Moving Mozilla Mail

Problem: A Mozilla mail user gets a new PC and needs to have her local mail folders and address book moved to it.

Solution: Mozilla stores all of it's user specific files in this profile path:
C:\Documents and Settings\Userid\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\MozillaProfileName\RandomNameDirectory.slt

Do the following:

1. Copy the contents of the above path from the old machine to some location (like a network drive or zip drive) where you can get to it from the new machine.
2. Install Mozilla on the new machine.
3. Launch the Mozilla mail client and follow the dialog to create the new mail profile and set the application to recieve mail from the server.
4. Stop the application
5. Copy the following items from the saved profile data to the profile path (see above) on the new machine:

• Mail directory
• abook.mab file
• bookmarks.html file (if the user also uses the Mozilla web browser)

6. Launch the mail client; the local folders and address book should now show.