[Users] Upgrading 3.13.2 -> 4.2.0

[Jim Seymour]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 15:17:47 -0000
Paul <paul at claws-mail.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 16:22:01 +0200
> Marco Moock <mm at dorfdsl.de> wrote: 
> 
> > Am 01.04.2025 um 10:18:51 Uhr schrieb Jim Seymour:
> >   
> > > Q: Can I safely just clone $HOME/.claws-mail from the 3.13.2
> > > installation into the 4.2.0 install, or would I be courtin'
> > > disaster?    
> > 
> > Normally, it works just fine. Although, I recommend creating a
> > backup before running the new version, so in case of a problem
> > you can go back.  
> 
> Yes, making a backup first is always generally a good idea with any
> system, but in the case of your Claws Mail upgrade it will be
> simple and straight forward and just work.
> 
> However, if you use any plugins in 3.13.2, you will need to reload
> them the first time you run 4.x.x.
> 
> with regards
> 
> Paul
> 

Thanks for the follow-ups.

I think I'm going to restrict it to

    accountrc
    addrbook (directory)
    folderlist.xml
    folderitemrc
    matcherrc

after all. Those'll get me what I want: The account setups, my
address book, and the various rules I've added for processing.

Regards,
Jim
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