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I want to set up Thunderbird email client for my gmail address. However, I'd like to test this first without losing my other email.

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smaugust
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Can I have two instances of Thunderbird on my computer, one with the verizon settings and the other with the gmail settings?

Or is there another way I can set up Thunderbird to receive/send gmail?

Can I have two instances of Thunderbird on my computer, one with the verizon settings and the other with the gmail settings? Or is there another way I can set up Thunderbird to receive/send gmail?

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Zenos
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You can add multiple email accounts to Thunderbird. That's why most of us use a mail client; so we don't have to login to multiple different tools or websites to work with email. All accounts in one place with a consistent interface and toolset.

I have about 11 accounts in my Thunderbird.

File|New|Existing Mail Account or [≡]|New Message|Existing Mail Account

(where [≡] means this, below:)