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Upgrading to Windows 8 - how do I save e-mails and e-mail address books?

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Converting from Windows XP to Windows 8 wipes out all files and programs. How do I save my e-mails and e-mail address books that are running on Thunderbird?

Converting from Windows XP to Windows 8 wipes out all files and programs. How do I save my e-mails and e-mail address books that are running on Thunderbird?

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You need to save and then reinstate your Thunderbird profile.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb

I should point out that Firefox has a similar arrangement, with its own profile, so you can preserve your Firefox settings too.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data