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how to export e-mails and maps in Linux mint

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Tonicole
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I want to secure all data from email before reinstalling Linux Mint and then import the same data afterwards. Many thanks for any help.

I want to secure all data from email before reinstalling Linux Mint and then import the same data afterwards. Many thanks for any help.

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Your Thunderbird profile, which is what you need to preserve, is located at:

/home/<your base folder>/.thunderbird

Copy that and you're good to go.

But in your position, I'd be backing up all of /home. Actually, I put mine on a separate drive or partition/mount point, so I can install and reinstall the OS without touching my own data.

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Zenos
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Chosen Solution

Your Thunderbird profile, which is what you need to preserve, is located at:

/home/<your base folder>/.thunderbird

Copy that and you're good to go.

But in your position, I'd be backing up all of /home. Actually, I put mine on a separate drive or partition/mount point, so I can install and reinstall the OS without touching my own data.

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