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How can I make backup of email folders

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Bnice2me
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I want to have a copy of all my email folders and their contents and save them to an external drive. I found them in the profile folder but I can't open them so copying them from there will do me no good. I want to be able to get in them without having to use my email program.

Thank you

I want to have a copy of all my email folders and their contents and save them to an external drive. I found them in the profile folder but I can't open them so copying them from there will do me no good. I want to be able to get in them without having to use my email program. Thank you

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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird

Usual method: make hidden files and folders visible:

In Thunderbird

  • 'Help' > 'Troubleshooting Information'
  • click on 'Open folder' button.

a new window opens showing the Contents of your 'Profile name' folder.

* Close Thunderbird now - this is important.

  • Go up directory to the 'Profile name' folder.

It is usually called 'xxxxxxxx.default' where the x's are letters and numbers.

  • Copy Paste the 'Profile Name' folder to external drive.
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Toad-Hall
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Ɖɔɖɔɖo si wotia

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird

Usual method: make hidden files and folders visible:

In Thunderbird

  • 'Help' > 'Troubleshooting Information'
  • click on 'Open folder' button.

a new window opens showing the Contents of your 'Profile name' folder.

* Close Thunderbird now - this is important.

  • Go up directory to the 'Profile name' folder.

It is usually called 'xxxxxxxx.default' where the x's are letters and numbers.

  • Copy Paste the 'Profile Name' folder to external drive.
Bnice2me
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Is there any way to save just you folders you have made to an external drive and be able to open them on a machine that does not have Thunderbird on it?