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* [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
@ 2006-09-23  7:51 Dale
  2006-09-23 12:50 ` Daniel Iliev
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dale @ 2006-09-23  7:51 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Hi,

I have a new install and I want to move as little as possible to the new
/home partition.  I really only want to save my emails and the filters
and nothing else.  What do I need to copy to do this?  I use Mozilla,
well Seamonkey now, for my email.

I would even like to loose some of the settings in Mozilla if I can.

Thanks

Dale

:-)  :-)
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
  2006-09-23  7:51 [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home Dale
@ 2006-09-23 12:50 ` Daniel Iliev
  2006-09-23 14:39   ` Dale
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Iliev @ 2006-09-23 12:50 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Dale wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a new install and I want to move as little as possible to the new
> /home partition.  I really only want to save my emails and the filters
> and nothing else.  What do I need to copy to do this?  I use Mozilla,
> well Seamonkey now, for my email.
>
> I would even like to loose some of the settings in Mozilla if I can.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>   
Doesn't "rm -r /new-home/Dale/.mozilla ; cp -a /old-home/Dale/.mozilla
/new-home/Dale/" work?

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
  2006-09-23 12:50 ` Daniel Iliev
@ 2006-09-23 14:39   ` Dale
  2006-09-23 14:58     ` Daniel Iliev
  2006-09-23 20:48     ` darren kirby
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dale @ 2006-09-23 14:39 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Daniel Iliev wrote:
> Dale wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a new install and I want to move as little as possible to the new
>> /home partition.  I really only want to save my emails and the filters
>> and nothing else.  What do I need to copy to do this?  I use Mozilla,
>> well Seamonkey now, for my email.
>>
>> I would even like to loose some of the settings in Mozilla if I can.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-)
>>   
>>     
> Doesn't "rm -r /new-home/Dale/.mozilla ; cp -a /old-home/Dale/.mozilla
> /new-home/Dale/" work?
>
>   

I'm not sure to be honest.  I have this too:

> root@smoker / # ls -l /home/dale/
> total 371
> drwxrwxr-x  4 dale users   400 Sep 19 20:20 Desktop
> drwxrwxr-x 21 dale users  2560 Jan 23  2006 Mail
> <<< SNIP >>>
> root@smoker / #
I wasn't sure if the Mail directory needs to go or not.  This install is
about 3 years old.  I used to use Kmail but I'm not sure if this is left
overs from that or if Seamonkey uses it.  I wanted to make sure before I
did it though.

I also wanted to loose all the Seamonkey, Mozilla, settings because I
can not get adblock to work anymore.  All it ever says is "pending".  I
wanted to keep email for sure and filters !IF! I can.  I'll redo the
filters if I need to.

Won't copying the whole .mozilla directory copy settings and all? 

Dale

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
  2006-09-23 14:39   ` Dale
@ 2006-09-23 14:58     ` Daniel Iliev
  2006-09-23 15:06       ` Dale
  2006-09-23 20:48     ` darren kirby
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Iliev @ 2006-09-23 14:58 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Dale wrote:
> Daniel Iliev wrote:
>   
>> Dale wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a new install and I want to move as little as possible to the new
>>> /home partition.  I really only want to save my emails and the filters
>>> and nothing else.  What do I need to copy to do this?  I use Mozilla,
>>> well Seamonkey now, for my email.
>>>
>>> I would even like to loose some of the settings in Mozilla if I can.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> :-)  :-)
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Doesn't "rm -r /new-home/Dale/.mozilla ; cp -a /old-home/Dale/.mozilla
>> /new-home/Dale/" work?
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> I'm not sure to be honest.  I have this too:
>
>   
>> root@smoker / # ls -l /home/dale/
>> total 371
>> drwxrwxr-x  4 dale users   400 Sep 19 20:20 Desktop
>> drwxrwxr-x 21 dale users  2560 Jan 23  2006 Mail
>> <<< SNIP >>>
>> root@smoker / #
>>     
> I wasn't sure if the Mail directory needs to go or not.  This install is
> about 3 years old.  I used to use Kmail but I'm not sure if this is left
> overs from that or if Seamonkey uses it.  I wanted to make sure before I
> did it though.
>
> I also wanted to loose all the Seamonkey, Mozilla, settings because I
> can not get adblock to work anymore.  All it ever says is "pending".  I
> wanted to keep email for sure and filters !IF! I can.  I'll redo the
> filters if I need to.
>
> Won't copying the whole .mozilla directory copy settings and all? 
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>   
Well, I wrongly supposed I'd like to save all settings. If you don't
want them saved, then I think the way to go is:
1) delete the .mozilla's dir /home/$USER/.mozilla
2) Start seamonkey in order to create a fresh home folder
3) Open seamonkey-mail. >> Edditt >> Account Setting >> Server Settings.
Here you will find the directory under which the mail is saved.
Something like: /home/$USER/.thunderbird/ia8thvk6.default/   (yes, mine
is .thunderbird for obvious  reasons ;-))

4) In "/old-home/" you'll find a similar directory, where your mails are
stored. Stop seamonkey, copy "old-folder/contents" into the freshh
folder and start seamonkey again.

