Import messages from Icedove to Thunderbird

[Markos]

Hi,

I've just installed Debian 9 (stretch) and I'm trying to import folder with messages from Icedove 38.5.0 at my old PC (running debian 8) to my new PC with Thunderbird 52.8.0. 

In Icedove I select a folder and Tools -> Import/export in mbox/eml format -> Export folder

And save the file in a pendrive.

In Thunderbird I select Tools -> Import -> Messages -> Mail -> Next

But appear only the message: No application or data file to import

And no option to select the file that contains the contact list as in

http://write.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/migrating/

Please, any tip?

Thanks,

Markos

[Mike]

Have you tried just using the Icedove profile from within Thunderbird?.

Mike

[Ben Caradoc-Davies]

On 06/06/18 06:09, Markos wrote:

> I've just installed Debian 9 (stretch) and I'm trying to import folder
> with messages from Icedove 38.5.0 at my old PC (running debian 8) to my
> new PC with Thunderbird 52.8.0.

If your messages are in "Mail/Local Folders", you should be able to copy
all the folders you want from your profile on your old computer to your
profile on your new computer and everything should just work. You should
also copy all the .msf (index) and .sbd (subfolders) files and folders.

Each Thunderbird "folder" is an mbox-format file with a .msf index file,
and subfolders are stored in a .sbd directory. Index files can be
regenerated if damaged but it is easiest to just copy them (and this
will preserve your replied/forwarded flags).

Kind regards,

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

[Ben Caradoc-Davies]

On 06/06/18 06:09, Markos wrote:

> And no option to select the file that contains the contact list

Just copy abook.mab from the old to the new. But see below because you
might prefer to copy your old ~/.icedove directory and automigrate.

Export/Import is great for archival or migrating between different email
clients, but I found copying raw data files to be the most convenient
when going between Thunderbird instances. However, automigration is
likely what you want.

The official way of migrating is to copy your *entire* ~/.icedove
directory to your new computer.

tar zcf icedove.tar.gz .icedove
# copy icedove.tar.gz to new computer
tar zxf icedove.tar.gz

Since the Icedove->Thunderbird unrebranding, the first time Thunderbird
starts with no ~/.thunderbird (if you already have a new one you can
remove or rename it to, for example, .thunderbird.disabled), it will
automatically migrate *everything* into a new ~/.thunderbird directory.
All your account settings and plugins should just work. You should then
be able to remove your copied ~/.icedove directory and any renamed empty
(e.g.) ~/.thunderbird.disabled. There might be another copied temporary
icedove directory because Thunderbird will try hard to not harm your data.

[David Christensen]

Up through Debian 7, I copied message files and folders:

<PROFILE_DIR>/Mail/Local\ Folders/*

and used the Address Book export and import utilities. This mostly worked.


But as of Debian 9 (I skipped Debian 8), copying files and folders
caused a lot of problems. The only method that worked correctly was to
copy the entire profile directory:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer


David

[Markos]

Hi,

Thanks for all replies.

I followed the procedure:

To transfer the address book (Source: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Move_to_a_new_PC):

    In the old micro: Tools -> Address Book -> Edit -> Select All -> Tools -> Export

    In the new micro: Tools -> Address Book -> Tools -> Import

With some difficulty, I discovered that in order to migrate the messages it was necessary to install the module ImportExportTools (https://freeshell.de//~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html), according to the Importing and exporting your mail site (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Migration#Specific_programs%20).

So I downloaded the "addonn" importexporttools-3.3.0-sm + tb.xpi from the Extensions page (https://addons.mozilla.org/pt-br/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/).

After downloading click on the menu in Add-ins -> Install from a file, and I selected the file importexporttools-3.3.0-sm + tb.xpi.

And finally after installed I was able to transfer the files containing the messages with the command:

    Right-click a folder in Icedove (old micro) and: Import / Export in mbox / eml format -> Export folder -> Select the location to save the file and confirm

    Right-click on a folder in Thunderbird (new micro) and: Import / export in mbox / eml format -> Import mbox file -> Import directly one or more mbox files -> Select the file containing the messages and confirm

Thank you for the attention,
Markos

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