Hello Adam,
Thanks for your help.
Unfortunately it is some time since I last used Ubuntu, but my memory is
not so good these days.
For what I used it for I found Ubuntu easy to use.
However, with Manjaro I struggle to fine the equivalent to Windows
'user/App-Data/roaming etc in Manjaro.
I have a printed book on Ubuntu so will give that a try instead.
Thank you for your kind help.
Regards,
Bruce
On 29/08/2022 17:49, Adam Piggott via Hampshire wrote:
> On 29/08/2022 16:32, Bruce Hepburn via Hampshire wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Just started using Linux mainly for Amateur Radio use.
>> I would like to know how do I transfer my Thunderbird and Firefox
>> Profiles from Windows10 to Linux, currently using Manjaro and Ubuntu.
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Before you start you ought to configure the Windows' Thunderbird email
> accounts not to delete mail from the server. This prevents missing
> email in case you later open Thunderbird on Windows, or if you open
> Thunderbird on Manjaro but for some reason have to restart the migration.
>
>
> The following assumes that your profile folders are located in the
> default locations.
>
> You might want to first move out any existing profiles on the Manjaro
> computer, as they'll confuse matters. Make sure Firefox and
> Thunderbird are closed. If the profile folders exist they'll be at
> ~./mozilla and ~/.thunderbird
> Rename or move these out to another location. You can delete them
> later once you're sure everything's working as expected.
>
> On the Windows computer make sure Firefox and Thunderbird are closed.
> Dig out their profile folders:
> Open File Explorer, click into the top address bar and delete existing
> text.
> Type in: %appdata%
> Hit enter. This should jump you to the hidden AppData\Roaming folder.
>
> Firefox's profiles are kept in the "Mozilla\Firefox" folder.
> Thunderbird's are in the "Thunderbird" folder.
>
> Take a backup copy of both the Mozilla and Thunderbird folders.
>
> Copy the "Mozilla" folder to the Manjaro at ~/.mozilla (note the case
> change)
> Rename ~/.mozilla/Firefox to ~/.mozilla/firefox (note the case change)
>
> Copy the "Thunderbird" folder to the Manjaro at ~/.thunderbird (note
> the case change)
>
> Open Firefox and Thunderbird and see how you get on.
>
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