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How can I now import emails and folders from windows live mail

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terrygo
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I wish to change from Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird. To trial this installed two add-ons to Thunderbird - ImportExportTools & add mail manually, both from Kaosmos. This seemed to provide what I needed in my trial run (before Christmas). Unfortunately, I did not get round to doing the job for real until now. However, with upgrades to Thunderbird, neither of these add-ons now work or will install (into a fresh install of Thunderbird 60.5). So how can I now add a complex and large folder structure from WLM (and add accounts manually)? I had both working briefly with version 60 but not now with the latest sub version - are there likely to be any further changes that may correct this problem? Is there any other solution? Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you.

I wish to change from Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird. To trial this installed two add-ons to Thunderbird - ImportExportTools & add mail manually, both from Kaosmos. This seemed to provide what I needed in my trial run (before Christmas). Unfortunately, I did not get round to doing the job for real until now. However, with upgrades to Thunderbird, neither of these add-ons now work or will install (into a fresh install of Thunderbird 60.5). So how can I now add a complex and large folder structure from WLM (and add accounts manually)? I had both working briefly with version 60 but not now with the latest sub version - are there likely to be any further changes that may correct this problem? Is there any other solution? Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you.

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sfhowes
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The version of ImportExportTools 3.3.2 on the author's site is compatible with TB 60.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-addon-thunderbird

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switching-thunderbird#w_switching-from-windows-mail-or-windows-live-mail-to-thunderbird

To import contacts from WLM, you can use another add-on, MoreFunctionsForAddressBook, as explained in the link above.

To add an account manually and bypass the setup wizard, select File/Offline/Work Offline, then set up the account from File/New/Existing Mail Account, enter your credentials, Continue, and click Advanced config. Remember to uncheck Work Offline once the account is set up.