Backing up Thunderbird data: How to create a backup

If you regularly back up your Thunderbird data, you won't lose it. Although modern Thunderbird versions also store emails in the cloud, older versions do not. It is also useful in the course of moving to a computer to transfer the data manually.

How to create a manual backup of your Thunderbird data

Back up your Thunderbird data if, for example, you want to export your Thunderbird profile or import it on a new computer.

1. For this one-time data backup, a manual procedure is the best option. For this you need the Thunderbird folder.
2. Click in Thunderbird on the menu area and then on "Help > Troubleshooting information".
3. Here click on "Open folder".
4. Save the folder "Thunderbird", in which your entire Thunderbird profile is located, on an external data medium between.
5. Paste the copied folder then on the new computer in the directory of the same name. For this, Thunderbird must be installed. If you get the message that content from the new folder will be replaced with those from the old folder, so confirm this process.

Back up Thunderbird data automatically

To create a backup of Thunderbird data regularly, an automatic backup is a good idea. For this purpose, you have various external and free tools available, such as Thundersave or MozBackup. Install the add-on and make individual settings regarding the storage location, storage duration and frequency of the backup.