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Reviews for ImportExportTools NG
220 reviews for this add-on
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use. Straightforward tool for importing and exporting entire mailboxes.
Mark
Thank you for the nice review!
Christopher
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
When exporting several messages to the specified folder, multiple messages appear "Unable to save the message. Please check your file name and try again later" and "Unable to save the attachment. Please check your file name and try again later". And I think that when saving, invalid characters should be replaced with something else (spaces, underscores). And not force the user to check each saved email and attachment, finding out what exactly was not saved. With the same success, you can use the standard export function, one message at a time. At least the same amount of time will be spent. ImportExportTools NG 14.1.2 (September 9, 2024), Mozilla Thunderbird 128.2.0esr (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045.4842.
This user has 2 previous reviews of this add-on.Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hay Dear I dont get option to import my google photos takeout in zip format. guide me if you can
Hi, thanks for the review!
Since Thunderbird only deals with email and attachments, I don't see how Google photos would be imported as Thunderbird doesn't manage photos nor does ImportExportTools. For Gmail a Google takeout would be mbox so those mbox files could be imported.
You can post to the github repository if you need help.
https://github.com/thunderbird/import-export-tools-ng/issues
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic tool to archive an old mail box. The html export is really convenient.
Thanks for your nice review!
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Christopher
This is an excellent extension and use it all day.
I do have a problem with Thunderbird 128.1.0esr (64-bit) and ImportExport NG version 14.1.2 or 14.1.0
The emails export to EML format but are blank and only 8k in size, the attachments do not save in the exported EML file.
If I install Thunderbird 115 and install the addon through the extensions in settings all the emails export correctly.
Can you help please
Regards
Clark
Clark
Thank you so much for the nice review despite having a problem!
It's always frustrating when people give lousy reviews without trying to get some help first.
I am currently working on a beta to address several v128 issues.
Can you post this problem in the github repository where I can try to analyze the issue with you?
https://github.com/thunderbird/import-export-tools-ng/issues
Thanks
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it.
I now have the version that is compatible with 128.0.1esr (64-bit). Thank you.
Hi Mark
v14.1.2 is the update for Thunderbird v128
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools-ng/?src=hp-dl-mostpopular
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
i used for backup my gamil account in my office account i exported all the mail through takeout from google now i imported to personal account it is very very helpful for all backup
sibi
Thanks for the nice review.
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
up'n'running. great. THANK YOU!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (14.0.3). This user has 3 previous reviews of this add-on.Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love this add-on -- simple idea yet powerfully executed. Makes it so simple and easy for me to save emails based on topics/clients/suppliers etc. And I can choose in what format -- but I like using txt and attachments. A particularly important aspect to me is the ability to customise the filename and attachment folder for each email...so I have them all timestamped and can see a full history of my email communications with a client. Then I can keep my inbox clean and not taking up too much space.
A recent update from thunderbird caused a small issue in the output txt files, but the main developer for this fixed in within two days of me registering the bug -- awesome response!!
Highly recommend this add-on for anyone wanting to store all their emails on disk and keep them in order - and viewable for many years in the future.
Sally6699
Thank you for the very nice and detailed review!
It's always a pleasure when users appreciate all the work that goes into these extensions.
Cheers,
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
In using this program, I found that it was dropping some emails, so I contacted the developer Chris. After lots of back and forth, we determined that some of my emails showed as NAME.eml whereas some others showed as NAME._eml. No idea why, but the latter ones didn't copy.
I figured out a rather cumbersome DOS solution, but Chris took the initiative to tweak the program to allow it to import them automatically. I tested the beta version which worked like a charm.
When you have as many emails as I do, a program like this is a life saver.
Great add on.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fully featured export tool which works recursively through a folder tree.
Many filename customisation options.
Many filetype export options.
Dev is proactive & super responsive.
BeepBop
Thank you for the very enthusiastic review!
I will continue to do my best developing ImportExportTools NG.
