Re: [gentoo-user] Moving house . . . /home

[Dale <teendale@vista-express.com>]

Daniel Iliev wrote:
> Dale wrote:
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>> Daniel Iliev wrote:
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>>> Dale wrote:
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>>>> 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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>>> Doesn't "rm -r /new-home/Dale/.mozilla ; cp -a /old-home/Dale/.mozilla
>>> /new-home/Dale/" work?
>>>
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>> I'm not sure to be honest.  I have this too:
>>
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>>> 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 / #
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>> 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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> 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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