

then copy the contents of that folder n.b.- this folder name differs from machine to machine. Please get into both folders to check if Mail folder reside in it.thunderbird folder and enter inside it and copy the contents of /.thunderbird/fault/ or fault-release Go to Home folder, Press Ctrl + h to show hidden files.Make sure Mozilla Thunderbird is not running.Now open Mozilla Thunderbird mail client.Replace and merge all the files/folders in this location.Paste all the contents (backup copied from the other machine) inside this folder.It will open user profile folder… it will be like “C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming”.Press Windows key + r to open run dialog box, there type %appdata% and press enter.Now Mozilla Thunderbird mail client backup is ready from Windows machine.Accordingly, you need to copy all the contents from the folder which is having mail folder “fault” or “fault-release” and keep it as backup.If you find another folder inside profile like fault-release, Please get into both folders to check if Mail folder reside in it.“Thunderbird\Profiles\fault” or fault-release n.b.- this folder name differs from machine to machine.

Find the Thunderbird folder from this location and enter inside like.It will open user profile folder… it will be like “C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming” (xyz is the user name here, replace with your user name of your machine).Press Windows key + r to open run dialog box, type %appdata% and press enter in the run dialog box.This walk through explains a very easy way of taking Mozilla Thunderbird backup and restoring it in different platform of your need.
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4 Mac Platform To take backup and restore Mozilla Thunderbird mail client (Windows/Ubuntu/Mac)
