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Mail vs. Thunderbird
I used to use a windows XP machine for all email, but then recently moved it all to a mac. I originally was using outlook and found the easiest way to move my mail was to first import all my mail into Thunderbird on the PC, then manual copy the profile folder into the thunderbird folder on the mac side. WorkedThen I noticed that Thunderbird has it’s own address book imported from OS Xs default address book. This causes some headaches when I want to add a person and it adds it only to the thunderbird address book and I have to manually add it to the OS X Addie book.So I tried using Mail for email, but when I tried importing mozilla mail, it would only import any mail I sent or received since I started using the mac. Non of the PC thunderbird email will import into mail. Normally I wouldn’t care and just keep using thunderbird, but is there a way to have thunderbird and OS X address book work side by side, rather than have a seperate book for each, and need to manually input into the other one every time i have a new contact.thanks
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Sure! Here’s a simpler version:
Moving from a Windows XP computer to a Mac can be tricky when it comes to managing emails and contacts, especially if you’re switching between different email programs like Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail.
When you move your emails from Outlook to Thunderbird on your Mac, you might notice that Thunderbird brings its address book from the Mac’s default contacts list. This can be annoying because it means you have two separate contact lists, and you have to manually add new contacts to both.
One way to make things easier is to try to make Thunderbird work better with the Mac’s contacts list. Unfortunately, Thunderbird doesn’t always play nice with it, so you might still end up with two separate lists.
Another option is to use Apple Mail instead of Thunderbird. But if you do this, you might find that not all your old emails from Thunderbird come over, which can be frustrating if you need to refer back to them.
To solve these problems and have a smoother email and contacts setup on your Mac, you could try using extra tools or tricks. For example, you might find plugins for Thunderbird that help it work better with the Mac’s contacts. Or you could use special programs or scripts to automatically sync your Thunderbird and Mac contacts lists.
In the end, you might need to try a few different things to see what works best for you. You can also use the Advik MBOX Converter Tool to effortlessly complete the process. Thunderbird and the Mac’s contacts list might not be perfect together, but with some experimenting, you can make managing your emails and contacts on your Mac easier.
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Stick with Thunderbird! Apple Mail lacks many of Thunderbird’s functions, you’ll lose all of that, and Apple doesn’t make migrating emails over very easy. In fact it seems they try to covertly fight your ability to do this. I’m a HUGE Thunderbird fan, it will read data from your Apple Contacts, ZERO ISSUES, you do not need to use the Thunderbird calendar or address book, use the ones that come with macOS and TB will recognize them. Again, I’ve used Thunderbird for many years, never had issues with it accessing data from the macOS Contacts app.
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