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

J.O. Aho wrote:
> 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.
> 


Hi

Thanks a ton for the quick response

But how do I copy a profile ? (I know how to delete one), but how do I 
copy or import OLD profiles ? from whereever they are on the disk

Sorry I'm not that experienced :-(

TIA
regards
V