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How to move Thunderbird account settings to a new computer

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Mar 15, 20265897 views
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On PC A, I have Thunderbird (3.0) running with several mail accounts. Now I want to move one account (with settings and stored mails) to a new PC B. I found no functions in Thunderbird to export account settings. Any hints ?

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You can just copy the whole profile, for a step-by-step guide look here. You don't have to edit the profile.ini if the path stays the same on the new computer (e.g. if you're using the same Windows version on both). Essentially, you just find the pr…

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