Thunderbird and Firefox

Actually, just rename Mozbackup's .pcv file into .zip and it's all there! - you can manually extract whatever you want from this file coz it's nothing more than a zip achieve

Either I am doing something very wrong OR this does not work going from XP 32 bit to WIN 7 64 bit.

AM I wrong?

I transferred some of the email folders and the related MSF files
and when I open T-bird I see them for a second and they disappear...every time!

Originally Posted by Rover

ed6040 is almost correct, but actually it's much easier. Don't create any user accounts or do anything else after initial Thunderbird installation in Windows 7, except this.
In your original system (Win XP or whatever) go to "Documents and Settings\application data" and copy the entire Thunderbird directory to somewhere you'll be able to read in Win 7 (e.g. a memory stick, a CD etc.) or if you have more than one HD, you can use the original data directly, as I did.
Next, in Win 7 paste the entire Thunderbird directory into "..\users\computer name)\AppData\Roaming". Job done.
If you now load Thunderbird you'll find everything exactly as it was in your original installation.

I can't find ..\users\computer name)\AppData\Roaming

I don't have an option for "AppData" What now??? I know it's there I just have no idea how to find it and I'm seriously beginning to HATE windows 7 and it's only Day 1.

Hi Anna1345;

The "path" to my Thunderbird files on my W7 PRO-64 laptop is;

C:\Users\Bob\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\

With the exception of "Bob" yours should be the same.
I went through a conversion and was quite pleased
with how easy it was. Hope this helps.

Bob Helms

Originally Posted by Rover

ed6040 is almost correct, but actually it's much easier. Don't create any user accounts or do anything else after initial Thunderbird installation in Windows 7, except this.
In your original system (Win XP or whatever) go to "Documents and Settings\application data" and copy the entire Thunderbird directory to somewhere you'll be able to read in Win 7 (e.g. a memory stick, a CD etc.) or if you have more than one HD, you can use the original data directly, as I did.
Next, in Win 7 paste the entire Thunderbird directory into "..\users\computer name)\AppData\Roaming". Job done.
If you now load Thunderbird you'll find everything exactly as it was in your original installation.

So when it opens after install, don't do anything, just close it, right?

Maybe that's not possible.