Thunderbird Email Message Storage

[BarkingGhostar]

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]

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

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Also, try this utility to export/migrate email and settings. It works quite well.

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

 

[BarkingGhostar]

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]

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.

 

[manko]

Also, try this utility to export/migrate email and settings. It works quite well.

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

Yes, I've also been using this for quite a while for backups and migration.