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kirk2
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Before formation my PC I want to copy all my e mails on to another plug-in hard drive Then restore later. is this possible?

Before formation my PC I want to copy all my e mails on to another plug-in hard drive Then restore later. is this possible?

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Backup your profile. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data

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Backup your profile. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data

sfhowes
sfhowes
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You will find it much easier to backup the Thunderbird folder, reformat your PC, reinstall TB, then restore the Thunderbird folder:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer