Make sure to copy the entire folder into the Profiles folder in the appdata section. As to which one is the old profile that has all your mail, check the external HD and determine the correct filename. They will have different random 8 character filenames (like 'fault' or 'fault' each of these files contain your entire profile. Your old and new profiles are typically in a folder named "Profiles". Or possibly you did not navigate to the correct folder in Profile Manager. If that is true, then the old profile is NOT in that folder any longer. Is this after you copied the old profile to that file?
You say that you deleted the files in appdata. '''Important - Close Thunderbird before continuing.''' When you give your profile a name, be distinctive - 'profileFran' as a name is easier to select than 'default', 'default user', 'default user 1', etc.Īfter you get your profile running, use profile manager to delete the unused profiles. The article link mentions an alternate method that should also work in Win7 (include the quotes in your copy) Copy and paste it into the run window, then press 'Run' "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -p
This opens a Command line box, where you will enter the code On your Windows PC if you right-click the Windows Start key, on the taskbar, a flyout should open that contains the 'Run' command. The command you are having trouble with is NOT entered into Thunderbird. Important - Close Thunderbird before continuing.
#How to archive mac mail emails to an external drive install#
If you accepted the default install location for TB, then your TB files should be in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird" or another location that you selected. Until you use the Profile Manager to tell Thunderbird the name and location of your old profile, TB will continue to use the newer empty profile. If you uninstall and reinstall Thunderbird, another new default profile is created.
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