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How do I transfer Thunderbird from my PC to my Mac?

I have been using Thunderbird on my PC for years and when I got my last PC, I found a article to help me move my files. I am now looking for instructions on how to move … (閱讀更多)

I have been using Thunderbird on my PC for years and when I got my last PC, I found a article to help me move my files. I am now looking for instructions on how to move my Thunderbird files from the PC to the Mac so I can continue using it as I have been.

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Export to mobile failure-will not scan

I don't have an error code. I am using TB 152.0.1 on Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200 Build 26200 I want to have TB on my Galaxy Tab 6 lite, and/or Huawei P20. I have the app … (閱讀更多)

I don't have an error code.

I am using TB 152.0.1 on Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200 Build 26200 I want to have TB on my Galaxy Tab 6 lite, and/or Huawei P20. I have the app installed on both devices, but whenever I try to scan the QR code under 'export for mobile', neither device locks onto it.

I know this problem has been reported before, but what I can do to make it work? Is there a setting I need to check/change, what is that setting, and where do I find it?

Grateful for any help, thank you

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Export to Mobile - Mobile device doesn't capture the QR Code

I currently have the following: Mozilla Thunderbird version 152.0.1 (64-bit) installed on a Windows 11 Pro computer. Within this installation are five E-Mail accounts con… (閱讀更多)

I currently have the following:

Mozilla Thunderbird version 152.0.1 (64-bit) installed on a Windows 11 Pro computer. Within this installation are five E-Mail accounts configured and working.

I have selected Export for Mobile.

On Android (Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra - 5G) One UI Version: 8.5 Android: 16 Kernel: 6.1.145-android14-11-33419968-abS928USQS6DZF2

Thunderbird Version: 20.0

I click on the Import Settings: Try to scan the QR Code from my laptop which says 1 of 2 QR Codes and I get nothing. No pop-ups, no approvals, it just sits there. Clicking done takes me back to the main screen.

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How to repllace a thunderbird profile on linux with a thunderbird profile on window

bold texti have a thunderbird profile on exterior drive I have installed linux mint on my PC but cannot locate the profile to use my old TB profile -either by replacin… (閱讀更多)

bold texti have a thunderbird profile on exterior drive I have installed linux mint on my PC but cannot locate the profile to use my old TB profile -either by replacing it or renaming the old profile for the linux one

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Is there an easy way to switch from BetterBird to Thunderbird?

Someone suggested BetterBird would be better for me than Thunderbird, but I'm not sure it was the right decision. They said I should be able to just open Thunderbird and … (閱讀更多)

Someone suggested BetterBird would be better for me than Thunderbird, but I'm not sure it was the right decision. They said I should be able to just open Thunderbird and it should work as they have the same base code, but it doesn't. Any ideas? I have 8 email accounts, so I'd hate to start from scratch.

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Thunderbird profile on new computer not getting updated when transferring from old computer

I have followed the instructions for transferring the Thunderbird profile from my old computer to my new computer. However, the updates do not come across. I don’t get al… (閱讀更多)

I have followed the instructions for transferring the Thunderbird profile from my old computer to my new computer. However, the updates do not come across. I don’t get all of the folders that I created on the old computer. The email works fine.

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I need to get my e-mail filters from my old machine

I have everything I need from my old machine except my e-mail filters. If I copy the whole profile I will lose all of the sent messages and saved messages I have generate… (閱讀更多)

I have everything I need from my old machine except my e-mail filters. If I copy the whole profile I will lose all of the sent messages and saved messages I have generated since I got Thunderbird up and running on my new machine.

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Import settings from Mozilla mobile to mozilla desktop

Hello, My main computer died and I am trying to setup Mozilla on a spare laptop. I exported settings from my mobile device but am not seeing a way to import them into t… (閱讀更多)

Hello, My main computer died and I am trying to setup Mozilla on a spare laptop. I exported settings from my mobile device but am not seeing a way to import them into the desktop. It created a k9s file but it is not giving that option. What am I doing wrong??

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Import does not work

The import function does not work. I exported a Thunderbird profile in its entirety into a zip file that is only 127 megabytes when extracted. When I go to import the T… (閱讀更多)

The import function does not work. I exported a Thunderbird profile in its entirety into a zip file that is only 127 megabytes when extracted. When I go to import the Thunderbird profile, I select the ZIP file, import, and it restarts, and nothing happens.

I have tried the method of going to the profile folder, manually copying the files from the extracted profile, and pasting them into the profile folder and overwriting all of the existing files, which will work for a few seconds- it briefly shows all the emails, and then they disappear. The top of the inbox indicates the correct number of emails, but no emails show up in the inbox, and when I restart Thunderbird, everything disappears.

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Unexpected Backup Behaviour

I just deleted the folder C:\Users\alan\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird and replaced it with a backup I made a few days ago. To my surprise, when I opened Thunderbird, I coul… (閱讀更多)

I just deleted the folder C:\Users\alan\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird and replaced it with a backup I made a few days ago. To my surprise, when I opened Thunderbird, I could see messages that I'd downloaded today. What is going on?

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Cannot transfer profile/emails from one computer to another

I use Thunderbird on my older Macbook Air, which I am replacing with q new Mac laptop. I have a huge record of emails in many folders on the old computer and want the sam… (閱讀更多)

I use Thunderbird on my older Macbook Air, which I am replacing with q new Mac laptop. I have a huge record of emails in many folders on the old computer and want the same thing on the new computer. I have done this many times in the past between a desktop and a laptop Mac with no issues. But something seems to have changed.

I installed the program, I tried to transfer the profile from the old computer to the new computer, and deleted the older profile. I tried to open Thunderbird and it tells me the profile is missing or inaccessible. I deleted the .ini file but that just makes me do a set up again. I used to do this all the time between my other Macs and it was super simple. Now it's a nightmare and doesn't work at all.

So how do we transfer all saved email, folders and server into etc from on computer to a different computer?

Sean

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Trying to import T-Bird accounts & data into a new computer. I'm not a techie, so how can I invent a host domain? Gamil was automatic, but Outlook, no dice. Thanks.

The summary says it all. My T-bird acc't combines both outlook and gmail and now I wish to transfer the data into a new T-Bird (account?) on a new computer. I'm going fro… (閱讀更多)

The summary says it all. My T-bird acc't combines both outlook and gmail and now I wish to transfer the data into a new T-Bird (account?) on a new computer. I'm going from an ASUS Zenbook to a HP Omnibook AI.

Many thanks ! I should sign my name as "Totally Lost". Regards, Andre

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tryng to import a seamonkey profile in to at TB email system.

Am trying to import seamonkey profile data in to Thunderbird, but keep getting error messages: am using win 11 anddownloaded latest TB exe yesterday. mail.import: Path Pr… (閱讀更多)

Am trying to import seamonkey profile data in to Thunderbird, but keep getting error messages: am using win 11 anddownloaded latest TB exe yesterday. mail.import: Path Profiles/4wd1drzq.default is incorrect; isRelative=true SeamonkeyProfileImporter.sys.mjs:67:22 and This page is in Quirks Mode. Page layout may be impacted. For Standards Mode use “”. SeamonkeyProfileImporter.sys.mjs . Have found this: /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public

* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */

import { AppConstants } from "resource://gre/modules/AppConstants.sys.mjs"; import { ThunderbirdProfileImporter } from "resource:///modules/ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs";

/**

* A module to import things from a seamonkey profile dir into the current
* profile.
*/

export class SeamonkeyProfileImporter extends ThunderbirdProfileImporter {

 NAME = "SeaMonkey";
 /** @see BaseProfileImporter */
 async getSourceProfiles() {
   const slugs = {
     win: ["AppData", "Mozilla", "SeaMonkey"],
     macosx: ["ULibDir", "Application Support", "SeaMonkey"],
     linux: ["Home", ".mozilla", "seamonkey"],
   }[AppConstants.platform];
   if (!slugs) {
     // We don't recognize this OS.
     return [];
   }
   const seamonkeyRoot = Services.dirsvc.get(slugs[0], Ci.nsIFile);
   slugs.slice(1).forEach(seamonkeyRoot.append);
   const profilesIni = seamonkeyRoot.clone();
   profilesIni.append("profiles.ini");
   if (!profilesIni.exists()) {
     this._logger.debug(
       "No SeaMonkey profile found in the well known location."
     );
     return [];
   }
   const profiles = [];
   const ini = Cc["@mozilla.org/xpcom/ini-parser-factory;1"]
     .getService(Ci.nsIINIParserFactory)
     .createINIParser(profilesIni);
   for (const section of ini.getSections()) {
     const keys = [...ini.getKeys(section)];
     if (!keys.includes("Path")) {
       // Not a profile section.
       continue;
     }
     const name = keys.includes("Name")
       ? ini.getString(section, "Name")
       : null;
     const path = ini.getString(section, "Path");
     const isRelative = keys.includes("IsRelative")
       ? ini.getString(section, "IsRelative") == "1"
       : false;
     let dir;
     try {
       if (isRelative) {
         dir = seamonkeyRoot.clone();
         dir.appendRelativePath(path);
       } else {
         dir = Cc["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].createInstance(Ci.nsIFile);
         dir.initWithPath(path);
       }
     } catch (ex) {
       this._logger.warn(
         `Path ${path} is incorrect; isRelative=${isRelative}`
       );
       continue;
     }
     if (!dir.exists()) {
       this._logger.warn(`${dir.path} does not exist`);
       // Not a valid profile.
       continue;
     }
     profiles.push({ name, dir });
   }
   return profiles;
 }

} Thank you

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Moving from old machine to new machine, missing data.

I downloaded Thunderbird to my new machine, followed instructions to copy the Profile Folder from the old machine and pasted to the new machine. I didn't get a message a… (閱讀更多)

I downloaded Thunderbird to my new machine, followed instructions to copy the Profile Folder from the old machine and pasted to the new machine. I didn't get a message asking whether I wanted to replace the data on the new machine. When I started Thunderbird, I am not seeing all the data I expected - no address book, only 200+ emails, no sent emails. What did I do wrong?

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Export Decktop Thunderbird to Mobile

My Thunderbird Desktop Version 140.9.0esr 64 bit. Help please. Installed Mobile T'bird on android mobile. On Desktop (MS Win11) T'Bird followed Settings - Export to Mobil… (閱讀更多)

My Thunderbird Desktop Version 140.9.0esr 64 bit. Help please. Installed Mobile T'bird on android mobile. On Desktop (MS Win11) T'Bird followed Settings - Export to Mobile - included all email accounts and Passwords - Export resulting in pop up box requesting Pin number. Don’t know a Pin nor can find a Pin nor find Settings - Accounts - Sign in options to change it.

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Cannot migrate Thunderbird from Win 11 to MAC

Having tried more than a dozen sets of downloaded instructions, including those from Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple, I have become increasingly frustrated and convinced th… (閱讀更多)

Having tried more than a dozen sets of downloaded instructions, including those from Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple, I have become increasingly frustrated and convinced that Thunderbird doesn't work on a MAC. Can you offer any "official" instructions? Thank you!

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I imported settings from Windows 11 Thunderbird to Linux Thunderbird, now Account Settings mode says "Account name already exists" when trying to change "Your Name"

On my Windows 11 laptop, in Thunderbird v 148.0.1, I changed the entries for Accounts>"Your name" for all of my accounts. I then Tools>Export the settings to a file… (閱讀更多)

On my Windows 11 laptop, in Thunderbird v 148.0.1, I changed the entries for Accounts>"Your name" for all of my accounts. I then Tools>Export the settings to a file. It was reported as 1.97Gigs, and Krusader displayed it as 1.9Gigs.

On my Linux laptop, I imported the settings into Linux Thunderbird v 140.9.0esr (64-bit). It did not import the new names. When I attempted to edit them, Account Settings mode says "Account name already exists" and appends _2 to the account name.

I forgot to make a backup before I undertook this.

How can I fix this?

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