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how to migrate thundirbird portable to thunderbird

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david83
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Hello,

I use Thunderbird Portable on a USB stick. I wish to transfer my mail accounts and emails from my USB key to thunderbird I just installed on my PC.

How can I do?

Thank you for your help.

Hello, I use Thunderbird Portable on a USB stick. I wish to transfer my mail accounts and emails from my USB key to thunderbird I just installed on my PC. How can I do? Thank you for your help.

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christ1
christ1
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I suppose there is a profile somewhere on your USB stick.

Once you installed Thunderbird on your PC create a new profile and copy the old one on the USB stick over it.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird#Create_a_new_profile_and_copy_the_old_one_over_it