# Before the Big Collapse: Backing up Thunderbird e-mail files

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-big-collapse-backing-up-thunderbird-e-mail-files/353372>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 19, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-big-collapse-backing-up-thunderbird-e-mail-files/353372 "2006-04-19T22:05:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-big-collapse-backing-up-thunderbird-e-mail-files/353372/1 "2006-04-19T22:05:44Z")

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Can someone point me to directions on how to backup my huge Thunderbird email folders/files?

Is there a handy utility that will do it automatically?  
Are external backup HDs typically factory configured to backup such files?

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**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-big-collapse-backing-up-thunderbird-e-mail-files/353372/2 "2006-04-19T22:45:16Z")

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Try [MozBackup](http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/). Works for FireFox, Thunderbird and more.

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**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-big-collapse-backing-up-thunderbird-e-mail-files/353372/3 "2006-04-20T00:37:37Z")

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> [@ticker](#):
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> Try [MozBackup](http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/). Works for FireFox, Thunderbird and more.

Thank you!