Mail for OS X on new hard drive won't import Mail on old hd

I recently installed an additional hard drive (running Tiger), but I
kept my old one (running Panther), too, to use as a backup.

After resolving a few snags, the data and apps transferred over OK, but
two days ago I (very foolishly) tried to make a change in the name I use
as Administrator (or at least that's what I meant to do), and all the
apps on my new hard drive forgot their passwords, preferences, etc.

What a pain! I can eventually fix everything, except I can't get Mail
for OS X on the new hd to import data from the Mail on the old hd. In
the new Mail, under the File menu, I choose "Import Mailboxes," then
select the button for Mail for Mac OS X. When I navigate to Mail on my
old hd, however, it's faint and can't be selected.

Suggestions of any kind would really be appreciated. (And from now on,
I'll just live with my name being misspelled as Administrator!)

Thanks

Richard

Richard Anderson <randerson5 RemoveThis @kc.rr.com> wrote:

> I recently installed an additional hard drive (running Tiger), but I
> kept my old one (running Panther), too, to use as a backup.
>
> After resolving a few snags, the data and apps transferred over OK, but
> two days ago I (very foolishly) tried to make a change in the name I use
> as Administrator (or at least that's what I meant to do), and all the
> apps on my new hard drive forgot their passwords, preferences, etc.
>
> What a pain! I can eventually fix everything, except I can't get Mail
> for OS X on the new hd to import data from the Mail on the old hd. In
> the new Mail, under the File menu, I choose "Import Mailboxes," then
> select the button for Mail for Mac OS X. When I navigate to Mail on my
> old hd, however, it's faint and can't be selected.
>
> Suggestions of any kind would really be appreciated.

Boot into Tiger. In the Finder's Get Info dialog on the old HD, check
Ignore Ownership on This Volume. Restart the computer and try the import
again. m.

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