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   On Sat, 11/1/2025 5:12 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   > On 10/31/25 21:18, Alan K. wrote:   
   >> On 10/31/25 1:32 PM, Edmund wrote:   
   >>> Thunderbird - username setting disappeared??   
   >>>   
   >>> How do I/we set it up   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> The user name would be under the account setup, if that's what you are   
   talking about.   
   >> There really is no "USER" in thunderbird itself, only accounts.   
   >   
   > OK, I want to do a completely fresh install on a clean 22.2 Mint.   
   > Usually I copy the .thunderbird - files to the new system but many times   
   that doesn't work perfect.   
   > Thunderbird says : make sure the old and new versions are compatible, they   
   do not mention how or what to do   
   > if it isn't.   
   >   
   > So I started with my email, the window that opens when thunderbird is   
   started for the first time.   
   > So far so good, next I wanted to add a newsserver (eternal-september),   
   following the account setting windows   
   > and there is - as you said - no user name!   
   > Eternal-september wants a user name.   
   >   
   > When I go the the newsserver, I only get a couple of eternal-september   
   groups, nothing more.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Menu-> accounts and settings   
   >> On the right, there are all the email / news / rss accounts.   
   >> Each has an "Account Name:" field.  It can be anything.  I use 'gmail'   
   just so any screenshots I take don't show any personal info.   
   >>   
   >> Is this what you're after?   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
      
   Thunderbird does Profile migration. It has a compatibility.ini file   
   in each folder. As long as you move from say, 52.3 to 115.0 (positive   
   direction), it will migrate the mail files OK. You would expect it   
   to fumble the handling of password storage (the automated login is   
   unlikely to work and will require some work on your part).   
      
      "In the Run dialog box, type: thunderbird -P   
       You can use -P, -p or -ProfileManager (any of them should work)."   
      
       thunderbird -P            # Then look at the picture below, as I add an   
   old profile to the new TB install   
                                 # "default" is the one produced by TB on first   
   run, add new profile, leave it switched to new profile   
      
      [Picture]  Use the "Download Original" button to avoid the advertising   
   barrage   
      
       https://i.postimg.cc/sDMxFqZy/Thunderbird-profile-manager.gif   
      
     Paul   
      
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