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How do I backup/export a single account?

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G Holec
G Holec

How do I backup/export a single account - neccessity required that I have 4 accounts in Thunderbird. 3 accounts are no longer used. I want to preserve emails in those accounts (in case they are needed in the future), then remove those accounts from Thunderbird. Thanks!

How do I backup/export a single account - neccessity required that I have 4 accounts in Thunderbird. 3 accounts are no longer used. I want to preserve emails in those accounts (in case they are needed in the future), then remove those accounts from Thunderbird. Thanks!

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Michel T
Michel T

One of the possibility is :

1) Create an new empty profile and name it <profile_archive>

2) Copy your current profile to <profile_archive>

3) Start your thunderbird with <profile_archive>

4) Delete the account that you want to keep 

   At this point your <profile_archive>  contains only 3 accounts  you want to remove and backup

5) Stop thunderbird

6) Restart thunderbird with your current profile

7) Delete 3 accounts that you no longer use.

Modified by Michel T