{"id":23385,"date":"2022-04-10T12:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=23385"},"modified":"2022-04-10T12:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:52:46","slug":"move-thunderbird-profile-to-new-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23385\/move-thunderbird-profile-to-new-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Move Thunderbird profile to new computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a new computer? Here is how you can transfer your Thunderbird profile with all accounts, email and settings to a new computer. How to migrate Thunderbird accounts to a different computer.<\/p>\n<p><!-more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iU9j0DOqGVg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23385\/move-thunderbird-profile-to-new-computer\/#Install_Thunderbird\" >Install Thunderbird<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23385\/move-thunderbird-profile-to-new-computer\/#Copy_profile_from_old_computer\" >Copy profile from old computer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Thunderbird\"><\/span>Install Thunderbird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, we install thunderbird on the new computer. We do not need to set up any account here, so just install the application. If you have started the application, just quit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"221\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_1.png 515w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copy_profile_from_old_computer\"><\/span>Copy profile from old computer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On your old computer, open the Explorer and navigate to the following folder:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n%APPDATA%\\Roaming\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_2.png 445w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_2-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we find our profile. We can now copy or zip the folder to a USB drive to our new computer. After we start and quit Thunderbird on the new computer, a new profile folder will be created here on the same location. The name will be different.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_3.png 699w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_3-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, we delete all folders and files in the new profile folder. Make sure to close Thunderbird before doing that. Do no delete the folder itself, just the content in the folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbord_delete.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"280\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbord_delete.png 426w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbord_delete-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we copy or unzip the profile from the old computer to the folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"490\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_4.png 990w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_4-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_4-768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After we have done that, we can start Thunderbird and all our mails, accounts and settings should be there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_5.png 617w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thunderbird_profile_en_5-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a new computer? 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