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Transfer Thunderbird file from Old Hard drive to a new HD

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mike31z
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My win 10 crashed, it can not be recovered. I have to reinstall WIN 10. I can copy the my thunderbird files from old HD and copy them back after I reinstall win 10. Which thunderbird files do I copy?

Mike P Wisconsin

My win 10 crashed, it can not be recovered. I have to reinstall WIN 10. I can copy the my thunderbird files from old HD and copy them back after I reinstall win 10. Which thunderbird files do I copy? Mike P Wisconsin

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david
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Ideally, copy c:\users<yourid>\appdata\roaming\thunderbird and store on new pc in same location (although userid will likely be different) AFTER installing TB and while TB is not running. That will copy the profile, plus the control file that tells Thunderbird where it is. Thunderbird should start immediately to the profile.