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Using an add on I can export TB PC inbox to mbox. But there seems to be no way to import this to TB Android. Any suggestions, please?

pop3, all emails are stored on TB PC and some on TB Android. No emails stored on server.

Is there anyway I can shift all my folders,storage and local from my pc to my tablet at the same time as I load the app? In otherwords I want exactly the same email situation on my tablet as that is now on my pc .I wish to ditch my obsolete pc. Perhaps someone can steer me in the right direction.

Not sure how to explain this but...

I was using Bluehost, and they somehow screwed up my website (my email was attached to my domain). I switched domains today and when I restarted Thunderbird, all my previous emails disappeared. I'm not sure why they didn't stay on the "server" and I don't know how to get them back now that I've swtiched from Bluehost.

I still have access to my emails on my phone (thru gmail, not thunderbird, but it's NOT a gmail / Google Workspace email).

Is there a way for me to retrieve these messages? I'm on a mac, btw.

I just opened my Thunderbird e-mail account, did thunderbid only access emails from my sbcglobal account email account or did TB download the the 100,000+ SBCglobal emails to a thunderbird file that I can continure to access?. I believe that AT&T is going to delete my sbcglobal email account as I have canceled my AT&T internet service. I see sbcglobal messages in thunderbird that go back to 2008 that I would like to read again. Will these messages disapper when AT&T disables the SBCglobal email account.

Hello All and Happy Holidays,

I work at an IT repair shop and am having the most difficult time attempting to migrate Thunderbird data from a customer's old PC to a new PC. I followed the steps of copying/pasting the data, and it mostly works. The primary issue is that it did not bring over all the local folders that he had saved apart from his IMAP account. The customer is an ex computer science professor and is going blind, so a lot of his relevant information is organized within these folders. Key issues that have made this different from a typical install: -Profile & Local folders are stored in his old OS drive (that is now D:) D:/~/user/appdata/roaming/Thunderbird/~ -files are more than 2GB, so I'm unable to export as .zip -His folders are alphabetical, and every time stops at a particularly larger folder that starts with a D (which had considerably more folders than many others)

The only solution I have come up with is copying/uploading the local folders to his IMAP email, but not all emails are being uploaded either. However, has been more successful than the other migration method, but this has to be done a single folder at a time and not all contents of folder are transferred...

Is there some type of script or other way to migrate these local folders?

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks

I have a Thunderbird account on my private laptop and need to move certain files and address labels to Thunderbirds on a new laptop. Can you please advise how this can be done or if it not possible to copy individual folders. Thank you.

I just bought a new computer. I would like to move my emails from my old computer to my new computer. I downloaded Thunderbird and I tried setting up my emails on my new computer, but it only took the emails that were in my in box on my 'server.' I also had subfolders in my inbox with emails in them, and none of the subfolders or emails in the subfolders moved over.

My email provider is Shaw, and my old computer I used the pop 3 format. On the new computer I'm using the IMAP format.

I have just watched the video on the support page - Move Thunderbird data to a new computer. I don't know if this is something I should do....is it my only choice....or is there something you can suggest.

I gave up on Outlook after a zillion years using it. When I reset my O/S (win11) I had to reinstall Outlook from Office, all paid up and legal. Nothing but problems trying to get my backed up PST file from previous Outlook. System kept trying to get me to subscribe to Windows 365 crap. I had standalone 2024 version of office. When I installed Thunderbird (I have it on laptops and other computers), I entered my email and voila, in about 1 minute I was sending and receiving emails. I had spent 6 hours on Outlook, even using AI (Copilot) to help me. I was SO IMPRESSED, that for once I donated to Thunderbird, $30 CAD.

Now, I used Mailstore to get my pst file, something I could NOT GET OUTLOOK to do, and have it available to export to Thunderbird, or for TBird to IMPORT from the pst. Neither one worked, telling me that TBird didn't have a profile for the transfer, or some such notation.

Any help would be appreciated. Like many of you, my whole communication life is in those emails (I have about 40 folders where I saved stuff).

I am importing all of my thunderbird data from an installation on an old laptop to a new thunderbird installation on a new laptop. I used the export tool on the old machine and the import tool on the new machine and every installation option fails. On the old machine I have tried copying the files and folder to the new machine and it fails, I have created a zip file (5MB) on the old machine and copied to the new machine and it fails (Not using the Zip tool that is limited to 2MB). I think I have tried every combination. The new installation is able to send and receive messages.

Just out of the blue I found my local folders emails missing or I should say I wanted to put them back where I had them. It appears one drive had been messing with them. I had them in a folder on my desktop so I know they got backed up when I did a manual backup with an image using ms backup tool. I do not want to use one drive but it appears TB gets an error when I think I am pointing to the correct folder. How do I undo one drive and put my folders back? Unfortunately I do not have a recent image that have emails in them that are recent and want to save. I also had local outlook pst files on my local drive TB folder Any advice appreciated.

Hi,

We would like to inquire about the cost and process for backing up emails from an old inbox that is scheduled to expire on the 19th. This is an urgent matter, as it’s critical that all messages—including both inbox and sent items—are fully backed up before the expiration date.

We would appreciate your guidance as soon as possible so we can proceed without delay.

Thank you in advance.

I had a desktop drive fail. While it was out for recovery I started using a different computer. About 5 weeks later, I now that I have the restored drive and its data from which I can restore the original profile with its address book, messages, and folder hierarchy. Will it possible to now import /combine the the email history from the second profile?

I have an existing Tbird account for my Gmail emails. Have set up a new Tbird account for my Outlook email account. Would like to move all emails, including folders and subfolders, to my new Outlook Tbird account (with the intent of closing my Gmail account altogether).

Would appreciate learning the steps to ensure the emails, folders, and subfolders are moved from Tbird Gmail account to Tbird Outlook account

Ladies and Gentlemen

Please how do I export my Mozilla to my Chromebook. I have been directed to find a QR code at Menu\Tools\Export for Mobile, but there is no "Export for Mobile" tab in my Mozilla

So how do I export the whole lot to my chromebook, please?

Rgds, Tim

Your video on transferring data looked very clear and simple - maybe too good to be true! When I try to save my Thunderbird profile file to an external LaCie hard drive (189GB free space) it says 'The file 'inbox' is too large for the destination file system' although the inbox folder is only 4.75GB, so there should be plenty of space. What am I doing wrong? - or will I just have to cull my inbox folders before transferring? (hopefully not!) Thanks. David Collins.