Moving several email accounts, some POP and some IMAP from my old Mac to a new one
Hi,
I've got a new Apple Mac laptop and want to move all of my emails and settings over to the new machine. I have several email accounts and some are POP, others IMAP - can I easily copy all the information, including inbox, set items, drafts etc, over to the new machine?
I've found guides to do this but most reference using a PC and none mention if there is any issue with dealing POP and IMAP accounts at the same time.
Thanks.
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You can copy the entire profile folder, including account settings, POP and IMAP mail, address books, calendars, add-ons etc., between computers. It is most easily done by copying the Thunderbird folder:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer#thunderbird:mac:tb60
Does this video show the right way to do it - this guy makes it look quite simple and I'm wondering if it's different and/or more complicated trying to do what I want to do --
Yes, that's the video that is shown on the Windows version of the link I posted:
sfhowes said
Yes, that's the video that is shown on the Windows version of the link I posted: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer#thunderbird:win10:tb60
Great. Thanks! Do you know if there is a Mac video? It would be very helpful if there was as it's much easier to follow like that.
One that I found, after a quick search, briefly describes moving the profile folder on a mac, but it's better to move the Thunderbird folder.
The process is the same on all operating systems, except different OSs have different locations for the Thunderbird folder.