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What's involved in moving my emails from a Windows 10 pc to Android tablet and still using Thunderbird.

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randj1964
randj1964

For many years I have been using Thunderbird for my email accounts(3) on my Windows 10 pc. I also have many associated storage folders which I keep emails in once read and wish to refer to later. My pc is 7 years old and not worthy of upgrading to Windows 11. I have recently purchased a top of the line Samsung Android tablet and can receive my emails via the built in emails app. Can someone point me in the right direction to get my old emails from the pc folders to the tablet if it can be done or will I need to forego using Thunderbird on the Tablet? I am not a techo and have limited IT knowledge, just enough to get by on. Perhaps someone has a reference document or U tube clip they know of that may help. Perhaps it would be easier to pay a few $ and get the services of a trained IT person! Thanks in advance for any replies received. Ron B

For many years I have been using Thunderbird for my email accounts(3) on my Windows 10 pc. I also have many associated storage folders which I keep emails in once read and wish to refer to later. My pc is 7 years old and not worthy of upgrading to Windows 11. I have recently purchased a top of the line Samsung Android tablet and can receive my emails via the built in emails app. Can someone point me in the right direction to get my old emails from the pc folders to the tablet if it can be done or will I need to forego using Thunderbird on the Tablet? I am not a techo and have limited IT knowledge, just enough to get by on. Perhaps someone has a reference document or U tube clip they know of that may help. Perhaps it would be easier to pay a few $ and get the services of a trained IT person! Thanks in advance for any replies received. Ron B

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david
david
  • Abanegalelo Abayi-10 Abaphambili

If your account is IMAP,, you're already there. If not, my suggestion is to set up your account in IMAP and then COPY (not move) your existing messages to the IMAP folders. Then, when you access the account on the tablet, everything will be there. After you do that, you can transfer account settings to android thunderbird from a QR code on PC thunderbird. I haven't done that, so can't advise on details, but this URL has that info: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-android-import

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