how to export accounts and settings from thunderbird?

[otispunkmeyer]

can find the function to import such things from Outlook Express, but not to export them to a file so i can reformat the machine and just import them again

can thunderbird export email account settings?

 

[imported_FishTaco]

I like mozbackup.

http://www.mozbackup.org/

 

[nova2]

copying the thunderbird dir seems like the fastest and easiest way (imo).
always has worked fine for me.

C:\Documents and Settings\usrname\Application Data\Thunderbird

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: nova2
copying the thunderbird dir seems like the fastest and easiest way (imo).
always has worked fine for me.

C:\Documents and Settings\usrname\Application Data\Thunderbird

:thumbsup:

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman

Originally posted by: nova2
copying the thunderbird dir seems like the fastest and easiest way (imo).
always has worked fine for me.

C:\Documents and Settings\usrname\Application Data\Thunderbird

:thumbsup:

That's how I do it.

 

[mean6]

Originally posted by: nova2
copying the thunderbird dir seems like the fastest and easiest way (imo).
always has worked fine for me.

C:\Documents and Settings\usrname\Application Data\Thunderbird

:thumbsup:

copy and pasting the folder has always worked well for me too

 

[Evander]

does copying that folder restore your extensions too? I know mozbackup does

 

[nova2]

if some extensions are installed in the thunderbird program dir (thunderbird\thunderbird.exe), you would have to backup some files from that dir, too.