How to migrate some specific app profiles on macOS
Tags: macOS, migration
Tested on: macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
Last update: Nov 2021
If you migrate from one machine to another make sure you follow those steps and you’ll get rewarded with a hassle-free migration. Get a pendrive and copy the following files as zipped packages:
Google Chrome
| file type | path and notes |
|---|---|
| main app | /Applications/Google Chrome.app |
| cache files | ~/Library/Caches/chrome_crashpad_handler |
| app prefs | ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist |
| main profile | ~/Library/Application Support/Google Chrome |
Mozilla Thunderbird
| file type | path and notes |
|---|---|
| main app | /Applications/Thunderbird.app (download from https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/) |
| cache files | ~/Library/Caches/Thunderbird ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Thunderbird |
| app prefs | ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.thunderbird.plist |
| main profile | ~/Library/Thunderbird |
Mozilla Firefox
| file type | path and notes |
|---|---|
| main app | /Applications/Firefox.app |
| cache files | ~/Library/Caches/Firefox ~/Library/Caches/org.mozilla.firefox ~/Library/Saved Application State/org.mozilla.firefox.savedState (if applicable) |
| app prefs | ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist |
| main profile | ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox |
Brave Browser
| file type | path and notes |
|---|---|
| main app | /Applications/Brave Browser.app |
| cache files | ~/Library/Caches/com.brave.Browser ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.brave.Browser.savedState (if applicable) |
| app prefs | ~/Library/Preferences/com.brave.Browser.plist |
| main profile | ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware |
If you copy those files and folders in your new user account unser the same subpath your Thunderbird will continue to operate as if nothing had happened.
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