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Gmail backup planning in local file in WIN. Full Gmail MBOX ordered, link arrived and downloaded. The plan is: import into mail system (Thunderbird) for only archive reasons, not as default daily mail system. How to set up install parameters?. save it

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Gmail backup planning in local file in WIN. - Full Gmail MBOX ordered, - link arrived and - downloaded. The plan is: import the MBOX into mail system (Thunderbird) for only archive reasons, not as default daily mail system. How to set up at install time the parameters?

Gmail backup planning in local file in WIN. - Full Gmail MBOX ordered, - link arrived and - downloaded. The plan is: import the MBOX into mail system (Thunderbird) for only archive reasons, not as default daily mail system. How to set up at install time the parameters?

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The Google Takeout file is an mbox file with a .mbox extension. Rename the file to remove the extension, then copy it to Mail/Local Folders in the profile, with TB closed. Help/More Troubleshooting, Profile Folder, Open Folder, to open the profile. When TB restarts, the folder should appear under Local Folders in the Folder Pane.