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How do I back up the email messages in Thunderbird

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My computer is getting older and I wonder how long the hard drive will last. How can I back up my email accounts with numerous messages to my hard disk backup.

My computer is getting older and I wonder how long the hard drive will last. How can I back up my email accounts with numerous messages to my hard disk backup.

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You could copy your profile. Then reinstalling Thunderbird on a new or repaired computer and copying over your backed up profile would let you pick up where you left off.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb