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other:thunderbird [2014/04/07 13:48] jypeter [Thunderbird (TB) notes] |
other:thunderbird [2019/04/15 09:10] jypeter [Restoring a TB configuration directory] Improved for Win10 |
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| <note tip>The Thunderbird configuration (settings, local mailboxes, address books, etc...) is stored by default in the user's Windows directory. It's a good idea to move it to another known place, in order to be able to back it up or move it to another computer!</note> | <note tip>The Thunderbird configuration (settings, local mailboxes, address books, etc...) is stored by default in the user's Windows directory. It's a good idea to move it to another known place, in order to be able to back it up or move it to another computer!</note> | ||
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| + | <note warning>\\ If you are using Linux, go the the [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]] page</note> | ||
| ====== Prerequisite ====== | ====== Prerequisite ====== | ||
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| ====== Restoring a TB configuration directory ====== | ====== Restoring a TB configuration directory ====== | ||
| - | If you have copied a TB configuration from another computer and want to use it... We assume that the restored TB directory is: | + | You have copied a TB configuration from another computer and want to use it! We assume that the restored TB directory is: |
| - | * <disk:>\Users\<your_login>\Thunderbird\Profiles\<your_login>_TB | + | * ''<disk:>\Users\<your_login>\Thunderbird\Profiles\<your_login>_TB'' |
| - Start and exit TB, in order to have it initialize the default configuration | - Start and exit TB, in order to have it initialize the default configuration | ||
| - | - Go to the Windows 7 TB configuration directory\\ C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird | + | - Go to the configuration directory: |
| - | - Remove the the Thunderbird\Profiles\<random_string>.default\ directory that has just been created | + | * Windows 7: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird'' |
| - | - Edit the Thunderbird\profiles.ini file so that TB knows where to look for the new location of its configuration directory | + | * Windows 10: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird'' |
| - | * IsRelative=1\\ => IsRelative=0 | + | - Remove the the ''Thunderbird\Profiles\<random_string>.default\'' directory that was created when you started TB for the first time on this computer |
| - | * Path=Profiles\<random_string>.default\\ => Path=<disk:>\Users\<your_login>\Thunderbird\Profiles\<your_login>_TB | + | - Edit the ''Thunderbird\profiles.ini'' file so that TB knows where to look for the new location of its configuration directory |
| - | - Start TB and check that everything is OK | + | * ''IsRelative=1''\\ => ''IsRelative=0'' |
| + | * ''Path=Profiles\<random_string>.default''\\ => ''Path=<disk:>\Users\<your_login>\Thunderbird\Profiles\<your_login>_TB'' | ||
| + | - Start TB and check that everything is OK and that you have access to your existing mailboxes and settings | ||
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other/thunderbird.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/28 10:46 by jypeter
