This means that you will need to go through the Tools menu once for each account. Select the third option and when you get to the Windows file navigation window, find your OLD profile under C:\Documents and Settings\*user name*\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\*random string.profile name*\Mail and then select each account folder one at a time. In the next screen you will get a choice to either import a selected file or to select a directory. When it's installed, first select the folder you want to import into and then go to Tools>Import/Export in Mbox/eml format and under it, Import Mbox File. You will need to close and reopen Thunderbird to complete the install. Then open Thunderbird, in Thunderbird go to Tools->Extensions->Install. Right click the download link and choose "Save Link As.". To install a Thunderbird extension do the following:
Then I want you to install this extension: Mboximport:
Make sure it's working including for sending and receiving mail. Ĭreate your new profile, naming it something other than "default", and setup your accounts.
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See this for easy instructions for how to do this: Ĭlose Thunderbird and open the profile manager. To make this easier, you need to set Windows to "View hidden files and folders" and to not "Hide extensions for known file types". At this point I can only suggest that you create a new profile.