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Want to change from Windows 10 Desktop using Outlook to Thunderbird on new Laptop PC and want Outlook emails/contacts moved to TB

Thunderbird Installation und Aktualisierung
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Goal: I have outlook on a windows 10 desktop with many .pst files I want to keep (emails in folders and contacts)/import into TB. I want to set up Thunderbird on a new laptop PC and use TB instead of Outlook.

I'm setting up Thunderbird first on my desktop but I don’t know how to import the outlook files – one Q&A answer says first install an older version of TB that can do the outlook import (I started this and it couldn’t find my account so I got stuck); another Q&A answer says the outlook files have to be ‘offered’ to Thunderbird and may or may not be.

Can I have human help? I’m happy to pay. Otherwise I don’t think I can figure it out and I’ll just stick with Outlook. I see someone else switched to TB and then went back to Outlook. Hmmm. I wonder why?

Thank you so much. It sure seems like a great product you offer but it's overwhelming figuring out how to get there from here.

Goal: I have outlook on a windows 10 desktop with many .pst files I want to keep (emails in folders and contacts)/import into TB. I want to set up Thunderbird on a new laptop PC and use TB instead of Outlook. I'm setting up Thunderbird first on my desktop but I don’t know how to import the outlook files – one Q&A answer says first install an older version of TB that can do the outlook import (I started this and it couldn’t find my account so I got stuck); another Q&A answer says the outlook files have to be ‘offered’ to Thunderbird and may or may not be. Can I have human help? I’m happy to pay. Otherwise I don’t think I can figure it out and I’ll just stick with Outlook. I see someone else switched to TB and then went back to Outlook. Hmmm. I wonder why? Thank you so much. It sure seems like a great product you offer but it's overwhelming figuring out how to get there from here.

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david
david
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Since you posted yesterday with no response, I'll share what little I know. To my knowledge, if Outlook is installed on same PC as thunderbird, the thunderbird tools>import >import from Outlook works - but I cannot assist on that, as I do not use Outlook.

There is also a free tool to convert PST files at https://www.mailstore.com/en/products/mailstore-home/ it is two-step: you import to the tool and then export as mbox, which is thunderbird-friendly. The mbox files can be then imported to thunderbird with the addon, importexporttools NG. Just highlight 'Local Folders', rightclick and select importexport option to import mbox and select one of the converted files, Repeat process for each file.

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