From: Monsieur@notreal.invalid   
      
   Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 18:01:33 +0200, Monsieur wrote:   
   >   
   >> Linux can be an ass sometimes.   
   >   
   > Think of a computer as a very powerful, but very literal, genie. It   
   > does exactly what you tell it to do, no more, no less.   
      
   Yes but no. There's too much weird stuff going on with computers. One   
   day scientists will be able to prove that computers can actually be in a   
   bad mood and refuse to cooperate.   
      
      
   > Was the external SSD formatted in a Linux-native-type filesystem which   
   > preserves file protections and ownerships?   
      
   Yes, ext4. All my disks/partitions are in ext4.   
      
      
   > Did the copy command/tool   
   > you use preserve all that on the copy?   
      
   No idea. Still it was strange that the copy seemed to be fine, as   
   Thunderbird could find my e-mails. However the .thunderbird folder was   
   nowhere to be found, the home directory was completely empty (and yes, I   
   checked the box "show hidden items").   
      
      
   > Was your user ID on the new machine same as on the old one?   
      
   Yes. Id=1000   
      
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