

See the Microsoft Support article Show hidden files for more information. Note: To be able to see the "AppData" folder, you must change the Folder Options to "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" first. The default location for Windows Live mail is C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail (or \Windows Mail). Right click the folder and select ImportExportTools > Import all messages from a directory > also from its subdirectories.In Thunderbird, create a folder in "Local Folders" to hold your imported mail and select it.Export your messages from Windows Mail in.Download and install this add-on to transfer messages from Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird.

Importing Windows Mail (.eml files) into Thunderbird is enabled by the third-party add-on ImportExport Tools. If you do not see Tools, try File > Options > Mail… > Advanced > Maintenance… instead. To find the location of the email files in Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail, go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Maintenance > Store Folder. A similar method is needed to export contacts from Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird. In order to export messages from Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird, you must export messages from the Windows application and import them into Thunderbird. Windows Live Mail is the email client bundled with Windows Live Essentials.īoth client programs store emails in the.

Windows Mail is the default mail client included with Windows Vista. Switching from Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird If you want to import it to the Thunderbird address book, just drag and drop entries from the Mac OS X address book folder to the Personal Address Book. Your OS X address book will appear in the left pane. Thunderbird will read your OS X address book and display it in the Thunderbird address book window! From the menu bar, open the Window menu and click on Address Book. Your imported messages will appear in the Local Folders account, in a folder called " Apple Mail Import".

(Currently, message and address book import is only functional with Apple Mail 5.0 or earlier.) Thunderbird can import your messages and OS X address book, but it cannot import your account settings.
