![]() export of messages in plain text can be not perfect To import, choose from the import dialog the item "Import one or more mbox files, with its/their subdirectory" and select just the mbox file To export in this way, choose from the "Import/Export" menu the item "Export folder with subfolders (with structure)" and you'll have a file, with the folder name, and a directory, with the folder name plus ".sbd". the extension can import and export the folders with their subfolders, keeping their structure. in the status bar, you can see the progress of export if the account is very large, the export can take some time, especially with IMAP or NEWS folders with IMAP or NEWS folders, the export in mbox format will work just for the single folder, even without the "offline" option enabled if you choose to export all the mail folders of the account or also the subfodlers, will be exported all the folders that aren't empty file ![]() You can anyway overwrite the files with the same name, if you enable this option in the extension preferences the exported file is automatically renamed, if necessary. SMS import (experimental): from 2.4.2 version, it's possible to import SMS in the format generated by the programs "SMS Backup and Restore" and "Nokia2AndroidSMS". from the 2.2 version, it's possible to import also messages saved from "View-source"in Hotmail website. You can bypass this limit, using the option to import all the eml files existing in a directory because of a limit in filepicker itself, importing a big number of eml files can fail (if the total number of the chars of their names is more than 4096). you can import more mbox file with one click you can import EML files in IMAP accounts just with TB3 and version 2.3.3 or higher you can't import mbox files in IMAP or NEWS accounts or folders If you want that it's shown the receiver, you must import the file as subfolder of the "Sent" the files are imported as they were all of received mails, so it's shown the sender and not the receiver. at the name of mbox file, it will be added a random number from 1 to 999, to avoid coincidence of names with the other folders (from 2.3.3 version, this happens just when it's necessary) if the mbox file is not standard, you'll have a warning and you can try to import the file the same, because sometimes the import can work also with mbox files a little corrupted pick the xpi file you downloaded and follow the instructions in Thunderbird, go in "Tools" -> "Addons" (or "Extensions") and click on "Install" download the xpi file that you find in this page or in the homepage, right clicking on the link and choosing To install the extension, follow this procedure: copy the message or all headers to clipboard. saving multiple messages in eml/html/plain text/PDF format with just a click Ĭontext menu of thread panel -> Copy to clipboard search with various criteria and export messages Ĭontext menu of thread panel -> Save selected messages import of a saved profile (just from the "Tools" menu) export of a profile or of all mail files of the profile (just from the "Tools" menu) import of all the eml files existing in a directory ![]() export of index of the messages in a folder (HTML or CSV format) export of all messages in single files (PDF format) export of all messages in one single plain text file ![]() export of all messages in single files (html or plain text format), with an index export of all messages in single files (eml format) export of folder in a single file (mbox format), with also the subfolders if you want ![]() Paste the contents of your profile folder into your empty target folder.ImportExportTools allows the user to export and import messages with more flexibility, with the following options:Ĭontext menu on folders panel -> Import/Export.You can choose a helpful folder name like Thunderbird_profile_backup_. Create an empty folder where you want to keep your backup, e.g.Select and copy the entire content of your profile folder.The profile folder has a name like fault-release. You will see the contents of your profile folder in your file manager. To find your profile folder, you can use the Open profile folder link in the first step of the Export tool.If your profile folder is larger than 2 GB, you need to use your file manager and create a backup copy of your profile folder yourself. Thunderbird_profile_backup_.zip.Īlready done! You now have a backup copy of your Thunderbird profile. In the Export to a ZIP file dialog, choose a target folder and file name, e.g.How to backup your profile with the Export toolĬreating a backup copy of your current Thunderbird profile is very simple: If your profile folder is larger than 2 GB, please follow the steps for Creating a backup of large profiles below. Please note that the Export tool currently only supports backup zip files of up to 2 GB. ![]()
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