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Transfer Thunderbird from Windows 7 computer to a Windows 10 computer.

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mediachi
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Instuctions in help say to use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer Thunderbird files to new computer. Wndows Easy Transfer is no longer offered in Windows 10. What is my alternative?

Instuctions in help say to use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer Thunderbird files to new computer. Wndows Easy Transfer is no longer offered in Windows 10. What is my alternative?

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Zenos
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Just copy your profile. It's only a bunch of files.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb

In Thunderbird on Windows 7, Help|Troubleshooting Information will help you find your current profile. Close Thunderbird. Copy your entire profile folder to a USB stick or similar.

In Windows 10, install Thunderbird. Use Help|Troubleshooting Information again to locate the new profile then close Thunderbird and overwrite the new empty profile with the one on your USB stick.