That would work well too However make sure you get to the bottom of the mail not being on the server as well
> -----Original Message----- > From: dovecot [mailto:dovecot-boun...@dovecot.org] On Behalf Of Paolo > Sent: 25 May 2016 10:16 > To: voy...@sbt.net.au > Cc: Dovecot Mailing List > Subject: Re: ot: migrating TB user's email to new laptop > > On Wed, 25 May 2016, voy...@sbt.net.au wrote: > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote: > >> Did user historically have POP set up? > > > > Philip, thanks > > > > no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop > > > >> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the > >> emails back. > > > > yes, I have old laptop here. > > sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very > > familiar with TBird...) > > Start TB on the new laptop > Close it > You have created the default folder/settings in the local %appdata% > folder > > copy the %appdata%\Thunderbird folder from the old laptop to the new > > Finished ;-) > > The new laptop is now exacly as the old (better if TB same version > before migration). > > -- > > Regards, > Paolo > > ____________________________________________
