# Thunderbird Backup and restore

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/thunderbird-backup-and-restore/34015>\
**Category:** Add-ons\
**Created:** [December 5, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/thunderbird-backup-and-restore/34015 "2018-12-05T08:55:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Franke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dr.Franke](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Dr.Franke)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/thunderbird-backup-and-restore/34015/1 "2018-12-05T08:55:57Z")

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Hello, please excuse my bad english. My mother tongue is German.

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      I would like to submit a request to the development team. I have been using Thunderbird for a long time and am very satisfied with it.

      I save my communication, that means my outgoing and incoming emails always in subfolders. This creates an archive of my emails.

      It would be a huge data loss for me if suddenly something with the program does not work anymore.

      I therefore wish a new feature in the Thunderbird, which makes it possible to backup (and restore) the email communication.

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Thank you

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**Author:** ![MattAU](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/mattau/32/19444_2.png) [@MattAU](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/MattAU)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/thunderbird-backup-and-restore/34015/2 "2018-12-05T23:45:27Z")

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> **[ImportExportTools](https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/)**
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> Adds some tools to import and export folders and messages

That add-on offers backup and restore as one of it’s features.