As far as I've seen, laptop hard disks all have the same connector, though certain makes/models have an extra adapter that fits over the pins in the computer to provide the connection (my Compaq Presario 2418 has that). Find a cheap USB hard disk enclosure and put the drive into that. Darryn Brooking wrote:
Its been awhile since I used Thunderbird, but I do remember that its not a simple case of copying the data to a fresh TB install via the FS, you'll need to do some sort if export/import.
As for copying the Thunderbird data, it is actually quite simple. Just copy the contents of the randomly-generated folder (e.g. /home/USER/.mozilla-thunderbird/ajkblsop.default) to another location. If restoring to a new installation of Thunderbird, start Thunderbird so that it creates the necessary folders, then copy the data back into the .default folder. I've done it this way for years, and it's never failed me. The same process can be used for Firefox. Sandy