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Transfer email folders from Mac mail to thunderbird

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s9483
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Help please! The latest updates to OS (El capitan) mean that I can no longer get my web mail directed to mac mail - it won't reliably receive and send vis mac mail. I want to switch to Thunderbird. I have imported the inbox (from my old mac mail) and that works fine but can not see how to import all the old emails I have stored on mac mail folders.

So, how do I set up folders in Thunderbird and how do I import the contents of those folders from mac mail to them?

Thanks.

Help please! The latest updates to OS (El capitan) mean that I can no longer get my web mail directed to mac mail - it won't reliably receive and send vis mac mail. I want to switch to Thunderbird. I have imported the inbox (from my old mac mail) and that works fine but can not see how to import all the old emails I have stored on mac mail folders. So, how do I set up folders in Thunderbird and how do I import the contents of those folders from mac mail to them? Thanks.

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Toad-Hall
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Apparently, 'Tools' -> 'Import' now supports importing mail from Mail.App. More info:

Also located this previous question which may help.

s9483
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Thank you for the links. I had seen the first but not the second. It looks like an immense amount of work with an uncertain outcome.

Does anyone know of a simpler solution that has more chance of being successful?

If not, I sense that TB is not for me. It would be easier I guess to change my email address. Sad and silly that it's come to this but ......