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If you have set up your email account using IMAP, your emails will be stored in the “ImapMail” folder.

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The following sections contain the instructions on how to copy your data using the above methods: Copying All Email Data (from an IMAP or POP3 Account) Copying specific email folders to Local Folders - This will require you to set up Local Folders and move mail into them from whichever email folders you would like to backup.Copying all of your email data - The steps for this option will differ slightly depending on whether you used IMAP or POP3 when setting up your email account in Thunderbird.If you would like to copy just your email data, there are two different ways to go about this. Once you have located your profile folder, you can simply copy and paste the entire folder into a desired location to create a backup. Click on the “Show in Finder” button in the Root Directory field to be taken directly to your profile. The current profile in use will be indicated by a “yes” next to the Default Profile field. Clicking on that link will open a new tab called About Profiles and will display all of the Thunderbird profiles you currently have. Under the Application Basics header there will be a field labeled Profiles with a link, “about:profiles” next to it. From there, click on Troubleshooting Information which should open a new tab with that name. To locate your profile, click on Help within the Thunderbird menu bar at the top. All screenshots taken in this article were done in MacOS Catalina version 10.15.4. Instructions on how to locate your Thunderbird Profile are included below. Once located you will have two options: copying your entire profile, or copying just your email data. If you would like to create a backup of your email data you will first have to locate your Thunderbird Profile. Mozilla Thunderbird will automatically create a Thunderbird Profile which stores your email data and Thunderbird configurations. General Information on Mozilla Thunderbird This is done by clicking on “Configure manually…” at the bottom left window after entering in your email address.

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If you are using POP3, you will need to update your authentication setting to use OAuth2 for both incoming and outgoing server settings.

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If you are using Gmail 2-step verification, you may need to create an app-specific password when signing into your gmail account. Once enabled, you may go here for instructions on how to enable IMAP/POP3 for your gmail account.

If you do not already have IMAP/POP3 enabled in your email address settings you will first need to enable less secure apps in Google. If these details are correct, skip to Step 11.Please note that this documentation assumes you have set up your email in Thunderbird with IMAP or POP3.

The application will automatically scan for incoming and outgoing email servers and display them and your username below.

For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article

Add your name, email address, and password and click Continue.

Click Skip this and use my existing email.

Under Create a new account: click Email.

Go to Applications in Finder, and open up the Thunderbird application.

If your information is entered correctly, the Done button will become clickable. If the Done button is grayed out, click the Re-test button first.

In the text field next to Username Incoming and Outgoing, enter your ACC username.

For more information about how to find your mail servers, see our article: How to Find Your Email’s Incoming and Outgoing Servers

Under the Server hostname, enter the incoming and outgoing servers.

For more information about the difference between IMAP or POP, see our IMAP vs POP article. Note that this is not the password for your hosting account.

The email address you want to add to the email client The name that will display on the email address On this pop-up, enter the following information:

Under the Accounts section, click Email.

In the left sidebar, click Local Folders.

Go to Applications in Finder and open the Thunderbird application.

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Thunderbird Mac Os X Address Book Setting up your Email for Thunderbird on OSX If you need help finding your username and other configuration settings, see our article, Setting Up an Email Reader.