How to move emails between accounts in Thunderbird
Thunderbird allows you to manage multiple email accounts from a single interface, making it easy to move emails from one account to another. Learn how to transfer your existing messages between accounts configured in Thunderbird.
Before you begin
Before you start, ensure that both the source and destination email accounts have been added to Thunderbird.
For the best results, configure both accounts using IMAP. This allows Thunderbird to synchronize emails with the mail server and upload copied messages to the destination mailbox automatically.
Moving emails between accounts in Thunderbird
- Open Thunderbird.
- Select the email account.
- Open the folder where the emails are stored.
- From Menu, click the arrow next to Edit and choose Select All.
- Right-click on any message and select Copy To.
- Choose the destination email account.
- Select the folder where you want to store the emails.
Wait for Thunderbird to complete the copy and synchronization process. The time required depends on the number of emails being transferred, the size of the messages, and your internet connection speed.
Confirm the transfer
Open the destination folder and verify that all emails appear in the selected location. Note that newly copied emails may not appear immediately. Thunderbird may need a few minutes to complete synchronization with the mail server.