Thunderbird Move Mail / Settings From Desktop Computer To Laptop

To move your Thunderbird email, settings, and other data from your desktop computer to your laptop, you can use the following steps:

1. On your desktop computer, open Thunderbird.
2. Click on the "Menu" button (the three horizontal lines in the upper-left corner of the window) and select "Help."
3. In the "Help" menu, select "Troubleshooting Information." This will open a new window with various information about your Thunderbird installation.
4. In the "Application Basics" section, click on the "Open Folder" button next to the "Profile Folder" field. This will open the folder containing your Thunderbird profile on your computer.
5. Close Thunderbird on your desktop computer.
6. On your laptop, install Thunderbird if it is not already installed.
7. Once Thunderbird is installed on your laptop, open it.
8. Click on the "Menu" button (the three horizontal lines in the upper-left corner of the window) and select "Help."
9. In the "Help" menu, select "Troubleshooting Information." This will open a new window with various information about your Thunderbird installation.
10. In the "Application Basics" section, click on the "Open Folder" button next to the "Profile Folder" field. This will open the folder containing your Thunderbird profile on your laptop.
11. Close Thunderbird on your laptop.
12. Copy the entire Thunderbird profile folder from your desktop computer to your laptop. The location of the profile folder on your desktop computer will depend on your operating system and installation path, but it is typically located in your user directory under "AppData" (on Windows) or "Application Support" (on macOS).
13. Paste the copied Thunderbird profile folder into the Thunderbird profile folder on your laptop.
14. Open Thunderbird on your laptop. Your email, settings, and other data should now be available on your laptop.

Note: If you are using a version of Thunderbird older than version 78, you may need to update to the latest version before following these steps. You can download the latest version of Thunderbird from the official website: https://www.thunderbird.net/.