How to add an existing email account to Thunderbird. Our hosting packages come complete with Roundcube Webmail as standard. Clients sometimes would like to continue using their preferred email provider.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to add an existing email account to Thunderbird:
Setup Existing Email on Thunderbird
1.) Launch Thunderbird: Open the Thunderbird application on your computer. If you don’t have it installed, you can install it from the official Mozilla Thunderbird website.
2.) Go to File > New > Existing Email Account
3.) Add your email address to the Full Name and Email Address fields and your existing password. Once these three fields are added, click ‘Configure Manually‘ that will appear after filling in the Full Name, Email address and password fields.
**Please note** The above configurations are based on our own server credentials and will likely be correct for our own clients. If you are following this guide and are not our client, ensure you add the correct server credentials for your own email settings.
5.) Once you have completed the manual fields, click retest. You should have a green success notification. Then click ‘Done’
6.) Your emails will now be downloading. This can take a while if you have lots of emails and folders.
7.) To view your email account, click the small envelope top left hand of the screen and select the inbox or folder of your choosing to view.
Congratulations! You have successfully added an existing email account to Thunderbird.
