Suggestion fot Thunderbird (Desktop) unless I've missed something: Account details (only) Export & import

[Simon910]

Hi,
Although Thunderbird Tools > Export, allows the for the export of 'everything' it would be incredibly helpfull if it could just have export option(s) with a / a selection of Account, and Configuration details, not just 'everything', all emails etc.
This would greatly help with setting up new users / machine upgrates and transfers etc, even with backing up account details / configurations etc.
Please consider.

Simon

[Jon]

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[UncleT]

This idea is one that seems to have been suggested multiple times, sometimes using different terms.  Unfortunately, this may be causing voting to be split among these various entries, rather than being concentrated in one that would get more votes.

Here are some of the other ideas that are similar:

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/export-thunderbird-by-qr-code-also-for-desktop-not-only-for/idi...

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/improve-thunderbird-export-tool-to-select-what-to-export-e-g-no...

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/be-able-to-export-mail-filters-and-account-setting-on/idi-p/233...

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/export-and-import-a-set-of-message-rules-to-from-a-data-file/id...

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/thunderbird-migration/idi-p/25003

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/save-thunderbird-settings/idi-p/21767

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/address-book-backup/m-p/21463

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/remote-content-exceptions-easy-export-import/idi-p/81129

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/reintroduce-export-address-books-button-in-thunderbird/idi-p/36...

.Note that some of these are requests for a specific subset of export (filters, address book, etc.) or for a specific implementation (QR code for computer to computer export/import)

This request for syncing has been accepted, although development seems to be running behind schedule:

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/firefox-sync-for-thunderbird/idi-p/28971

I would suspect that a significant portion of the code needed to implement configuration export/import could be adapted from the code used for syncing.