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1. BACKING UP THUNDERBIRD EMAIL ARCHIVE
2. BACKING UP THUNDERBIRD EMAIL SOFTWARE
3. BACKING UP THUNDERBIRD EMAIL PASSWORD

If you ever lose internet, just start up Thunderbird and it'll run in Offline Mode, allowing you to access your downloaded archive so you can stay productive. If you prefer not to waste resources, set Windows' Task Scheduler to launch Thunderbird once every day or two so it keeps its local database up to date with the latest messages.

Once you're confident Thunderbird is downloading all your mail, just let it run in the background as you use your computer. Again, different web services may implement IMAP slightly differently, so if you can't view your messages offline, you may need to do a little digging and testing over the course of a few days to get everything working properly. Thunderbird has most all the IMAP options to keep your entire Gmail. So, this HOWTO does the backup using Thunderbird (best offline email client of which I know) and IMAP. Ive looked for an efficient way to back up all my messages in Gmail to my local computer for a couple of reasons. When it's done, put your PC in Airplane Mode and poke around your email folders to see if your messages are readable. Backing Up Gmail with Thunderbird Using IMAP. Again, this process may take a long time if you have a lot of old messages, so continue doing other work and let it do its thing. If it doesn't, you may need to quit and restart Thunderbird after adding a new account, or wait for it to grab messages for every folder. Search for the _all_folders_for_new setting and double-click it to set it to "True."įrom now on, Thunderbird should automatically sync your entire account, not just your Inbox. Head to Thunderbird's Options and go to Advanced > Config Editor, and click the "I Accept the Risk" button when prompted. There are a few ways to accomplish this, but the best method is hidden in Thunderbird's Config Editor. By default, many may download your inbox, but not other folders, so you'll want to make sure Thunderbird is grabbing all your messages every time it checks for mail on the server. You can do this by right-clicking on the account in Thunderbird, going to Settings > Server Settings, and unchecking "For at Most 14 Days" and "Until I Delete Them" under Leave Messages On Server.Įvery service uses IMAP a little differently. You also want to make sure Thunderbird doesn't delete messages from the server after downloading them. POP, on the other hand, is a bit more dated, and creates a completely separate database on your computer.

IMAP tries to mirror what's on the server, so if you delete a message from your inbox on, that email will disappear from Thunderbird as well. When given the choice between IMAP and POP, you'll generally want to choose IMAP. Again, check your email service's documentation if you have trouble.

BACKING UP THUNDERBIRD EMAIL PASSWORD

If you're using two-factor authentication, you may need to generate an app-specific password in your web mail's settings, too. Gmail, for example, requires you to enable it on this page. When setting up an email client, you may need to enable IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) access in your webmail's settings first as well.

BACKING UP THUNDERBIRD EMAIL SOFTWARE