Unless you modified Thunderbird's default settings, your profile (all information used by Thunderbird for your profile) will be stored in the directory (folder) shown below. Pavel Cvrcek does not request donations, but encourages us to support the Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation Thunderbird Default Profile Location Thanks, Pavel! The backup process is made smooth and easy.
#How to backup thunderbird email free#
(It is probably not feasible to email yourself the file to a free webmail account, as these backup files can get very large.) If you backed up your profile on your computer, it might be a good idea to store a copy of the file on an FTP server. The duration of the backup process will mainly depend on the amount of emails you have. We recommend that you pick at least emails and address books, and certificates (if any).Ĭlick Next, and MozBackup will store backup information in the file your determined earlier. The next screen lets you pick which files to backup. MozBackup will then offer you the option to password-protect your backup file, why not choose yes - just in case. (You can also take this opportunity to name the backup file as you like.) Click Save, and Next. Select it, and click the Browse button pick the folder where you want to place your backup file. The next screen, "Profile selection", lets you choose which profile to backup: you will probably see just one profile, "default". MozBackup will switch to the Operation Type screen: from there, choose Backup a profile, and select Thunderbird from the applications listed click Next. Once you downloaded and installed MozBackup, run it.
#How to backup thunderbird email how to#
If you are using a Mac or Linux, please see below how to backup your Thunderbird profile manually. MozBackup is a free utility (program) developed by Pavel Cvrcek, a Czech student, designed to backup your Thunderbird profile, (as well as other Mozilla applications'.) Unfortunately, MozBackup is currently only available for Windows. Backup Your Thunderbird Profile & Emails Using MozBackup (Note that, since MozBackup Mac does not (yet) exist, you will need to backup Thunderbird manually if your are running OS X: manually backing up your Thunderbird emails and profile only takes a minute though, since all your profile data is stored in a single location.)īefore starting the backup process, exit from Mozilla Thunderbird: this will ensure that the files reflect the latest settings and data, and prevent conflicts between processes.
To learn how to manually backup or restore your Thunderbird profile and emails, please scroll down to backup your profile & emails manually, or restore your profile & emails.
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