Transfer of account and files.
Changing to a new desktop. Have lost my Thunderbird password and need to transfer my account to the new device including both my and my wife's emails and files.
Changing to a new desktop. Have lost my Thunderbird password and need to transfer my account to the new device including both my and my wife's emails and files.
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here is the info in brief steps:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer
- ensure thunderbird is NOT running on old machine
- enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
- this should open windows file explorer in Appdata\roaming folder
- highlight the Thunderbird folder and copy to external media
- ensure thunderbird is installed on second computer, started once and NOT running
- enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
- you should be in Appdata\roaming folder , copy&paste the exported Thunderbird folder there. This will prompt to overwrite an existing folder of same name. allow it
# start thunderbird and all should be there
You may need to contact your email provider for the password. Thunderbird retains the last used one at settings>privacy&security
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