To show hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer: Organize > Folder and search options > View > Show hidden files, folders and drivesĨ) Copy all files from the Windows 7 profile folder into the profile folder in Ubuntuĩ) Start Thunderbird and you should be able to see all migrated email accounts from Windows 7 on Ubuntu. If you can't see AppData folder that means it is hidden. %drive%:\Users\%user name%\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\fault (replace %drive% with a proper drive letter and %user name% with your user name) If it contains other path replace it with a valid one.Įxample of profiles.ini in GNOME on Ubuntu environment:ħ) Go to a profile folder in Windows 7, e.g. thunderbird folder it means that is hidden, so press Ctrl+H to show all files and folders.Ĥ) Delete all files from profile folder (make a backup of the folder first!)ĥ) Open profiles.ini file in a text editorĦ) Check if there is a line with your profile folder name, e.g. \home\%user_name%\.thunderbird\fault (replace %user name% with your user name) In short, migration a Thunderbird profle is a copying of the profile folder from one environment to another and editing profiles.ini file.įor example, here are steps for migrating a Mozilla Thunderbird profile from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 11.10:ġ) Thunderbird is already default mail client in Ubuntu 11.10 so you do not need to install it manuallyĢ) Close Thunderbirds if they are started on both environmentģ) In Ubuntu go to a thunderbird profile folder, e.g. So I am sure that the instructions will be very useful to you as well.
Our developers, designers and consultants often need to use more than one computer (desktops, laptops, netbooks.) and it is a priority for them to have mail access from all machines. It is very robust, has great capabilities, supports many different email accounts and it's easy to migrate between different environments! We at INFORBIRO - information technology agency as Free Software advocates use Thunderbird as our mail client.
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