#1 2017-11-11 06:36:28

mx

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Registered: 2017-11-11

Posts: 60

[SOLVED] Thunderbird / problem trying to migrate Icedove folder.

I have reinstalled Bunsenlabs, and have done the backup, have installed the last version of Thunderbird, and when i try to set it up, i got this message:
If you see this message something went wrong while migrating your Icedove profile(s) into the Thunderbird profile folder.

The following error occured:

An existing profile folder (or symlink) '.thunderbird' and a folder (or symlink) '.icedove' was found in your home directory '/home/username/'
while trying to migrate the Icedove profile(s) folder.

This can be caused by an old, currently unused profile folder or you might be using Thunderbird as provided by upstream Mozilla. If you don't need this old profile folder, you can remove or backup it and start Thunderbird again.

Sorry, but please investigate the situation yourself.

The Debian wiki has extra information about the migration from
Icedove to Thunderbird.

https://wiki.debian.org/Thunderbird

Please also read the information in section 'Profile Migration' in /usr/share/doc/thunderbird/README.Debian.gz

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I wonder what i have to do, so i don't loose my last configuration.

I am a new user, and english is not my first language, so, please, be patient.

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Please, have in mind that I am a total newbie, please, be patience, i'm trying to learn. Thanks a lot.

ohnonot

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Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 5,592

Re: [SOLVED] Thunderbird / problem trying to migrate Icedove folder.

it is telling you.
there already is a .thunderbird folder in your $HOME.
what to do:
open your file manager, press ctrl-h once to see hidden files.
find the folder called .thunderbird and rename it to something else - e.g. .thunderbird.old
then try again.

the warning is necessary because the program issuing it does not know which configuration you want to save.

mx

Member

Registered: 2017-11-11

Posts: 60

Re: [SOLVED] Thunderbird / problem trying to migrate Icedove folder.

solved!
the name of the folder was: .icedove, so i just renamed it: .thunderbird and it's working fine!
thanks a lot,

mx

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Please, have in mind that I am a total newbie, please, be patience, i'm trying to learn. Thanks a lot.