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How to transfer emails from one profile from email account to another profile email account

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I am using Thunderbird Version 60.9.1 (do not wish to update to recent version due to some add-on not available on newer versions)

I have 3 profiles and each profile have several email address accounts and each email accounts have sub-folders.

I need to transfer some emails or some sub-folders from one profile email account to another profile email account. Although both email address have different servers but I would like to view and keep them in my other profile so I have same correspondent, same subject and same date view.

Is this possible?


Million thanks for any help.

I am using Thunderbird Version 60.9.1 (do not wish to update to recent version due to some add-on not available on newer versions) I have 3 profiles and each profile have several email address accounts and each email accounts have sub-folders. I need to transfer some emails or some sub-folders from one profile email account to another profile email account. Although both email address have different servers but I would like to view and keep them in my other profile so I have same correspondent, same subject and same date view. Is this possible? Million thanks for any help.

Modified by Balázs Meskó

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Is this multiple access needed for just one PC, or do you need it from multiple PCs and/or phone? Are these POP or IMAP?

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Not sure what you mean by Multiple Access? It is just one PC and all my emails are IMAP. I just want to transfer some emails from one email account in Profile A to another email account in Profile B. Once done, if of course it is possible to do, I will remove the email account in Profile B. Thank you, David, for your help.

PS: Sorry for replying to you only today. The site had recurring errors yesterday so I could not reply.

Modified by domoparis

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Okay, IMAP can be delicate and can lose messages is a lot are moved at one time. So, here is my suggestion: - use File>work offline>download to ensure all messages are local - copy the desired messages to transfer to a new local folder - use the import/export utility to export to a folder outside of thunderbird - switch to the other profile - use the import/export utility to import to a local folder - create a filter to copy the messages from local folder to the IMAP account.