378232 - Changing local folders doesn't move already existing files to new location

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 339564

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Bogdan Ghervan]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3
Build Identifier: version 2.0.0.0 (20070326)

Under Account settings/Server settings for a specific account, I change the Local directory to a newly created folder (e.g. "D:\Thunderbird\myaccount"). I've also chosen a different location (e.g. "D:\Thunderbird") in the Local Folders tab under Account Settings window.

I am expecting Thunderbird to move all files from the former location to the new place but it doesn't act like that.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Change Local directory field from both settings per account tab and Local Folders tabs under Account Settings
2. Check the new folder and see that it didn't move any file


Expected Results:  
Thunderbird should move the files to the newly selected location. I even tried to restart Thunderbird to see if it does that but it doesn't.

Actually, the old files are still in the former local directory. I'm not sure if I should point this problem as Critical, Major or a Bug. I guess that unexperienced users may drive crazy if something similar happens to them. It is Critical because it causes (at least apparently) to lose data.

Comment 1

[Bogdan Ghervan]

*The former local directory is the default Thunderbird directory for storing profiles.

Comment 2

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

Can be DUP of Bug 339564.
As far as remember, similar enhancement was requested by a bug before 339564, but I coulnd't find it.

Comment 3

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Yeah, sounds like bug 339564 to me...