How to Transfer Thunderbird to a New PC
Mozilla Thunderbird is an open source email client designed by the creators of the Firefox web browser. The program does not include import and export functionality to easily transfer your account settings and email from one computer to another but it is a simple enough task if you know which folders to copy. Once you have the correct folders copied to a new PC, you can use the Profile Manager built-in to Thunderbird to associate the program with your existing account.
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Instructions
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Connect the thumb drive to your old computer.
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Close Thunderbird.
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Right-click on the profile folder and select "Copy." The profile folder will be a string of eight numbers and the profile name (usually "default").
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Navigate to the thumb drive and select "Edit" and then "Paste" from the menu bar to copy the profile folder to the thumb drive.
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Remove the thumb drive from your old computer and connect it to the new computer.
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Open the thumb drive and right-click on the profile folder and then select "Copy."
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Navigate to C:\Users\[USER NAME]\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\ and select "Edit" and then "Paste" to copy the existing Thunderbird profile to your new computer.
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Select "Start" and then "Run."
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Type "thunderbird.exe -P" without quotations and then click "OK."
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Click "Create Profile."
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Type a name for your profile and then click "Choose Folder."
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Navigate to the profile folder you transferred from the old computer to the new computer and click "OK."
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Review the account settings and click "Finish" to complete the setup of your new Thunderbird profile. Your old emails and settings will be present now on your new PC.
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