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Importing email from old disk to new disk

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Dusty54
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I have installed a new c:. Downloaded fresh T'bird. How do I import my old T'bird emails on the old disk to the new T'bird on the new disk?

I have installed a new c:. Downloaded fresh T'bird. How do I import my old T'bird emails on the old disk to the new T'bird on the new disk?

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christ1
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Create a new profile and copy the old one over it. See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird#Create_a_new_profile_and_copy_the_old_one_over_it

Note, since you already installed and run Thunderbird, there already is a new profile. So start with step 4.