Do you use Thunderbird email client for managing emails? If yes, then Thunderbird will not keep your emails forever. You have to use cloud-based applications like Gmail to access emails from anywhere and anytime. In this blog, we have explained an automated method to migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail.
Overview
In this digital era, users receive and send emails from desktop-based email client Thunderbird and cloud-based applications like Gmail in their personal and professional lives. Both applications are used all over the world by many people.
Sometimes, users need to migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail Account in their professional and personal lives but don’t know how. To help those people, we have written this blog.
This blog explains an automated method that helps you easily migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail.
Why migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail Account?  Â
Thunderbird is a desktop-based email client, while Gmail is a cloud-based application that can be accessed anywhere and anytime. Users prefer Gmail over Thunderbird for various reasons.
Multiple device access: Gmail can be accessed on multiple devices like Android phones, tablets, and computers, while Thunderbird is only accessible on desktop computers. Gmail can be used in Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and iOS operating systems.
Crash issues: Users face situations where Thunderbird crashes when they configure their email account with Thunderbird, while there is not any issue with Gmail as it never crashes.
Gmail Services: Google provides its users 15 GB of storage space. It provides other services like Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, etc., to its users.
Reduced maintenance: If you are a Thunderbird user, you have to download various add-ons and updates to get various features. While Gmail maintenance is free, and you can use Gmail from any browser.
Smart and efficient solution to migrate emails from Thunderbird to Gmail
The smart and automated solution to migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail Account is eSoftTools Thunderbird Converter software. This is the most powerful and reliable software to migrate Thunderbird emails to Gmail. With a few clicks, you can easily do the process of converting Thunderbird emails to other file formats like PST, EML, EMLX, NSF, HTML, etc. Moreover, you can easily migrate emails from Thunderbird to other cloud-based applications like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com, Office 365, and IMAP server accounts.
Read Also:- How to Export Thunderbird Local Folders to Outlook?
Key featuresÂ
- Save Thunderbird emails to Gmail Account in two different modes- Single PST or separate PST.
- Provides three different options for adding Thunderbird files to the software- Select MBOX file, Select MBOX folder and Auto-load Thunderbird profile.
- Enables previewing emails from the Thunderbird files in the preview panel
- Enables conversion of MBOX files to other file formats like PST, EML, EMLX, NSF, HTML, etc.
- Import Thunderbird MBOX files to cloud-based applications like Office 365, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, IMAP, etc.
- Maintains email meta properties( To, cc, bcc, Subject, Body, Attachments) during conversion and migration.
- Allows to filter emails according to Date by Date Range( From and To) and export selected emails for conversion and migration.
- Easily install and run on different editions of Windows Operating System like Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7, Vista and below versions.
A step-by-step approach to migrate Thunderbird email to Gmail
Download and install eSoftTools Thunderbird Converter software in your system.
Click the Add File/ Folder button on the above menu bar to add MBOX files to the software.
Choose any one of the files adding options – Select MBOX file, Select MBOX folder and auto-load Thunderbird profile.
Preview Thunderbird emails and files/folders in the preview panel and select the emails and files/folders for conversion.
Click on the Import into Cloud option on the above menu bar and select the Import to Gmail option from the available options.
Enter your Gmail account credentials, such as your Gmail email address, Google application password, IMAP Server and Port No. Â
Apply the mail filter feature according to your requirements.
At last, click the Convert button and begin the migration process of Thunderbird emails to Gmail.
Conclusion
After reading this blog, you can easily migrate Thunderbird emails to your Gmail account. There are manual methods also available, but they require technical expertise and are not 100% accurate. With the automated method, you can easily and accurately migrate Thunderbird emails to your Gmail account.
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