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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•edit-214 days agoAs per the FAQ they seem to share the exact same profile so you can seamlessly switch between them (provided both are the same dot release). Edit: in case that doesn’t work, run betterbird -p and select the right profile. For me it chose the wrong one.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days agoI just gave it a try and it does not pick up my existing Thunderbird data automatically, or prompt to import it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•15 days agoThe instructions change if you’re using flatpak. I was only able to get it to work with a manual import
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-215 days agofor TB -> TB-flatpack simply pasting from ~/.thunderbird/ to ~/.var/app/org.mozilla.Thunderbird/.thunderbird/ did work for me. I might try betterbird sometime.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-215 days agoI’m on Windows on this PC, so nothing being isolated here.
As per the FAQ they seem to share the exact same profile so you can seamlessly switch between them (provided both are the same dot release).
Edit: in case that doesn’t work, run
betterbird -pand select the right profile. For me it chose the wrong one.I just gave it a try and it does not pick up my existing Thunderbird data automatically, or prompt to import it.
The instructions change if you’re using flatpak. I was only able to get it to work with a manual import
for TB -> TB-flatpack simply pasting from
~/.thunderbird/to~/.var/app/org.mozilla.Thunderbird/.thunderbird/did work for me. I might try betterbird sometime.I’m on Windows on this PC, so nothing being isolated here.
Booooo
Same here :(