Backing up ThunderBird (Email)

Ice Rich · 27 Jan 2006 at 19:13

Hi all,

Can anyone please give me some advice on the best way of backing up thunderbird (the email prog) and copying the details onto a new system?

Thanks

Rich

lee87 · 27 Jan 2006 at 19:19

I use MozBackup it's the easiest way to backup thunderbird.

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

Ice Rich · 27 Jan 2006 at 19:22

Never knew about that - testing now....

Ice Rich · 27 Jan 2006 at 19:27

Seems good, so on a new system I install the app then re-load the profile?

Thanks

lee87 · 27 Jan 2006 at 19:32

Backup the profile to a disk then install the program and load up the profile and it should put all mail, contacts etc back.

Adnams Drinker · 28 Jan 2006 at 09:23

Yep, another vote for MozBackup - I reinstalled Windows just before Christmas and before wiping the HDD backed up my Thunderbird and Firefox profiles with it. Installed both on a clean Windows install and bobs-yer-uncle - all my old mails and email accounts in TB and bookmarks and cookies in FF.

Ice Rich · 28 Jan 2006 at 11:15

So it backs up emails in the "trash" too?

Rich