Thunderbird Email Message Storage

BarkingGhostar

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On a W7 computer, I am trying to find out where Mozilla Thunderbird stores the saved messages. I know this shouldn't seem like a question needing asking, but apparently this email client has no export function for messages.
 

IronWing

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Try looking in
C:/Users/Username/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/Something.default/Mail/Local Folders/...
 

BarkingGhostar

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Thanks IronWing for that--very helpful. Chiefcrowe, have you used this app before? While I am not looking for a backup/restore app, I am trying to make sure I know where the save location was for Thunderbird email so I can point OSX's email client to it as a shared folder on a network for importation (putting the wife on an iMac).
 

Chiefcrowe

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Yes i have, many times. I used it very recently for someone i was helping migrate to 7 from XP, and their pc was getting close to death. I also use it myself and was able to transfer from my XP computer to new win 7 machine. It works quite well, very handy and will probably find it so as well.