Hi All,

Why are there so many address books in Thunderbird, and what do I do to 
make one the most important?

I have a new computer, a Lenovo all-in-one running Windows 8.1. It's 
taken me nearly a week to install my programs, move my files, and make 
the sorts of tweaks that give a new computer the feel of home.

One of the few things I have left to do is to move my contacts to the 
new computer. I use Thunderbird. I don't have any questions about the 
process itself because I found some excellent instructions for exporting 
and importing contacts at
http://its.isber.ucsb.edu/guides/how-import-and-export-your-address-book-thunderbird

My confusion is and has always been about why there are so many address 
books in Thunderbird in the first place. I have Personal Addresses, My 
Address Book, and Collected Addresses. I haven't figured out why some 
addresses appear in one address book but not the others, and having 
three places to search makes going through the address books to find a 
person unnecessarily tedious.

I'd like to put all of my addresses in one address book, and I'd like 
all new addresses to go there too. I'm hoping someone on the list can 
either give me tips on how to do this or an explanation of the logic of 
Thunderbird address books.

thanks much-much.

Ciao


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