1. Prepare data for migration on Ubuntu. $ cd ~ $ tar cvfz mozilla-thunderbird-[YYYYMMDD].tgz .mozilla-thunderbird * YYYYMMDD such as 20080525 (2008 May, 28th) ** Be careful in front of “mozilla-thunderbird” has dot (.) . 2. Copy file backup (mozilla-thunderbird-[YYYYMMDD].tgz) from Ubuntu to Windows 3. Extract backup file.
How to backup your thunderbird profile&data on Ubuntu.
by aoddy on May 30, 2008
Backup 1. Please check your Thunderbird profile directory by this command. $ ls -la * | grep .mozilla-thunderbird -rw-r–r– 1 sketkeaw sketkeaw 32053404 2008-05-30 10:59 mozilla-thunderbird.tgz 2. Start backup $ cd ~ $ tar cvfz mozilla-thunderbird-[YYYYMMDD].tgz .mozilla-thunderbird ** YYYYMMDD such as 20080525 (2008 May, 28th) 3. Backup completed !!!.