So I can only guess that the sender's timestamps on these emails were incorrect. Thunderbird appeared to load the mbox file into a folder called "All mail including spam and trash-002.mbox (86153)" (Same title as the original mbox file but with (86153) added on.Ī quick check in the file "All mail including spam and trash-002.mbox (86153)" showed that all mails back to Feb 2005 (when I started with gmail looked to be there but in addition to that there were extra files dated before I started gmail. Selected the file on my external HD and off it went. On LHS, Local Folders right clicked on Local Folders / ImportExportToolsNG / Import mbox file. Mbox download failed because I ran out of disk space! Since cleaned the mac up and restarted Thunderbird. Then I'll see if I can read and search the gmail emails. Bit late now so I'll leave it 'till the morning. That was a few hours ago and as I write the mbox folder is still downloading. Got the next pop up window in which I selected the mbox file from my external HD. Selected "import directly one or more mbox files". Got the pop-up window "Choose the import way". On the LHS I saw Inbox/gmail folders and also Local Folders.Ĭlicked on Local Folders and then went to Tools / ImportExportToolsNG. On Toolbar I selected Go / Folder / Local Folders / Local Folders. Initially, I didn't get the Local Folders so I re-started Thunderbird and all my gmail emails went into the inbox OK. I did so with my gmail account but did not choose Thunderbird as my default client. I need to set up an account before I get Local Folders going. Been flat out with work over the last 24 hours. I see no reference to Folders so nothing to select there.ĭo I need to set up an email account in order to get things going? I have not yet done so with Thunderbird and I haven't selected Thunderbird as my email client yet.Īpologies for the late reply. Nothing happens and no pop-up box.Īttached is the main menu I get when I open Thunderbird. Toad-Hall, in the normal tools menu I select ImportExportToolsNG and then select import mbox file. At the moment I'm at their limit of 15GB.Īs it happens, I did manage to get the mbox import into Thunderbird working but for the life of me I cannot remember how. Once that is reliably up and running I'll delete a number of years of gmail in order to bring my gmail storage space down. The idea is to use Thunderbird to read this file and search emails for words, numbers and phrases just like I normally in gmail. It's a complete backup of all my email back to 2005 when I started with gmail. mbox file was created by Google Takeout - recommended by Google. Many thanks for your contributions so far.
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