When migrating from Windows to Ubuntu, there are a few things you might need to reflect over, like how to cope the new system, the new interface, and how to adapt to Ubuntu in general, and of course, how to transfer your personal files over to the new OS. The article shows you how.
Migrate your E - mail from Windows to Ubuntu
On the PC, download and install Mozilla Thunderbird unless you are already using it. Start Thunderbird, and then download and install the plugin "ImportExportTools" from this site.
If you are using Outlook express or Microsoft Outlook on Windows, Click "Tools" on the top menu bar once you have started Thunderbird. The Import guide will tell you to either "Import everything" or only e-mail, e-mail addresses, settings or filters. Click "Next" to continue, and choose the e-mail client you are currently using (Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, or Seamonkey). To import from a web mail account, add an account by going to the account settings, and insert name, mail address and password belonging to the webmail ID.
Right click on the folder you imported (It is probably named xxx import, where "xxx" stands for the name of the e-mail client you imported the account from), hover over "import/export", then "Export all messages in the folder" and click "EML format". You will then be prompted to choose a directory for your e-mail folders. Make sure the mail lands on a removable flash drive. Alternatively you can click "copy folder path on disk" on the drop - down menu once you have selected "import/export". Then paste in the folder path in the "Run" application and copy the folder with your e-mail over to the removable drive.
On the Ubuntu computer, download and install Mozilla Thunderbird (you can find it in Ubuntu's Software Center). Run Thunderbird and install ImportExportTools. Plug in the flash drive with the e-mail folders, right click somewhere on the empty space in the mail browser, choose "import/export", "import all eml files from directory" and click "also from its subdirectories". Now you should be able to see your mail in Thunderbird.
Migrate web browsing data from Windows to Ubuntu
If you use Mozilla Firefox on the PC, you can simply bookmark all of your favourite pages and export them as HTML files (To bookmark a page, press Ctr+D once you've browsed to it). Click "Bookmarks" on the menu and choose "organize bookmarks". A window pops up, and on the top menu bar, select "Import and backup", and on the drop - down menu, click "Export HTML". Save the .html file on the flash drive or external hard drive you will be using to transfer the content to the new OS.
You can follow the same procedure above to export your browsing history as HTML.
When opening the HTML document, the exported will not turn back as bookmarks again, you will have to bookmark them again.
Transfer files from Windows to Ubuntu
On the PC you are migrating from, browse to the files you want to "rescue", and copy them over to the stick/external disk.
Tip: If you want to do it the smart way, organize the files into different folders separating movie files, music, documents, and pictures from each other.
Yet another tip: You may not be able to run any kind of file successfully in Ubuntu. Have media files like pictures in first prior. If your collections of music, pictures and movies are big, compress them or set a limit of how much you want to back up.
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