How To Back Up A Thunderbird Profile On Linux

1. How do I backup my Thunderbird profile?
2. How do I import old Thunderbird profiles?
3. How do I move my Thunderbird profile folder?
4. How do I move Thunderbird to a new computer?
5. Can I reinstall Thunderbird without losing email?
6. Where is address book stored in Thunderbird?
7. How do I restore a local folder in Thunderbird?
8. How do I repair my Thunderbird profile?
9. How do I find old emails in Thunderbird?
10. How do I backup and restore emails in Thunderbird?
11. Why does Thunderbird keep downloading messages?
12. Does Mozilla support Thunderbird?

How do I backup my Thunderbird profile?

Backing up a profile

To back up your profile, first close Thunderbird if it is open and then copy the profile folder to another location.

How do I import old Thunderbird profiles?

Copy your old profile to the directory where your current profile is stored. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/using-multiple-profiles to switch to your old profile OR edit 'profiles. ini' to change the 'Path' to the name of your old profile. Restart Thunderbird.

How do I move my Thunderbird profile folder?

Here is what you need to do:

1. Locate the Thunderbird profile folder that you want to move to another location or computer. ...
2. Copy the entire profile folder including the root folder to the new location or a USB drive.
3. Paste the profile folder to the new location, e.g., another drive on the same computer or a new computer.

How do I move Thunderbird to a new computer?

Install Thunderbird

1. Just as you did on your old computer, go back to the Thunderbird application on the new computer and close it.
2. Then go back to your Thunderbird profile folder and look for the roaming folder.
3. Once inside your roaming folder, click anywhere in that folder and select paste.

Can I reinstall Thunderbird without losing email?

Reinstalling Thunderbird almost certainly won't help you since the user data are stored separately from the program itself. Your issues with multiple accounts will in all likelihood remain. Thunderbird doesn't "blackball" accounts.

Where is address book stored in Thunderbird?

The address books that you use with Thunderbird or Mozilla Suite are by default stored in your profile folder. The two default address books are called "Personal Address Book" and "Collected Addresses" and are stored in "abook. mab" and "history.

How do I restore a local folder in Thunderbird?

For this:

1. Close Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Move existing folder files (mbox and msf) to another directory.
3. Restart Thunderbird and recreate the missing folder.
4. Copy any message to this folder.
5. Close Thunderbird and replace the files of the created folder in the profile directory with the files that you moved in step 2.

How do I repair my Thunderbird profile?

One of the solutions I have in mind is to rebuild the profile:

1. Move the Thunderbird folder, forcing TB to create a new profile.
2. Recreate all accounts.
3. Move back the mail folders.

How do I find old emails in Thunderbird?

Here are the steps:

1. Run Mozilla Thunderbird, right-click on the Inbox folder and select "Properties".
2. Select "General Information" and check the folder name to be as "Inbox".
3. Then click "Repair Folder" and click "OK" to finish the process. After this, you will be able to view the repaired data - emails, etc.

How do I backup and restore emails in Thunderbird?

How to Restore Thunderbird Emails and Profiles From a Manual Backup

1. Next, in the Start Menu type the following: thunderbird.exe –profilemanager.
2. Now you can enter a name for your profile, or just leave it at the default. ...
3. Click your backup folder you just unzipped and then click Select Folder.

Why does Thunderbird keep downloading messages?

If Thunderbird keeps downloading the same messages for a POP account the popstate. dat file may be corrupted. Thats a file in the profile folder that keeps track of what messages have been downloaded from that POP3 server. Exit Thunderbird.

Does Mozilla support Thunderbird?

Thunderbird is an independent, community driven project.

(Many years ago it was managed by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Messaging. And Mozilla still hosts many of the Thunderbird resources.)