Backing up Mozilla Thunderbird E-mails and Added Folders

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

Hey guys. I am trying to get my Mozilla Thunderbird to work and I was going to try to uninstall it and re-install it and try to blow the application data. Does anyone know where Thunderbird stores all it's e-mails and if you have added on any folders where it would keep the messeges that I put in there? Let me know. Thanks guys! Wave

thePMG · Rated XXX Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 393 Location: Germany

I believe it's stored under c:\Documents and Settings\(USER NAME)\application data\thunderbird or somewhere in that area.

you may have to turn on "show hidden files and folders"

**Modulok** · Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:12:41 Post Subject: mozilla backup tool

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

works pretty well, not 100% flawless though.

swank1 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 40

you can get a backup program but the easiest thing to do is

[in thunderbird]
tools > account settings > server settings (of the account in question)

look at the bottom the window and you will see Local Directory and a Browse button. This is where the files are, just make copy of these.

The files are something like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\euxrgp5r.default\Mail\pop.*****.com

**Modulok** · Posted: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:01:08 Post Subject:

the link i posted is a firefox/t-bird backup program.

it will backup cookies, history, saved passes, etc in FF
it will backup folders, emails, contacts, etc in T-bird

it 'claims' to backup extentions and themes, but i always had to reinstall ext or themes for em to work right.