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Can I use thunderbird with multiple accounts on multiple PC's and stay synchronised?

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Zabeth
Zabeth

Can I use thunderbird with multiple accounts on multiple PC's and stay synchronised?

I have two PC's i want to set up - it seems like i have to create a new account for a second PC rather than pick up the account set up from the first PC.

Can I use thunderbird with multiple accounts on multiple PC's and stay synchronised? I have two PC's i want to set up - it seems like i have to create a new account for a second PC rather than pick up the account set up from the first PC.

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If you set up an IMAP account on the first PC, you can copy the profile to a second PC and they will be in sync with each other. here are sample steps to set up the second PC:

  1. ensure thunderbird is NOT running on first machine
  2. enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
  3. this should open windows file explorer in Appdata\roaming folder
  4. highlight the Thunderbird folder and copy to external media
  5. ensure thunderbird is installed on second computer, started once and NOT running
  6. enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
  7. 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
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david
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If you set up an IMAP account on the first PC, you can copy the profile to a second PC and they will be in sync with each other. here are sample steps to set up the second PC:

  1. ensure thunderbird is NOT running on first machine
  2. enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
  3. this should open windows file explorer in Appdata\roaming folder
  4. highlight the Thunderbird folder and copy to external media
  5. ensure thunderbird is installed on second computer, started once and NOT running
  6. enter %appdata% in search window on task bar and press Enter key
  7. 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
Zabeth
Zabeth Question owner

thats great! thank you!

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