diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/01.setup/docs.en.md b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/01.setup/docs.en.md index f8e77ad2..f9a7b173 100644 --- a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/01.setup/docs.en.md +++ b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/01.setup/docs.en.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: "Configuring your Disroot account" +title: "Setting up your Disroot account" visible: false published: true updated: @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ page-toc: active: true --- -# Configuring your Disroot account +# Setting up your Disroot account + The first time you run **Thunderbird**, you will be greeted by the account setup. Select **Skip this and use my existing email** to configure your Disroot account.
If you are already using **Thunderbird** then you can select "**Email**" in the root view. diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/docs.en.md b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/docs.en.md index 8cb5040c..6c4b7151 100644 --- a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/docs.en.md +++ b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/docs.en.md @@ -19,3 +19,54 @@ page-toc: **Thunderbird** does not offer native backup tools so you have to do it manually or through an add-on. ## Manual procedure +Manual mail backup is nothing more than copying a directory to another location. **Thunderbird** stores settings and mails in a directory it calls "profile". + +To find your "profile": + +![](en/tb_manual_backup.mp4?resize=1024,576&loop) + +1. click **Help** in the menu bar; +2. from the **Help** menu select **Troubleshooting Information**; +3. under **Application Basics** look for **Profile Directory** and click on **Open Directory**; +4. the file manager will open at the location of the profile directory. + +![](en/profile_folder.png) + +Now you can make a backup of the entire profile or just the mails. To do this simply copy the folder to the backup location. All mails from IMAP accounts are located in the **ImapMail** folder. + + +## Backup using the Import/Export Tools add-on + +Both the add-on installation and the process of exporting the emails are quite simple. + +### Installing the ImportExportTools add-on + +* Run **Thunderbird** +* Go to **Tools** at the Menu bar and select **Add-ons** +* In the add-ons search field type _import export tools_ and then press enter +* Find **ImportExportTools NG**, a small **GPL** software that add import/export tools. +* Click on **Add to Thunderbird** +* After installing and giving the necessary permissions for the add-on, you are now ready to back up all your emails. + +![](en/export_tool.mp4?resize=1024,576&loop) + +This add-on adds a new menu item in the **Tools** and the context menues. + +### Exporting your emails +In **Thunderbird**, select a folder o directory you want to back up and right click. +The import/export tool submenu displays a number of actions which you can peform to import or export various types of information into and out of **Thunderbird**. + +![](en/import_export_tool.png) + +You can export: + * Individual folders and/or all folder messages (EML, HTML, PDF, CSV or plaintext) + * Export as individual files or a single file + * Export indexes as plain text or CSV + * Export messages from search dialog + * Export complete profiles or just the emails files + +And import: + * Mailbox files (Mbox files including the structures) + * Profiles + * EML and EMLX files + * Individual or all directory files diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/export_tool.mp4 b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/export_tool.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4fe38f46 Binary files /dev/null and b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/export_tool.mp4 differ diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/import_export_tool.png b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/import_export_tool.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3dc379f1 Binary files /dev/null and b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/import_export_tool.png differ diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/profile_folder.png b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/profile_folder.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ed21d78 Binary files /dev/null and b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/profile_folder.png differ diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/tb_manual_backup.mp4 b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/tb_manual_backup.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..77b8818d Binary files /dev/null and b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/02.exporting/en/tb_manual_backup.mp4 differ diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/docs.en.md b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/docs.en.md index 44ab4fd1..d0a62162 100755 --- a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/docs.en.md +++ b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/01.thunderbird/docs.en.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ taxonomy: tags: - email page-toc: - active: true + active: false --- # Mozilla Thunderbird @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ If you don't have it installed yet, go to [Thunderbird page](https://www.thunder ---- -# Table of Contents -[Setup](setup) +## [Setting up your Disroot account](setup) -[Exporting](exporting) +## [Exporting / Importing emails](exporting) diff --git a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/thumb.png b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/thumb.png index e323881f..566c40fe 100644 Binary files a/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/thumb.png and b/pages/02.tutorials/03.Email/04.Clients/01.Desktop/thumb.png differ