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Migration from Windows Outlook 2007 to Linux Thunderbird

It is doable!

All you need to do is to read this and this migration guides from mozilla.

Or, you just do my step-by-step list.

  • Download Thunderbird version 31.8
  • Download Mail PassView
  • Run mailpass view and note down all important informations
  • Install Thunderbird
  • Open thunderbird and import things (tools->import) - important import each single stuff (mails, contacts)
  • Add your mail accounts
  • Upgrade thunderbird
  • Copy the thunderbird profile (c:\Users\\AppData ...) to your linux pc
  • Edit and update ~.mozilla-thunderbird|thunderbird/profiles.ini