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Upgrading Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client from version 1.5 to 2.0 - importing all emails & settings

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: September 3, 2007]

Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.5 stores all your settings, emails and other stuff in ~/ .mozilla-thunderbird/ directory.

Mozilla thunderbird version 2.0 stores all settings in ~/.thunderbird/ directory. So when you download and upgrade your version you will get a blank and new mail client.

To get back your mail and other settings all you have to do is copy everything from ~/ .mozilla-thunderbird/ to ~/.thunderbird/ directory.

#1: Shutdown thunderbird

#2: Open a shell prompt / X terminal and enter:
$ cd .thunderbird
$ cp -avr ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/* .

#3 Start thunderbird and it will import everything including mails and other settings :)

#4 Don’t forget to update your extensions for a new version ;)

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Discussion on This Article:

  1. Arie Says:

    you should remove the space between ~/ and .mozilla-thunderbird/* .

    so: $ cp -avr ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/* .

  2. vivek Says:

    thanks for the heads up!

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