The commands should be something like:

rm -r /new-home/$USER/.mozilla/
start seamonkey, take that "funky" name from the account settings, close
seamonky
cp -a /old-home/$USER/.mozilla/XXXXXXXXXX/*
/new-home/$USER/.mozilla/YYYYYYYYYY/

HTH

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
  2006-09-23 14:58     ` Daniel Iliev
@ 2006-09-23 15:06       ` Dale
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dale @ 2006-09-23 15:06 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Daniel Iliev wrote:
> Dale wrote:
>   
>> Daniel Iliev wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Dale wrote:
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a new install and I want to move as little as possible to the new
>>>> /home partition.  I really only want to save my emails and the filters
>>>> and nothing else.  What do I need to copy to do this?  I use Mozilla,
>>>> well Seamonkey now, for my email.
>>>>
>>>> I would even like to loose some of the settings in Mozilla if I can.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Dale
>>>>
>>>> :-)  :-)
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> Doesn't "rm -r /new-home/Dale/.mozilla ; cp -a /old-home/Dale/.mozilla
>>> /new-home/Dale/" work?
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> I'm not sure to be honest.  I have this too:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> root@smoker / # ls -l /home/dale/
>>> total 371
>>> drwxrwxr-x  4 dale users   400 Sep 19 20:20 Desktop
>>> drwxrwxr-x 21 dale users  2560 Jan 23  2006 Mail
>>> <<< SNIP >>>
>>> root@smoker / #
>>>     
>>>       
>> I wasn't sure if the Mail directory needs to go or not.  This install is
>> about 3 years old.  I used to use Kmail but I'm not sure if this is left
>> overs from that or if Seamonkey uses it.  I wanted to make sure before I
>> did it though.
>>
>> I also wanted to loose all the Seamonkey, Mozilla, settings because I
>> can not get adblock to work anymore.  All it ever says is "pending".  I
>> wanted to keep email for sure and filters !IF! I can.  I'll redo the
>> filters if I need to.
>>
>> Won't copying the whole .mozilla directory copy settings and all? 
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-)
>>   
>>     
> Well, I wrongly supposed I'd like to save all settings. If you don't
> want them saved, then I think the way to go is:
> 1) delete the .mozilla's dir /home/$USER/.mozilla
> 2) Start seamonkey in order to create a fresh home folder
> 3) Open seamonkey-mail. >> Edditt >> Account Setting >> Server Settings.
> Here you will find the directory under which the mail is saved.
> Something like: /home/$USER/.thunderbird/ia8thvk6.default/   (yes, mine
> is .thunderbird for obvious  reasons ;-))
>
> 4) In "/old-home/" you'll find a similar directory, where your mails are
> stored. Stop seamonkey, copy "old-folder/contents" into the freshh
> folder and start seamonkey again.
>
> The commands should be something like:
>
> rm -r /new-home/$USER/.mozilla/
> start seamonkey, take that "funky" name from the account settings, close
> seamonky
> cp -a /old-home/$USER/.mozilla/XXXXXXXXXX/*
> /new-home/$USER/.mozilla/YYYYYYYYYY/
>
> HTH
>
>   

That sounds like a plan.  I'll give it a try.  It does come up with a
funky name for that directory don't it??  O_O

Thanks

Dale

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home
  2006-09-23 14:39   ` Dale
  2006-09-23 14:58     ` Daniel Iliev
@ 2006-09-23 20:48     ` darren kirby
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: darren kirby @ 2006-09-23 20:48 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

quoth the Dale:

>
> I wasn't sure if the Mail directory needs to go or not.  This install is
> about 3 years old.  I used to use Kmail but I'm not sure if this is left
> overs from that or if Seamonkey uses it.  I wanted to make sure before I
> did it though.

~/Mail/ is likely where all your old Kmail mail is. That's where Kmail sticks 
all mine...

-d
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