help/C/import-apps-mozilla.page


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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
      type="topic" id="import-apps-mozilla">

  <info>
    <desc>Importing data from Mozilla Thunderbird.</desc>
    
    <link type="guide" xref="import-data#import-from-apps" />

    <revision pkgversion="3.6.4" version="0.3" date="2013-04-20" status="final"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
      <email its:translate="no">ak-47@gmx.net</email>
    </credit>
    <license>
      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
    </license>    

  </info>

  <title>Mozilla</title>
<!-- <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Import</gui><gui>Import data and settings from older programs</gui></guiseq> does NOT recognize Outlook and Thunderbird automatically in 3.8." -->
<!-- TODO: Check https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214858 occasionally (Thunderbird automatic mail import) -->
<!-- TODO: Check https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=559266 occasionally (Thunderbird mailfilter importer) -->
<steps>
<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Import</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
<item><p>In the <gui>Importer Type</gui> tab, click <gui>Import a single file</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>Go to the folder in which Thunderbird stores its data. On a Linux system, Thunderbird's files are located in the hidden folder <file>$HOME/.thunderbird/12345678</file>. <file>12345678</file> will be a random string. If you cannot see the <file>.thunderbird</file> folder, make sure to <link href="help:gnome-help/files-hidden#show-hidden">show hidden files</link> in the file selector dialog.</p></item>
<item>
<list>
<item><p>If you would like to import Thunderbird mail, go to <file>Mail/Local Folders</file> (for local mail accounts) or <file>ImapMail/servername</file> (for remote mail accounts). <file>servername</file> will be the address of your remote mail server. Files without a file ending include your messages (not the <file>.msf</file> files).</p></item>
<item><p>If you would like to import Thunderbird/Lightning calendar data, you may be able to export your Thunderbird events as an <file>.ical</file>/<file>.ics</file> file first, and import these files into Evolution. This is required as Thunderbird stores its calendar data in a non-standard database format.</p></item>
</list>
<p>The file type will be automatically determined.</p></item>
<item><p>Choose the destination (e.g. the folder or calendar in Evolution) for the imported data.</p></item>
<item><p>Repeat the import steps until you have imported all your data.</p></item>
</steps>
</page>