Re: Pl. help : re. Migration , moving data : Reformatted machine : Old mail directories backed up :

Vinayak wrote:

> A few days ago, I had to reformat my machine + re install windows etc. 
> (AFTER safely copying Moz mail and bookmarks)
> 
> I had five different pop3 accounts i.e. 5 different profiles on my 
> earlier win XP machine . As far as I can see all important mail have 
> been backed up - so loss of mail or data is NOT an issue, just migration is
> 
> I need to move the mail (from my old backups) to Mozilla 1.7.13 that I 
> have just now installed

If you already have run the Mozilla 1.7.13, then delete the profiles and then 
copy over the old profiles and see to set the write bit on on all files. Start 
Mozilla and you should have everything as it was before.