Click either the DVD or USB thumb drive to open a new window. A new window will appearĪnd you should see the C drive and a DVD or USB thumb drive. Next, click Start, then type in "This PC" (Windows 8 and 10) or "My Computer" (Windows XP, Vista, 7), then click "This PC" or "My Computer" when it appears in the list. Right click your profile folder, then select "Copy" from the dialogue menu. If the amount is less than 4 GB, it will fit on a blank 4.7 GB DVD, for example, or a 4 GB USB thumb drive. Note the amount, then close the "Properties" window. The "Properties" window will appear and it will tell you how much space is being used by your Thunderbird profile directory. To do so: right click over top of your Thunderbird profile, then select "Properties" from the dialogue menu. Now it's time to see how big the Thunderbird profile folder is, so you can use the appropriate media (with enough storage space) to copy over your profile data.When you run the "Profile Manager" in Thunderbird (explained further down). write down the name of it on paper, because you will need to know its name If you see more than one profile folder, click the "Date Modified" heading so that the newest Thunderbird profile folder is listed at the very top.For example: 'fault' is my Thunderbird profile directory. The folder(s) will have a randomly generated names, followed by the word '.default'. If successful, a new folder will appear and you should see a list of profiles folders (or only one profile folder). Press Enter on the keyboard to execute the command. The text you copied in Step #2 should be output onto the Start menu 'search' box.
Click the Start menu, then press CTRL + V on the keyboard.The text will now be copied into your clipboard. Right click over top of the highlighted text above, then select "Copy".Use your mouse to highlight the text below:.Close Thunderbird if it is currently running. First, go to the computer that has your old Thunderbird files you want to move over.
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