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(where “LeoN” is replaced with your own Windows login account), there exists a file “profiles.ini”. There’s a support article on locating profiles that covers it for other operating systems, but in a nutshell, here’s what worked for me on Windows.Ĭ:\Users\ LeoN\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird While you’re at it, close Thunderbird on the source machine.
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This step was necessary to cause Thunderbird to create the profile folder into which we’re about to copy our information. With that out of the way, close Thunderbird. Run Thunderbird, and it’ll prompt you to begin configuring your email.
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I’m going to assume that you’re running the latest version of Thunderbird, as I was.ĭownload and install the latest version of Thunderbird on the machine to which you want to move your email.
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All you need do to move your Thunderbird email is to locate the profile on the old machine and copy it in its entirety to the profile location on the new machine. Thunderbird stores all your information in what it calls a “profile” - a folder that contains everything.