transferring emails to new account
Hi
I am looking to change my website and email host but don't want to loose my emails. I have been recommended Thunderbird to help with this but I am unsure how it can help and how to do it. I think Thunderbird saves the email content is that right? rather than letting me transfer it to another email host? I have no knowledge with how to make this happen so would be grateful if someone could advise me what to do?
Many thanks Emma
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emmajross said
I think Thunderbird saves the email content is that right? rather than letting me transfer it to another email host?
That's right.
I have no knowledge with how to make this happen so would be grateful if someone could advise me what to do?
It's quite simple actually. Download Thunderbird from here, install and run it. Setup your email account using the account setup wizard as described here Manual Account Configuration and let Thunderbird fetch all your messages from your current host/server. You'll get the option to use either POP3 or IMAP to get your messages. I recommend IMAP because it will synchronize not just the inbox, but all your mailbox folders on the server (e.g Sent). Once the account is up and running, Thunderbird will start downloading copies of all your messages to your computer. When it's finished downloading, it'll just be a matter of copying and pasting a folder from one location of your computer to another.
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emmajross said
I think Thunderbird saves the email content is that right? rather than letting me transfer it to another email host?
That's right.
I have no knowledge with how to make this happen so would be grateful if someone could advise me what to do?
It's quite simple actually. Download Thunderbird from here, install and run it. Setup your email account using the account setup wizard as described here Manual Account Configuration and let Thunderbird fetch all your messages from your current host/server. You'll get the option to use either POP3 or IMAP to get your messages. I recommend IMAP because it will synchronize not just the inbox, but all your mailbox folders on the server (e.g Sent). Once the account is up and running, Thunderbird will start downloading copies of all your messages to your computer. When it's finished downloading, it'll just be a matter of copying and pasting a folder from one location of your computer to another.
Thank you very much that sounds good, I shall follow your steps! much appreciated!