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how to back up / export thunderbird emails from a disabled Outlook 365 email to be viewed on another Mac?

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johnroberts90
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My company disabled my work computer with emails I need for reference. They are already downloaded onto my Thunderbird client. How can I back them up or export them so that I can ensure I can access them again if for some reason I lose my computer or am signed out of Thunderbird? Thanks!

My company disabled my work computer with emails I need for reference. They are already downloaded onto my Thunderbird client. How can I back them up or export them so that I can ensure I can access them again if for some reason I lose my computer or am signed out of Thunderbird? Thanks!

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Zenos
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File|Save As. Or drag-and-drop messages (not folders!) to a folder in your file system. Or use the ImportExportTools add-ons if there are a lot of messages.

https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html

Or just copy your profile.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data

Or copy the messages to a private IMAP-connected email account that you can access at home.

In all of the above I am assuming that you are entitled to access to this data…

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