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transferring several entire email folders to a different email account

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mikegalant
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I would like to move almost all of my email folders from one particular account (one Thunderbird) to another account (also on Thunderbird).

So far, I have been dragging individual folders from the original account to the other account, but this is a fairly slow process - it would be great to be able to select all of the folders to be moved at one time.

Also, it seems that I am ending up copying folders rather than moving them. Is there a way to move rather than copy?

Thank you for any suggestions you may have.

I would like to move almost all of my email folders from one particular account (one Thunderbird) to another account (also on Thunderbird). So far, I have been dragging individual folders from the original account to the other account, but this is a fairly slow process - it would be great to be able to select all of the folders to be moved at one time. Also, it seems that I am ending up copying folders rather than moving them. Is there a way to move rather than copy? Thank you for any suggestions you may have.

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mikegalant
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Dear sfhowes,

Thank you very much for your suggestion. I am in fact able to select all the folders, by holding the Ctrl key and then clicking on each of the folders. However, at that point, I do not see any option "Message/Move To". If I open the Message menu, the option of "move" is grayed out. I also tried simply dragging all of the folders to the other account, but nothing happened.

Best, Mike

mikegalant
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Thanks for your reply, sfhowes.

Best, Mike