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Mac Forum / Applications / Firefox / Mozilla / January 2007Can't import Thunderbird mail into Mail.app
Hello, I recently switched from Win to MacBook Pro, and I'm trying to get all my emails over to the new box. On Win I had Thunderbird, and I managed to import all of my stuff straight into Mac Thunderbird: just drop the same profile folder in the right place and that's it, no need to convert/import anything, my stuff was there! Now, there's no way to import from Mac Thunderbird over into Mail.app. Whatever option I choose when importing (Eudora, Netscape/Mozilla, Other, whatever) it will let me browse to the Mac Thunderbird folder/files, but when I'm in there all the files appear to be dummy like if I had no permission to select it. That's one of the possible causes listed in the Mail.app help, but when I checked I found that I have full ownership/permission on those files. Of course I'd add, since I manage the same files with a different application (Mac Thunderbird) but with the same account (myself). Anybody has a clue? Thanks Roberto Genova Italy > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Genova > Italy This article may give you guidance: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Export_to_Mail.app Lee -> -> On Win I had Thunderbird, and I managed to import all of my stuff -> straight into Mac Thunderbird: just drop the same profile folder in the -> right place and that's it, no need to convert/import anything, my stuff -> was there! -> Can you be more specific about this please? I just tried moving my daughter's mail from Thunderbird on a Linux (Xandros) laptop to a new Macbook Pro using a USB stick and dragging the profile to library/thunderbird, but when we opened TB on the Mac it downloaded all the mail from the server 4 or 5 times but there was nothing in her sent folder and all of her none default folders were gone. All her mail settings were intact though. Mark  SignatureFrom the eComStation of Mark Dodel http://www.os2voice.org Warpstock 2006, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Oct 12-15, 2006 - http://www.warpstock.org > -> > -> On Win I had Thunderbird, and I managed to import all of my stuff [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Mark You can't simply clone a profile from Linux to Max OSX. The paths are different. I would suggest removing the profile from the Mac. Set up a new profile, with all mail and news accounts. Then close TB, and copy the Mail and News subfolders from the Linux profile into the Mac Profile. Reopen TB, and the data should be there. Lee -> Mark Dodel wrote: -> > On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:18:20 UTC, Roberto <robrto@yahoo.com> wrote: -> > -> > -> -> > -> On Win I had Thunderbird, and I managed to import all of my stuff -> > -> straight into Mac Thunderbird: just drop the same profile folder in the -> > -> right place and that's it, no need to convert/import anything, my stuff -> > -> was there! -> > -> -> > -> > Can you be more specific about this please? I just tried moving my -> > daughter's mail from Thunderbird on a Linux (Xandros) laptop to a new -> > Macbook Pro using a USB stick and dragging the profile to -> > library/thunderbird, but when we opened TB on the Mac it downloaded -> > all the mail from the server 4 or 5 times but there was nothing in her -> > sent folder and all of her none default folders were gone. All her -> > mail settings were intact though. -> > -> > Mark -> > -> > -> -> You can't simply clone a profile from Linux to Max OSX. The paths are -> different. -> -> I would suggest removing the profile from the Mac. Set up a new -> profile, with all mail and news accounts. Then close TB, and copy the -> Mail and News subfolders from the Linux profile into the Mac Profile. -> -> Reopen TB, and the data should be there. -> Thanks for the advise. I finally managed to get what she needed copied. It is a PITA that closing down the last window of an app doesn't close the app like it does in OS/2. At first the changes didn't seem to work until I finally figured out that TB was still running. Is there a way to change that behaviour? Mark SignatureFrom the eComStation of Mark Dodel http://www.os2voice.org Warpstock 2006, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Oct 12-15, 2006 - http://www.warpstock.org > -> Mark Dodel wrote: > -> > On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:18:20 UTC, Roberto <robrto@yahoo.com> wrote: /snip/ > Thanks for the advise. I finally managed to get what she needed > copied. It is a PITA that closing down the last window of an app [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Mark That's simply the way Mac's are. Closing the last window does not close the application in any app on OSX. You have to close it from the (Appname) menu in the menu bar. Lee |
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