consolidating MAC profiles (ImportExportTools usage?) in HIGH SIERRA?
i have FOUR tbird profiles that i would like to consolidate in THUNDERBIRD on the MAC and use as ARCHIVED email on the mac. i don't think i will import it all into MAC MAIL - which i use for current mail - since i think this database will be too large.
can i please ask if i should use ImportExport Tools and then the IMPORT MBOX or IMPORT PROFILE command for this?
but also which of the “import way” selections i should make?
i think dumping it all into one single profile would be fine for me at this point.
any ideas or experience with this tool?
THANKS
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1. Yes, choose the radio button that suits tour setup. Instructions. 2. Select the mbox files, the ones with no extension. When the Open file window appears, select as many mbox files in a folder as you like. 3. If you import a profile, it will import all the data, including accounts, address books, calendars, mail etc. Importing mbox files means importing just specific mail folders. 4. Ignore the msf files, as they are recreated automatically by TB.
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Moving messages to IMAP folders involves uploading to the mail server, so while it may work for small numbers of messages, it will probably fail with a large set.
THANKS man. so can i please ask if this is due to the - er, the hosts server for the email throttling the amount of data i can upload? or possibly the speed of my internet connection? or the ability of the email client to handle the amount of data? or the speed of my computer? i never understood this!
I think it's mainly the upload limits imposed by the mail provider. You can look it up in the case of gmail.
THANK YOU