Most importantly supporting my great user base like yourself!!
Christopher
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
I have an issue with the import of an .sbd directory.
The MBOX files contained in the .sbd are individualy imported, but not the .sbd structure.
Hi
Thanks for the review.
Can you post an issue in the github repository where I can help you.
https://github.com/thunderbird/import-export-tools-ng/issues
Christopher
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
This is a good add-on. However, I am having a problem.
I have it set to back up on exit, but since about April, I have been getting "_MSG_dialog.title" and when I press OK, the backup is not created.
Deleting the add-on and re-inserting it again does not improve the situation. Please let me know how to improve this issue.
Thanks for the review, sorry for the issue.
This is something already being patched. It should only be necessary to do the following :
On the backup options tab make sure the Use modal window is set. The non-modal option is no longer compatible.
This has solved the issue for other users. If it does not, please post to the github issue :
https://github.com/thunderbird/import-export-tools-ng/issues/559
Christopher
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
ImportExportTools NG
v14.0.2
Thunderbird 115.9.0 (64-Bit)
Hallo, tolles Tool, aber leider werden nicht alle emails der jeweiligen Ordner kopiert, sondern nur ein kleiner Teil, manchmal, in einem der Ordner nur 15 von 397. Ich habe folgendes gemacht:
Rechtsclick auf den Archivordner unter "Lokale Ordner". dann: ImportExportTools NG => Alle Nachrichten im Ordner Exportieren => EML-Format => Nachrichten und Index mit Unterordnern
Ziel-Ordner ausgewählt und Klick auf Öffnen. Es werden auch bei mehrmaligem Versuch immer nur die gleichen paar EMails kopiert. Für Hilfe wäre ich sehr dankbar. LG
Mazi23
Thanks for the review, sorry for the issues.
I would very much like to help and debug your problem.
Can you post the issue in the Github repository where I can help?
https://github.com/thunderbird/import-export-tools-ng/issues
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worked perfectly for importing a few thousand emails!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (14.0.2).Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Malheureusement ce greffon ne préserve pas la hiérarchie des libellés (étiquettes) de Gmail et ne les convertie pas en hiérarchie de dossies, rassemblant tous les courriels dans un seul et unique dossier.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (14.0.1).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very good but relatively slow (but gets the job done in a few hours)
Importing 12Gigabyte and 105.000 messages from Windows Live Mail Export (Exported in less then a minute), 18 years of email (probably good moment to start cleaning anyway)
Intel 14700K CPU should not be a bottleneck,
maybe the SATA HDD slows things down.
40% done in about 65 minutes
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I've been around a good while, but I've NEVER experienced such a superb developer as I did with this plugin. After deciding to get (the hell) out of the Apple walled garden, i had 20yrs of email data to move to Thunderbird on Linux (as a total noob to linux).
With a dog slow old iMac, very limited technical abilities, and some badly corrupted email folders, I didnt stand much of a chance.
But then came Christoper (developer of this plugin). Wow, just wow.
Day after day of fiddling and I finally have a nicely organised set of emails in Thunderbird, something I strongly doubted would be possible.
This plugin, combined with Christopher's phthon script, saved the day. I would urge all users to consider making a small donation to this project, the developer is as worthy of support as any I've ever dealt with. Please donate whatever you can (half of your donation goes to a very good cause).
Thank you so much Christopher.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I used the import to import mbox files originating from an outdated Microsoft Entourage instance (Apple iMac).
In first instance the tool was not able to import, but the developer responded quickly with a good solution after I reported the issues. Many thanks for the good support and the tool works great for me now!
I was not able to import multiple mbox files stored in multiple directories; that would be an improvement, because it is quite a lot of work to import folder by folder.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It is one of my favourite add-ons for thunderbird.
Had some issues with shortcuts, got in contact with the developer and now everything works fine.
zwergneun
Thanks for the review!
Pleasure to work through it.
Christopher
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