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If you only have one identity in Outlook Express, you should not have any problems importing your mail, address book, and other settings into Thunderbird.
There are two simple ways to migrate from Outlook Express to Thunderbird:
* If you are starting up Thunderbird for the very first time, the Import Wizard will pop up, and you can then select the "Outlook Express" option to import your mail, address books, and settings.
* Subsequent to launching Thundebird for the first time, you can also go the the "Tools" menu, select "Import...", and then individually import your mail, address books, or settings from Outlook Express.


However, if you have more than one identity (home, work, school, etcetera), Thunderbird will only import the information from the identity set as default in Outlook Express.
===Importing more than one Outlook Express identity===


To import the information from other identities, select File > Identities > Manage Identities in Outook Express and change your default identity to another one which you wish to import.  Close and restart Outlook Express for the setting to take effect, then close Outlook Express completely.
The above procedures should work fine if you have only one identity in Outlook Express. However, if you have more than one identity (home, work, school, etc.), Thunderbird will only import the information from the identity set as default in Outlook Express. To import the information from other identities:


Run Mozilla Thunderbird's import function (Tools > Import > etcetera) and verify that the information is imported properly.
* Start up Outlook Express, select "File -> Identities -> Manage Identities" and change your default identity to another one which you wish to import. Close and restart Outlook Express for the setting to take effect, then close Outlook Express completely.


Repeat the process for each identity in Outlook Express.
* Next, run Thunderbird's import function ("Tools -> Import..."), and when finished verify that the information has been imported properly. 
 
* Repeat the process for each identity in Outlook Express.

Revision as of 13:50, 16 April 2005

There are two simple ways to migrate from Outlook Express to Thunderbird:

  • If you are starting up Thunderbird for the very first time, the Import Wizard will pop up, and you can then select the "Outlook Express" option to import your mail, address books, and settings.
  • Subsequent to launching Thundebird for the first time, you can also go the the "Tools" menu, select "Import...", and then individually import your mail, address books, or settings from Outlook Express.

Importing more than one Outlook Express identity

The above procedures should work fine if you have only one identity in Outlook Express. However, if you have more than one identity (home, work, school, etc.), Thunderbird will only import the information from the identity set as default in Outlook Express. To import the information from other identities:

  • Start up Outlook Express, select "File -> Identities -> Manage Identities" and change your default identity to another one which you wish to import. Close and restart Outlook Express for the setting to take effect, then close Outlook Express completely.
  • Next, run Thunderbird's import function ("Tools -> Import..."), and when finished verify that the information has been imported properly.
  • Repeat the process for each identity in Outlook Express.