Q:
How are local folders migrated? What happens during migration to local folders that are not in default locations?
A:
Local folders in the default location will migrate automatically. Local folders stored elsewhere will have to be done manually.
When local folders are in the default location:
When the Addressbook Magic script runs, it looks for local folders in the default location, which is:
C:\Documents and Settings\<Windows user name>\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\<Profile name>
Addressbook Magic creates a .pst and places it in the default location for Outlook:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
When local folders are in a non-standard location:
If clients have moved their local folders elsewhere (P: drives, for example), Addressbook Magic will not be able to find them automatically, so they will not not be migrated by the script.
Local folders can be migrated manually in the following way:
- Go to \\titan\uit-e2010scripts$\addrload\ and copy that directly locally.
- For this example c:\abm works, but if it is a restricted user you'll have to dump it somewhere in the %appdata%\ directory.
start > run > cmd cd\ cd c: cd abm addrload -mv -o "MessageStore=Archive Mail" tb:p:\localmail\Mozilla\Profiles\default\c5uhk3p2.slt\Mail pst:localmail.pst
Sometimes Addrload will not function if the path is too long or if there are many spaces in the path. If it is erroring for you, try migrating from a shorter path destination, or by renaming folders temporarily to remove spaces.
- The above will perform local mail in a custom location
addrload -av tb:p:\localmail\Mozilla\Profiles\default\c5uhk3p2.slt\Mail pst:localcontacts.pst
- The above will perform local contacts in a custom location
Update:
This bug is in the process of being fixed, so that the script will not have to be modified. Once patched, the script will be able to correctly find local folders on the C: or P: drive, provided the P: drive is mapped appropriately in the logon script.
Related Information
For more information or other Addressbook Magic variances, the Enterprise Edition manual can be found here:
\\titan\uit-e2010scripts$\AddrLoad\Enterprise Edition Manual.doc\
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