ini should show. We do this to verify existence.

gedit profiles.ini # One way to view it. If it's there, we can edit now.

cat profiles.ini # Just dump the lines of text, into the terminal window.
# This file is short enough, to make this feasible for
# initial investigation of path.

When you look at the "ls -al" output, the profile folders (in the same dir)
have modified dates on them. The most-recently modified
folder is likely the one you want. Mozilla makes the contents
of profiles.ini ENTIRELY TOO COMPLICATED. FFS. The shit that
is in there, is a side effect of implementation, and most
of that detail could likely be entirely hidden from the
user. Such that only the path to the profile the user
wants is shown.

You see, at one time, the profiles.ini had fewer entries, and
you could parse it with your eye, without your blood pressure rising.
Today, your current coffee ends up all over the curtains,
when you look at that :-)

*******

Nobody wants to blow a gasket doing this stuff.

If you know where to look in Thunderbird, the path is in a Setup window.
No madness ensues.

Try highlighting "Local Folders" on the top-left, then select "View Account Settings"
on the right. At the bottom of the pane, will be the path to the current profile.
I cannot give you an example, since I customized mine and it's not suited
to screenshots. This is why I'm not supposed to modify stuff, so that
the screens will look like everyone elses screen.

The File Manager application (Nautilus on Ubuntu), contains a preference
to "view hidden files", and that is how you get to see .thunderbird when
trying to navigate there. And just like Microsoft, that's set the wrong
way for proper usage. We want to see those hidden files. OUR MAIL IS IN THERE :-)
I'm going to need more coffee, to keep those curtains soaked with it...

[Picture]

https://i.postimg.cc/pTQyMk65/nautilus.gif

Don't forget to EXIT thunderbird, before attempting to copy that
profile folder.

Once the profile folder is on Windows, you can edit the foldername
and make it shorter, to STOP THE MADNESS. Heh.

In Windows Terminal

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird # if this is a 32-bit version

.\thunderbird -p # Show profile folder

If the profile folder is placed next to the rest of the "fleet" of
folders (when the Windows install was done), you'll see a new entry in the
Windows Thunderbird that is started with the minus p option.

[Picture]

https://i.postimg.cc/WzLNzZQL/thunderbird-profile-selector.gif

Paul

On 07/09/2022 19:48, Lew wrote:
> On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>
>> To find the profile folder on Linux:
>> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)
>
> When I type that in I get "Permission denied".
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
>
The correct way to find the location of Thunderbird (or Firefox) is to
launch the Application and then go to:

Help >> "More Trouble Shooting Information"

Then look for something like in this image:

https://i.imgur.com/MVBEjD4.png

This method works in Ubuntu and Windoze. You might need to enable Menu
bar because it is hidden by default. To enable it, right-click on Menu
Bar location at the top of the screen and select Menu Bar.

There are newsgroups for Thunderbird/Firefox which you could use to ask
questions about Thunderbird or Firefox.

alt.comp.software.thunderbird
alt.comp.software.firefox

On 9/7/22 13:48, Lew wrote:
> On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>
>> To find the profile folder on Linux:
>> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)
>
> When I type that in I get "Permission denied".
>
> What am I doing wrong?

That's a file. Go to the directory first:

cd ~/.thunderbird
cat profiles.ini

There's a line (the second line in mine) that starts with 'Default='.
The remainder of the line is the name of your profile directory, which
is in ~/.thunderbird The contents of this directory (not the directory
itself) should be copied to the profile directory in your new
installation (while Firefox is NOT running). then start FF.

OT: I notice numeric coincidences, such as the date (the 8th) is the
same as the LSD in the days until Christmas.

--
108 days until the winter celebration (Sunday, December 25, 2022
12:00:00 AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"We didn't send you to Washington to make intelligent decisions. We sent
you to represent us." [Kent York, Baptist minister to US Rep. Bill
Sarpalius]

On 9/8/22 11:37, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 9/7/22 13:48, Lew wrote:
>> On 07/09/2022 16:38, Mark Lloyd wrote:
>>
>>> To find the profile folder on Linux:
>>> Look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini (the default section)
>>
>> When I type that in I get "Permission denied".
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> That's a file. Go to the directory first:
>
> cd ~/.thunderbird
> cat profiles.ini
>
> There's a line (the second line in mine) that starts with 'Default='.
> The remainder of the line is the name of your profile directory, which
> is in ~/.thunderbird The contents of this directory (not the directory
> itself) should be copied to the profile directory in your new
> installation (while Firefox is NOT running). then start FF.
>
> OT: I notice numeric coincidences, such as the date (the 8th) is the
> same as the LSD in the days until Christmas.

Sorry for the error. When I said Firefox I meant Thunderbird.

--
108 days until the winter celebration (Sunday, December 25, 2022
12:00:00 AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"We didn't send you to Washington to make intelligent decisions. We sent
you to represent us." [Kent York, Baptist minister to US Rep. Bill
Sarpalius]