The next screen, "Profile selection", lets you choose which profile to backup: you will probably see just one profile, "default".
MozBackup will switch to the Operation Type screen: from there, choose Backup a profile, and select Thunderbird from the applications listed click Next. Once you downloaded and installed MozBackup, run it. If you are using a Mac or Linux, please see below how to backup your Thunderbird profile manually.
MozBackup is a free utility (program) developed by Pavel Cvrcek, a Czech student, designed to backup your Thunderbird profile, (as well as other Mozilla applications'.) Unfortunately, MozBackup is currently only available for Windows. Backup Your Thunderbird Profile & Emails Using MozBackup (Note that, since MozBackup Mac does not (yet) exist, you will need to backup Thunderbird manually if your are running OS X: manually backing up your Thunderbird emails and profile only takes a minute though, since all your profile data is stored in a single location.)īefore starting the backup process, exit from Mozilla Thunderbird: this will ensure that the files reflect the latest settings and data, and prevent conflicts between processes. What is important here is the folder that you choose.Ĭlick your backup folder you just unzipped, and then click Select Folder.īack on the main profile manager screen, double-click the profile you just created to launch Thunderbird.Īll of your backups should have taken effect, and your email will be waiting.To learn how to manually backup or restore your Thunderbird profile and emails, please scroll down to backup your profile & emails manually, or restore your profile & emails. The profile name shouldn’t affect anything within Thunderbird itself. Now you can enter a name for your profile or just leave it at the default. The Thunderbird user profile manager should pop up. Next, in the Start Menu, type the following: thunderbird.exe –profilemanager This should put all of your backups right where Thunderbird wants them (assuming you followed our previous backup article). Next, in Windows Explorer, right-click on your Thunderbird backup and extract it to your C :\Users\ yourUsername\AppData\Roaming folder. To get started, make sure that Thunderbird is not running.
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