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I just purchased a new PC. HP OmniDesk Slim model with Intel Core 13, Win 11 home version, 8 GB DDR5, 512 GB SSD. I just read a previous article, "Move Thunderbird data to a new computer." When you make the move, does it also bring your account settings with the move? And by the move, I mean copying and pasting from old PC to new PC. Or do I enter this info manually? I am moving data from old HP w/win 10 originally installed, to new HP w/win 11. I also read a previous article on forum, "An alternative method for manual transfer between Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers." This was also included in this article. "This section assumes you have a default Windows installation and will work on computers upgraded to Windows 10 from previous Windows versions." My old computer had win 10 originally installed, not upgraded, (as stated above). Any info/help you can offer will be deeply appreciated. Thanks

I just purchased a new PC. HP OmniDesk Slim model with Intel Core 13, Win 11 home version, 8 GB DDR5, 512 GB SSD. I just read a previous article, "Move Thunderbird data to a new computer." When you make the move, does it also bring your account settings with the move? And by the move, I mean copying and pasting from old PC to new PC. Or do I enter this info manually? I am moving data from old HP w/win 10 originally installed, to new HP w/win 11. I also read a previous article on forum, "An alternative method for manual transfer between Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers." This was also included in this article. "This section assumes you have a default Windows installation and will work on computers upgraded to Windows 10 from previous Windows versions." My old computer had win 10 '''''originally''''' installed, not upgraded, (as stated above). Any info/help you can offer will be deeply appreciated. Thanks

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Lin
Lin
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I'd have to see the articles that you cite to say for sure, but I will assume that they both describe copying your entire Thunderbird Profile Folder from one computer to the other. If so, that will carry everything, including all accounts, messages, folders, passwords, preferences, etc. In some cases you might have to re-enter your email passwords on the new machine, but otherwise everything should work pretty much the same as it did before. The method works for both Windows 10 and 11, upgraded or not.

Make sure you have a backup copy of the Profile in case something unexpected happens. And consider making regular backups of the Profile if your email collection is precious to you.

Bob
Bob Question owner

Thanks so much Lin!! You're right. One of the steps is to copy your profile folder. I wanted to make sure, so as not to foul everything up. Here is the article(s) I read. http://mzl.la/1ApHiU3 Thanks again.

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