Comment 2 for bug 493169

If they use imap then this quide does not apply to them. T-bird, by default, only stores mail from pop mail accouts in mbox format. And with imap the user would automaticaly get there mails once the configure the account.

Instead the guide should point out that the "Local Folders" folder is located inside the "Mail" or "ImapMail folder that they copyed during the preparation steps.

Acttually i think the quide should point out that it is not nesesery to make backups of your emails if you use imap, especialy as they will just be frustrated once they get to the restoring par, because Thunderbird didnt store the mbox files in the ImapMail folder by default, it does however store a bunch of MSF files with excatly the same name (different extension) that the user will likly think are the mbox files (mbox files dosn't have an extension), Evolution will just gray out all file types and not let the user continue with out any way for the user to know what hi is doing wrong, and probably thinking that he just lost all his emails.

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Heres a suggestion for the new text.

Open the folder <filename>Local Folders</filename>, witch is found in side the <filename>Mail</filename> folder, look for files with names such as <filename>Inbox</filename>, <filename>Unsent Messages</filename>, <filename>Sent</filename>. Select a file and press <guibutton>Open</guibutton>. If you have many email messages, you may have to wait a while for the file to be checked before you can continue.

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Changes should then also be made to line 756 to no longer mention the ImapMail folder.

Around line 712 a note should be added stating that if the user is using imap, he/she does not need to make a back up of the messages, as they are already backed up on the server.