#Apple mail for windows 7 Pc#

In the following Finder window navigate to the Mail folder in your PC profileĪnd select the Sent, Inbox, Template.in Menu go to 'Tools -> 'ImportExportTools' -> 'Import mbox files' ->Ĭhoose 'Import directly one or more mbox files'.In the Folder Pane select a mail folder to which you want to import your message files.

#Apple mail for windows 7 install#

Download and install the TB 'ImportExportTools' extension.

How should I go about doing this? I have my pc profile on my mac desktop but of course, there a second profile as well. I've been running the two in parallel so I'm not worried about overlaying my mac mailboxes. Now I have time and want to transfer my emails from my pc.

Via the Profile Manager you may later delete the profile (containing no data) created on the first TB run.Ĭhaslacha wrote:My problem is - I install TB and have used it a couple of weeks.

Check if all your message folders and address books are there.

Your transferred profile folder), click 'Open', then 'Done' and finally 'Start Thunderbird' (the path to this folder is /user/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/.

Launch the TB Profile Manager as described in the KB article and follow the instructions to create a new profileĪnd to navigate to the location of the copy of your transferred profile folder.

Side by side with the profile folder created ln TB's first run Copy your transferred TB profile folder from Desktop into the 'Profiles' folder,

Quit TB (Cmd + Q or menu TB -> Quit TB).

A Finder windows opens, showing the 'Profiles' folder with the (virgin) default profile TB just created.

In the TB menu go to ->Help -> Troubleshooting information -> Application Basics -> Profile directory -> click Show in Finder.

Launch TB a first time, don't create any mail account.

Copy your TB profile folder (named somewhat like 'fault') from the PC to the Desktop of your Mac.

Just some hints if you want to install the TB profile in its default directory and not in some other place on Mac : I agree with tanstaafi that the best method to install your TB profile on Mac would be to use the Profile Manager. Can you tell me the difference between the apple mail and thunderbird? I went to the apple store and they didn't even know what thunderbird was so i left and came here. Julie222 wrote:Thanks so much! I'll give it all a try. If you have difficulties using the mozillazine knowledge base articles to transfer your TB profile from Win to Mac,Īsk back and specify whether you use a POP or IMAP account. It works like an alias : a simple left click on the TB icon in the Dock will launch TB. You may then drag the TB icon from the Apps folder to the Dock to create a quick access to TB. You'll see a disk image named 'Thunderbird 9.0.1.dmg' on your Desktop.ĭouble-click the disk image, after a few seconds an install window will open :ĭrag the 'Thunderbird' icon to the 'Applications' folder icon to install Thunderbird in the Applications folder. To install TB on your Mac -> launch Safari, go to Īnd download Thunderbird 9.0.1 to your Desktop.

#Apple mail for windows 7 pro#

However, just got a MacBook pro and not sure how I can download Thunderbird for a mac and keep my folders. Julie222 wrote:I've been running Thunderbird on windows 7, have lots of folders and emails I need to save.