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How do I move all my emails to a new computer--same OS & TB version?

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Wimsey
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I need to move my email to a new computer. Old and new are both Macs, both running OSX 10.11.6 and Thunderbird 45.5.1. I followed the instructions (I think), and what looks like the "old" profile is in the default location on the new computer. However, I don't have any of my emails from the old computer on the new one. Installation is working for newly arriving emails.

I also have two sets of local folders: One of them is captioned with my email address and contains Inbox and Trash; the other is just "Local folders" containing Trash and Outbox.

Thanks, Wimsey

I need to move my email to a new computer. Old and new are both Macs, both running OSX 10.11.6 and Thunderbird 45.5.1. I followed the instructions (I think), and what looks like the "old" profile is in the default location on the new computer. However, I don't have any of my emails from the old computer on the new one. Installation is working for newly arriving emails. I also have two sets of local folders: One of them is captioned with my email address and contains Inbox and Trash; the other is just "Local folders" containing Trash and Outbox. Thanks, Wimsey

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Wayne Mery
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Does https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=profiles-tb#w_restoring-a-profile-backup help?

Wimsey
Wimsey Mai mallakar tambaya
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Thanks, but . . .

I'll try it again, but I think that's what I did already.

Wimsey

Matt
Matt
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might I suggest a backup with the import export tools, then a restore. perhaps having a menu will help.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/