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Thunderbird's export tool lets you create a backup of your Thunderbird profile including accounts, messages, address books, and settings.

Thunderbird's '''Export''' tool lets you create a backup of your [[Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data|Thunderbird profile]] including accounts, messages, address books, and settings. The entire contents of your Thunderbird profile folder will be saved to a zip file, which you can later restore using Thunderbird's [[Import settings and data into Thunderbird|Import Tool]], typically on another computer. __TOC__ {warning}'''Please note that the Export tool currently only supports backup zip files of up to 2 GB'''. If your profile folder is larger than 2 GB, please follow the steps for [[#w_creating-a-backup-of-large-profiles|Creating a backup of large profiles]] below. {/warning} = How to backup your profile with the Export tool = [[Image: TB102-tools-export-step1]] Creating a backup copy of your current Thunderbird profile is very simple: # Do {button ≡} > {menu Tools} > {menu Export} # Click on the {button Export} button. # In the '''Export to a ZIP file''' dialog, choose a target folder and file name, e.g. {filepath Thunderbird_profile_backup_2022-06-28.zip}. # Click {button Save}. Already done! You now have a backup copy of your Thunderbird profile. = Creating a backup of large profiles = If your profile folder is larger than 2 GB, you need to use your file manager and create a backup copy of your profile folder yourself. # To find your profile folder, you can use the '''Open profile folder''' link in the first step of the [[#w_how-to-backup-your-profile-with-the-export-tool|Export tool]]. You will see the contents of your profile folder in your file manager. The profile folder has a name like {filepath abc12defg.default-release}. # Select and copy the entire content of your profile folder. # Create an empty folder where you want to keep your backup, e.g. on a USB flash drive. You can choose a helpful folder name like {filepath Thunderbird_profile_backup_2022-06-28}. # Paste the contents of your profile folder into your empty target folder. {note}'''Note:''' You can also use a third-party file compressor that has the ability to create multiple volumes to split the archive into smaller files, such as [https://7-zip.org/ 7zip] (available for Windows, Mac, and Linux).{/note}