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other:thunderbird [2015/11/18 16:21]
jypeter Added link to the linux page
other:thunderbird [2019/04/15 09:10]
jypeter [Restoring a TB configuration directory] Improved for Win10
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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 itWe 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