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There is no visible email account as on previous computer How do I transfer old email etc is there anyone who can talk me through it

There is no visible email account as on previous computer How do I transfer old email etc is there anyone who can talk me through it

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Ed
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This is how I've always done it (Windows). It preserves your whole existing setup.

Copy TB files from the old PC

- launch TB on the old PC

- go to TB menu > Help > Troubleshooting Information

- click the Application Basics > Profile Folder 'Open Folder' button

- the profile folder will open

- navigate three levels up to the AppData\Roaming folder

- close TB

- copy the AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird folder to a flash drive

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Install and launch TB on the new PC, then start setting up the new profile. Skip to the next section if you've already installed TB and created a profile.

- on the 'Set Up Your Existing Email Address' screen, enter name and email address only

- click the 'Configure manually' link

- scroll down and click 'Cancel'

- exit setup

- close TB

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Paste the copied TB files to the new PC

- open the AppData\Roaming folder like you did above

- delete the Thunderbird folder, or copy it somewhere if you want to save it

- replace it with the Thunderbird folder from the flash drive

- launch TB