TUTORIAL: Automatic Email Backup for Mozilla Thunderbird

in #tutorial8 years ago

Create an automatic scheduled backup for your email in Thunderbird

Step 1

Go to the link below then click "Download".
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/
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If you can't download on the link above proceed to step 2 for another download link.

Step 2

Go to the link below then click "Download"
http://www.mediafire.com/file/219d19vis3d9m4x/importexporttools-3.2.4.1-sm%2Btb.xpi
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Step 3

Open Thunderbird. Right click inside the red rectangle or press "ALT" on your keyboard then choose "Menu"
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Step 4

After pressing "ALT" or right clicking inside the red rectangle choose "Menu"
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Step 5

These Menus should appear, go to step 6
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Step 6

Click "Tools" then "Add-ons"
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Step 7

Click the gear icon then choose "Install Add-on From File"
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Step 8

Locate the file you downloaded, choose it, then click "Open"
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Step 9

Wait for "Install Now" to become active then click it.
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Step 10

In this step just click "Restart now" at the right of the highlighted green text.
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Step 11

Click "Tools", then "ImportExportTools", then finally "Options"
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Step 12

Click "Backup Scheduling" tab

  • If you want to change backup schedule choose "Frequency"
  • If you want to change the backup destination click "Browse" in Destination
  • Choose "Automatic (folder name + date)"
  • Choose "Just files modified after last backup"
  • Choose "All profiles" in Backup content
  • Click OK if your are done.
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Step 13

Close Thunderbird, it should ask you right away if you want to perform a backup. Click "Yes" to make a backup now, or "No" if you want to do it later. If the frequency that you choose is 1 day the automatic backup will trigger every 24-hours.
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That's it, it's done. Enjoy.

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this really helped me.
Thank you friend

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I think I need to apply this, very helpful.

Thank you very much. Apply it so that you have a backup of your email if ever a disaster happens on your computer or laptop.

Very useful tutorial. It's very important to always keep back ups for your important datas including emails. Thanks and kudos to you.

Thank you very much, yep, it is really important to have a backup of our email specially business email.

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