Importing mail from Mozilla 1.7.6 to TBird 1.0.2

Installed TBird 1.0.2 just recently. I elected to import mail during installation -- apparently it only worked for my archive files but only the last two messages in the default inbox!

Uninstalled Tbird and reinstalled. This time it didn't offer to import anything!? I remain with only the last two messages in my mail.

All my data, including Moz. Profile, are located on a separate partition (F:\). Did this to reduce the size of C:\ for image backup purposes. Works fine, except TBird seems not to understand it. I further backup my data and images on an external HDD -- just to be safe.

I didn't reboot following TBird (1.0.1) uninstall. Maybe that would insure that the registry is clean of TBird stuff? What else might I try? (Don't want to delete any mail folders/files because Moz. 1.7.6 is using it.)

Strange that my archive files/folders (larger) were imported completely but not the current mail folder/files.

TIA,
Bob

 

Uninstalling may not do you any good, since you have a profile issue.
In fact, I don't even know how you are doing this importing. I think that I selected to import from an existing account, and everything was there, when I was done. But, I know that with NS8 beta, I had to try almost every choice, before I finally got Mozilla to work. It did not work importing Netscape or Firefox settings. In each case I uninstalling, and on reinstalling I got the choice to remove the profile. If all fails, you will have to create a profile in a location of your choice. Since Microsoft demanded that applications put their data in the App.Data folder, only a few gave you options. You have to make your own selections.

 

Bob,

Thunderbird only imports Mail on the first install. However, there is a workaround. Look here for how to fix your problems:
First Time Migration

Scroll down to this heading:
Migrating from Mozilla Suite 1.x or Netscape 7

I'm not sure what went wrong, and it is strange that only your Archive was migrated, and yet only two messages in your Inbox. It should have gone smoothly. At any rate, follow the above instructions, and if it isn't perfectly clear, post back...

Ramona

 

Alright what'd I do this time?

Ramona,

Followed your recommendation (I hope accurately). Tried two (2) times. Result with TBird 1.0.2 now offers only an error:

"AppName: thunderbird.exe AppVer: 1.0.2.0 ModName: ntdll.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.1106 Offset: 0000178d "

Tried two times, both times rebooting, removing any thunderbird residue in the registry. Just remembered, I didn't check and remove the TBird Programs folder. I'll do that for the 3rd try. In meantime, you may have a better idea.

Later edit: Made the 3rd try. Same results. Maybe I should d/l TBird 1.0.2 again, just in case (??).

Bob

 

Got rid of the ding dang Win error!!! BUT, . . .

Tried going directly to profile mgr. Selected default profile and TBird does not display an error. Maybe TBird just doesn't like operating in a profile not located in the "Windows Document . . ." location (??.

Anyway back to where I was.

Bob

 

Never mind!

Ramona,

Kept playin' around. Gottit woikin'. Don't know exactly why, but it works.

Using the Profile Wizard, created a new profile name and pointed it to the "F:\MozillaProfile\ . . ." location and all is well!

Can you explain why the Win error? Was Moz. 1.7.6, somehow, holding on to the files and not permitting TBird to use 'em, but using the separate Profile name opened the files to TBird?

Anyway, one more happy camper on your list. Thanks,

Bob

 

Bob, let Thunderbird do what it wants to do, but pay attention to the location. At this point, I have no idea where you are. Usually uninstalling from the Control Panel is enough. I never bother with the registry, so I am not sure.
Redownload TB? No, but reinstall, after you figured out what you did.

 

We gottit in any case

Westside,
Thanks for the reply. I don't have a clue as to why creating a new profile name but pointing to the same location cured the problem, but it certainly did.

I usuallly do use control panel, add/remove ,but sometimes, if things go afoul, JV-16 Power tools will usually take care of cleaning out the residue in the registry with little or no risk. At least, that's been my experience.

In any case it's working like gangbusters now.

Again thanks for your contribution,
Bob

 

Bob,
we will probably never know, I am curious to know which path you used for a new profile. Regardless of the operating system it will be in the Application Data folder, unless you selected another directory, and, in any event, you will have two different profiles, as long as you gave it a different name. This is up to the user. So, things are ok.
As for the error, I did a search, and such error seemed associated with a 1.01 nightly. No final 1.01 was ever issued. Since you mentioned 1.01, if you mean that (I am not kidding. People throw decimal points around leading to wild goose chases.). It is possible that 1.01 messed up the profile.

 

Profile mystery solved (I think)

Westside,

Think I figgered it out. But, first, your questions: I have used a separate partition for quite some time for all my data files, including the Mozilla Profile on Virtual drive, "F:\MozillaProfile ". It has been working under Moz. email for many months now.

I was trying to do the same with TBird. But, TBird just didn't want to except it the normal way, using the Profile Wizard. So I created a new profile name and pointed that to the same F:\ directory and all was well.

As to the TBird 1.01 vs 1.0.1 that is a mystery: I've been with TBird 1.0.2 since it came out the other day. If I typed 1.01, it was a typo error - sorry. I try to correct such errors. They can be confusing.

Again, thanks for your interest,

Bob

 

Bob,
you should have a default directory in the C drive App.Data folder. This applies to the Mozilla and Thunderbird. Just check there. After that you can put any additional profiles wherever you want, but you have to go through the wizard. Firefox, by the way, imports settings from existing browser, so there is no default folder in Firefox|Profiles. So, there is not much of a mystery, unless you don't have any default profiles in the default location.

 

Westside,
Yes, there is a default profile -- nothing in it though. For some reason, I just couldn't succeed in routing directly. using the same profile name as Mozilla. Creating a different name took care of the problem. Looking back it's about the same as deleting the profile in the list and launching TBird, except you don't have to launch then go thru the Profile wizard steps. I used the Wizard directly from the "All Programs" listing.

Have been using this "remote" profile for quite some time now. This is first time I've had trouble. In any case, it's working fine now.

Thanks,
Bob

 

I don't want to carry this on forever, and, I am happy that things worked fine. I was trying to make a point about Thunderbird, but if you were ok with the previous profile, it is odd, and even more so that the "default" profile is empty. This is one of the few cases when I did not have my profile in a location of my choice, but I have two Thunderbird versions, 1.0 and 1.02 with very different mail accounts, and, I have the Target pointing to a different profile in each case, and one of the two is: default.