
IMPORTANT!įor easy access you should put the backup inside the new computer wherein you want to transfer your Mozilla Thunderbird. Differrent file name does not matter, just continue. Your file name can be different from mine. It will now create a backup, wait for it to finish.Ī file named "Thunderbird 52.5.2 (en-US). If it asked you to password protect your backup just select "No"ĭO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN THIS STEP, JUST CLICK "NEXT" You can put your backup in a USB flash drive for easy access or put it in a shared folder in your network Step 11 Just leave "default", click "Browse" if you want to change the location of your backup, I put mine at drive D, click "Next" to continue. Different version will not matter, just continue. Note: your Thunderbird's version maybe be different. Select "Backup a profile", select "Mozilla Thunderbird", then click "Next". The shortcut will be look like the screenshot below Look for its shortcut in your desktop then open it. The installation will only take seconds, click "Finish" To download MozBackup go to and choose "install program" Downloading and Installation Phase Step 1 This tutorial involves four (4) phases: downloading/installation, creating backup, transferring/restoration of backup to another computer, checking folder paths to make sure the process is successful.

I consider the difficulty of this tutorial to be intermediate because we have to check the profile folder paths of Mozilla Thunderbird to verify if the restoration and transfer is successful. You also need the MozBackup and Mozilla Thunderbird to be installed on the computer wherein you want to transfer your Thunderbird email, folders, settings, and profile.Mozilla Thunderbird is a free email client available for download on their website In order to perform this tutorial you will need a Mozilla Thunderbird email client that is already installed in your computer.


