Moving Firefox and Thunderbird to a new computer

I'm getting a new (Windows 8.1) computer. I want to be able to use Firefox and Thunderbird just as I left them on the old (Windows 7) computer. Is this the right way to do it:
1. Backup both (to a removable disk) on the old computer with Mozbackup.
2. Download and install both on the new computer. Download and install Mozbackup of the new computer.
3. Restore from the removable disk using Mozbackup on the new computer.
Is this the right idea?

Sync is entirely different than using Mozbackup. Plus, Sync isn't available for Thunderbird.

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Hi there,
Please excuse me if a make a few mistakes, I am French ;)
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