Overview: In this blog post, we are going to discuss how to export Gmail Emails to Thunderbird in an efficient manner. We have explained through manual as well as automated approach.
Gmail is the oldest yet the most used mailing account in the world. There were billions of subscribers by 2019 and the numbers are still increasing. Gmail stores data like email messages, contacts, calendars, and so forth on the cloud. Gmail is the most secure platform but in any case, if the Gmail account gets hacked or terminated, the email data will be lost. So, to overcome these situations, you should store a copy of your data in the local System. Gmail is a web-based software that can be directly opened in a web browser whereas Gmail data is only accessible only when it is connected to the internet. So, to access your data anytime we need to transfer your data to desktop-based applications like Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.
Before moving further let’s first discuss the reasons behind exporting to thunderbird
Reasons for Exporting Gmail Emails to Thunderbird?
Thunderbird is one of the desktop-based email application, thus you can access different emails on a single platform. It also helps in managing emails offline. Thus, it becomes easy to configure various accounts in single place. So, the reasons of exporting Gmail to Thunderbird are as given below:
- Users can access data on thunderbird whenever they want.
- Thunderbird data files can be shared with anyone.
- Emails are stored securely
Here, we have pointed out some reasons why users export Gmail Emails to thunderbird. Now we will explain the various methods to execute the transferring file.
Methods to Export Gmail to Thunderbird
There are a few ways using which you can export Gmail Emails to thunderbird. First, you can do it manually in simple steps or you can do it using an automated solution. You can use any of the solutions which are suitable for you. Steps to export Gmail to thunderbird manually:
Add Mail Account to Thunderbird
Step 1. Open Gmail in a web browser.
Step 2. Now go to settings, and click on see all Settings.
Step 3. Here, Click on forwarding and IMAP/POP >> IMAP access >> Enable IMAP >> Save changes
Step 4. Now open thunderbird, go to the menu and select and select account settings
Step 5. Now set your mailing account by providing the username, Email Address, and password. Click on Continue.
Step 6. Now, Select the IMAP protocol and click Done
Step 7. On the thunderbird main screen, check your Email ID and the associated folders from the left panel. Click on done.
As you can see, this manual method is a long process to add your Gmail account to thunderbird and needs technical expertise. If still, you are unable to see your emails in thunderbird, you can follow the automated solution which we have discussed below.
NOTE: You can also Add Gmail MBOX file to Thunderbird
To add a Gmail MBOX file to Thunderbird, you have to follow two steps:
- Create Mbox file using Google Takeout
- Import MBOX file to Thunderbird
Automated solution to Export Gmail to Thunderbird
As you have seen above Manual solution is a long process to export Gmail Emails to Thunderbird and a normal user can not follow this approach every time. So, we came up with another approach which is an automated solution using which you can easily transfer all your emails to thunderbird. We have a Secure Gmail Backup Software using which we can easily transfer emails to thunderbird. You can also back up all your Gmail data to Thunderbird without losing any single bit of information.
We have given a step-by-step guide to using the software:
Step 1. Go to the start menu and open Gmail backup software.
Step 2. Launch the software and enter the Gmail credentials. Click on Login
Step 3. Click on Activate tab and proceed further. On the next menu, select the file format in which you want to save the backup
Step 4. Select the dropdown menu to select Email format as “Mbox”.
Step 5. Select the Category of items to backup from your Gmail account.
Step 6. Now browse the final destination for the export process. Click OK to proceed.
Also Read: How to Convert MBOX Files into PST with Attachments? – Solved
Conclusion
In this blog, we have explained: “how you can Export Gmail Emails to Thunderbird”. Here we have explained the manual method to transfer all your data to Thunderbird if you are still not accessing the emails to your Thunderbird account then you can follow the automated solution The automated solution is most effective as it does not lose any data while the manual method is less effective and time-consuming. You can follow any of the given methods according to your needs.
