Page History

1. In your App State email inbox click on the gear icon and then select "See all settings".

Image ModifiedGmail Settings

2. Select "Labels" and scroll down to select "Create new label".

Image ModifiedLabels in Gmail

3. Create a new label - we recommend calling the label "Personal" - and keep the "Next label under:" box unselected. Select "Create".

4. In your email, locate all emails that you wish to retain, select them by checking the checkbox beside each email, and then select the “Move to” icon at the top. Move them into your newly created personal label.

1. Navigate to thunderbird.net.

2. Select “Free Download”.

Image ModifiedThunderbird Homepage

3. Run the .exe file that is downloaded.

Image ModifiedThunderbird Download

4. Select “Yes” when prompted if you would like to allow the program to make changes to your computer.

1. Select “Next” on the Mozilla Thunderbird Setup Wizard.

Image ModifiedStarting Thunderbird Installation

2. Select “Next” on the Setup Type screen.

Image ModifiedStandard Setup

3. Select “Install” on the Summary screen.

Image ModifiedInstallation

4. Select “Finish” to complete the setup (if “Launch Mozilla Thunderbird now” is selected, Mozilla Thunderbird should start once you select Finish).

Image ModifiedFinish Install

5. Enter your App State email account information in the “Add Mail Account” box under "Account Actions." Click "Continue".

Image ModifiedApp State Email Account Connection

6. Select "Configure manually"

Image ModifiedConfigure Manually

7. Change the Authentication Method from "Normal Password" to "OAuth2" on both Incoming and Outgoing servers.

Image ModifiedSetting for password and OAUTH.

8. Then select "Done"

9. You will see a pop-up asking you to sign in with your Google Account. Enter your App State email address.

Image ModifiedApp State Authentication Pop-up

10. Enter your App State credentials.

Image ModifiedApp State username and Password

11. You will need to allow Mozilla Thunderbird Email access to your App State Google Account.

Image ModifiedGoogle Permissions

12. Under the System Integration pop-up, we recommend selecting “Skip Integration”.

Image ModifiedIntegration

13. If your menu bar is not showing at the top, you may need to right-click at the top and select “Menu Bar”.

Image ModifiedMenu Bar

14. Select “Tools” from the Menu Bar and then select “Account Settings”.

Image ModifiedAdvanced Account Settings

15. Select “Account Actions” and then select “Add Mail Account…”

Image ModifiedModifying Account Actions

16. Enter your new retiree Gmail information and click “Continue”.

Your Name: First Last

Email Address: [email protected] (your username will not change) 

Password: New password established on your first sign-in to the web interface.  

Image ModifiedConnecting App State Retiree Account

17. You will see the screen below and be prompted to sign in again. Enter your full retiree address, [email protected].

Image ModifiedGoogle Account authentication Pop-up

18. Enter your password.

Image ModifiedPassword

19. You will need to select “Allow” so that Mozilla Thunderbird Email will have access to your account.

Image ModifiedThunderbird Access

You should now see both your old App State email account and your new retiree email account listed under the “Account Settings”. Select "OK".

Image ModifiedAccount Settings

You can now drag the personal folder you created from your App State email account and drop them in your personal email account

 Image ModifiedMoving Folder from your Google account to Thunderbird

*NOTE: If you have a large number of emails, the process could take a while for all emails in the folder to migrate

1. Navigate tothunderbird.net.

2. Select “Free Download”.

Image ModifiedThunderbird homepage

3. Look in the lower-left corner for the .dmg file that is downloaded. Click it to start the installation (If you do not see the .dmg file there, open your “Downloads” folders and click on the .dmg file to start the installation.

Image ModifiedThunderbird Download

4. Drag the Thunderbird icon to the Applications folder icon.

Image ModifiedThunderbird App

5. Go to your Applications folder and launch Thunderbird. Select “Open” when prompted.

Image ModifiedApplication Folder

1. When Thunderbird opens, select File>New>Existing Mail Account.

Image ModifiedOpening your Existing Mail Account

2. Enter your App State email account information in the “Set Up Your Existing Email Address” box and then click "Continue."

Image ModifiedApp State Email Connection

3. Click "Configure Manually".

Image ModifiedConfigure Manually

4. Change "Authentication" on the Incoming and Outgoing servers to "OAuth2". Click Done.

Image ModifiedAuthentication Settings

5. Sign in to your App State account.

Image ModifiedApp State Login

6. Enable Thunderbird to access your App State Google account.

Image ModifiedAllow permissions

1. Select “Tools” from the Menu Bar and then select “Account Settings”.

Image ModifiedAccount Settings

2. Select “Account Actions” and then select “Add Mail Account…”

Image ModifiedAdd Mail Account

3. Enter your personal email information and click “Continue”.

Image ModifiedPersonal Email Information

4. If your personal email account is a Google account, you will see the screen below and be prompted to sign in again. Enter your personal Gmail address and password and sign in. Click “Allow” when prompted let Thunderbird access your email.

Image ModifiedPersonal Google Account prompt

5. You should now see both your App State email account and your personal email account listed under the “Account Settings”. Select “OK”.

Image ModifiedAccount Settings

You can now drag folders from your App State email account and drop them in your personal email account.

 Image ModifiedDargging Folders in Thunderbird account.

*NOTE: If you have a large number of emails, the process could take a while for all emails in the folder to migrate.