Add Exchange Account to Thunderbird

Overview: In this tutorial, follow different ways to add Exchange account to Thunderbird including setup, authentication, and troubleshooting steps if it doesn’t work. Apart from that, how to export Exchange mailbox data without connecting directly to the live server in Thunderbird.

Microsoft Exchange is a well-known platform with which businesses manage their email, contacts, and calendars along with other mailbox data. But, some users prefer Thunderbird as their desktop email client.

Can Users Configure Exchange Account to Thunderbird?

The answer is Yes. Now, the recent editions of Thunderbird offer support for Exchange accounts. So, you can simply add your Exchange account too. For Microsoft 365 or Exchange Online, the set up may vary per Thunderbird version and account settings.

Why to Add Exchange Mailbox to Thunderbird?

There are several practical points to add Exchange account to Thunderbird.

Use desktop email application for accessing Exchange mail
One Thunderbird profile is used to handle multiple email accounts
Easily read & send messages using Thunderbird known interface
Do not depend solely on a web browser to access your Exchange mail
Have Exchange email alongside other provider accounts
Use standard Exchange support in Thunderbird when the environment of the organization allows it

Thunderbird’s newer account hub makes it easier to discover and set up accounts, including automatically detecting the protocol for supported accounts

Get it Cleared with the Graph!

Here are some data and facts that clear your thoughts that this email-client is also used across the globe by so many users.

This graph shows that the ADI (Active Daily Installation) that Mozilla servers receive the ping as installation. Sometimes these numbers are not the same as active users because they don’t access each day but they use it according to their preferences.

Most countries like Germany, the United States, France, Japan, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, etc.. is the most widely Thunderbird usage county in the world. Below are the countries ranking for Thunderbird usage, February 24, 2015.

Now this data and graph clear all your doubts about why users are choosing Thunderbird and are also one of the major reasons behind it.

Safety Steps Before Adding Exchange Account Data

Install the latest version of Thunderbird for smooth Exchange & Microsoft login
Get your Exchange or Microsoft 365 email address ready
Microsoft sign-in or additional verification is required for some work or school accounts
Verify if your mailbox is on Microsoft 365 or an organization’s own Exchange Server
If Thunderbird cannot connect, your administrator must give permissions

Now all the problems have been cleared, so how can users now configure Exchange Mailbox to Thunderbird? Don’t worry, below are the steps to follow.

How to Add Exchange Account to Thunderbird Manually?

Follow these six set of steps to complete the setup process and connect Exchange mailbox.

#1. Open Thunderbird

Launch Thunderbird on your machine and head to the Account Hub
Select Add a new email account option.

#2. Enter Exchange Email

Fill in the account setup window as shown: Enter name & Exchange email address
The key icon represents the account Thunderbird is attempting to automatically setup

#3. Select Microsoft Exchange

Choose Microsoft Exchange, if it is available in the account configuration options
Proceed with setting up your Exchange account

#4. Sign In to Microsoft

When it openes the Microsoft sign in page, enter your Microsoft account detail
Perform MFA or any other verification if needed

#5. Choose Exchange Connection

Choose from the connection method to Exchange, EWS or Microsoft Graph depending on availability
This option may vary based on your Exchange or Microsoft 365 setup

#6. Complete the Setup

Instead, just follow the rest of Thunderbird prompts until you finish setting up the account
When it connects, your Exchange mailbox is available in Thunderbird

Also Read: If you want to export orphan, shared, & archive Exchange mailbox to formats such as MBOX, PST, PDF and many more. Then, you can use SysTools Exchange Export Tool. It allows users to move entire mailbox data, and make a copy of it for migration, or backup purpose.

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Professional Solution to Add Exchange Account to Thunderbird MBOX

EDB Conversion Tool is specially developed and designed to export Exchange Mailbox from offline/dismounted EDB file to MBOX and other file formats such as PST / MSG / EML / HTML / PDF. It allows the users to select all the Exchange email and then provide the option to export selectively all emails into MBOX file format. The categories filter option allow users to export all selective Exchange mailbox data items such as: contacts, mails, caledars, notes, etc… to the selected file format.

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If the Exchange Mailbox is corrupted or purged this advanced utility provides option that easily resolve database corruption Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 as well as recover permanently deleted mailbox via scan mode option (Quick & Advance scan) provided by this utility.

To remove minimal corruption, click on the quick scan and for the severely corrupted Exchange database file select the advance scan to recover & repair EDB file. This option recovers hard deleted mailbox and item. Users can select this scan mode and recover deleted mailbox after retention period.

The tool creates a single folder for each MBOX file like inbox.mbox, sentitems.mbox, etc.. For all the items that present in the Exchange Mailbox. The software can recover both pub.edb and priv.edb file and users can extract mailbox from EDB file Exchange 2016/2013 to multiple file format.

Read Also:

1. Efficient Way to Add Exchange Email to Windows Live Mail

2. How to Add Microsoft Exchange Calendar to Outlook?

3. Effective Way to Add Exchange Contacts to Outlook

Key Features of Professional Solution:

Support Exchange Database and Streaming Media File
Export Exchange EDB emails, contacts, calendars, notes, task, journals
Maintain folder structure and keep data integrity
Scan mode option recover & repair Exchange mailbox and EDB file from corruption
Date filter option export selective EDB mailbox item in a specified period of time
No required of MBOX application to export Exchange emails
Users can selectively select data items category filter options

Software Steps to Add Exchange Mailbox to Thunderbird

Step 1: Download > Run the software

Step 2: Click on Add File > Load EDB file

Step 3: Preview the Exchange Mailbox > Click on Export

Note: Users can also select the Exchange emails individually by check all the mail and click on the Export Selected button to export these emails only.

Step 4: Select the Exchange Mailbox > Choose export type as MBOX > Click on Export

Finally the process to export Exchange Mailbox to MBOX is successfully completed.

How to Import MBOX Data into Different Thunderbird Profiles?

Follow these steps given below to import MBOX file efficiently using Thunderbird add-on extensions.

Step 1: Open Thunderbird > Click on Tools > Go to ImportExportToolsNG > Click Import MBOX File
Step 2: Then a window will appear > Select Import directly one or more MBOX file > Click OK
Step 3: Browse the MBOX file and load it from the target location
Step 4: Then you will able to see all the Exchange Mailbox items

This is the process to do it manually, but it has various limitations like maximum 4 GB of data import. If you have large MBOX files, then use SysTools Thunderbird Importer. It can move data in bulk and transfer to multiple Thunderbird profiles.

Conclusion

It is easy to add Exchange account to Thunderbird using the new setup where supported accounts can be added directly. But, when you want to migrate existing or offline Exchange mailbox data to Thunderbird, then exporting it into MBOX is one of the best methods. Select the method according to whether you like to connect a live Exchange account or migrate an already existing mailbox.