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title: Thunderbird
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visible: false
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published: true
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updated:
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last_modified: "April, 2021"
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app: Mozilla Thunderbird
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app_version: 78.9.0 on Manjaro Linux
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taxonomy:
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category:
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- docs
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tags:
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- email
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---
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# Mozilla Thunderbird
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![](tb_logo.png)
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**Thunderbird** is a powerful open-source email client, calendar and RSS-Feed manager. You can manage all your email accounts, calendars, news feeds, tasks and even chat from one place.
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# Installing Thunderbird
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If you don't have it installed yet, go to [Thunderbird page](https://www.thunderbird.net/) and choose your language and Operating System.
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!! **NOTE**<br>
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!! Most **GNU/Linux** distributions usually have the latest and updatable version of **Thunderbird**. We recommend using your distribution package manager to install it.
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# Configuring your Disroot account
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If this is the first time you are using **Thunderbird**, you will be greeted by the account setup when you run it and you can skip directly to the third step which is **Set Up Another Account**.
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If you are already using **Thunderbird** then select "**Email**" in the root view.
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![](en/tb_setup_01.png)
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## Fill in your account information
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![](en/tb_setup_02.png)
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- **Your name:** *Name that will be displayed in the* "From" *field*
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![](en/tb_setup_name.png)
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- **Email address:** *your_username @ disroot.org*
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![](en/tb_setup_email.png)
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- **Password:** *your_super_secret_password*
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- **Remember Password?:** If you want **Thunderbird** to remember your password and not prompt you for it every time you start the client, then select it.
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![](en/tb_setup_pass.png)
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- Click "**Continue**" button once you are done and verified everything is correct.
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![](en/tb_setup_03.png)
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**Thunderbird** now should auto-detect the needed settings like this:
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![](en/tb_setup_04.png)
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You can click on "**Configure manually**" to check the settings details.
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![](en/tb_setup_details.png)
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Click on **Done** once you are finished and that's it.
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![](en/tb_setup_05.png)
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# Exporting / Importing emails and contacts
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**Thunderbird** does not offer native backup tools so you have to do it manually or through an add-on.
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## Manual procedure
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