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When I copy and transfer a Thunderbird profile to a new computer, will the transferred information include the files attached to e-mails?

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Hello,

I will be buying a new computer in the near future. I expect to transfer to the new computer the Thunderbird profiles of two e-mail accounts currently on our old computer by copying the profiles to a USB thumb drive. I have been able to locate the Thunderbird profiles on the old computer. I would like to know: When I copy and transfer a Thunderbird profile to a new computer, will the transferred information include the files attached to e-mails?

Thank you for your help. Nina N Spooner

spoonerfamily@optimum.net

Hello, I will be buying a new computer in the near future. I expect to transfer to the new computer the Thunderbird profiles of two e-mail accounts currently on our old computer by copying the profiles to a USB thumb drive. I have been able to locate the Thunderbird profiles on the old computer. I would like to know: When I copy and transfer a Thunderbird profile to a new computer, will the transferred information include the files attached to e-mails? Thank you for your help. Nina N Spooner spoonerfamily@optimum.net

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Attached files are stored in the same place as message bodies, so yes, when the profile is transferred, the attached files are included.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1323100