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| ====== Thunderbird (TB) notes ====== | ====== Thunderbird (TB) notes ====== | ||
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| <note tip>The Thunderbird configuration folder (settings, local mailboxes, address books, etc...) is stored by default //somewhere// in a hidden section of the user's Windows directory (''C:\Users\<your_login>''). | <note tip>The Thunderbird configuration folder (settings, local mailboxes, address books, etc...) is stored by default //somewhere// in a hidden section of the user's Windows directory (''C:\Users\<your_login>''). | ||
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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> | <note warning>\\ If you are using Linux, go the the [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]] page</note> | ||
| - | ====== Prerequisite ====== | + | ===== Prerequisites ===== |
| - | * You **must** be able to see Windows' hidden folders in order to access the configuration directory | + | ==== Showing hidden directories ==== |
| - | * [[other:win7config#displaying_hidden_folders|Displaying hidden folders on Windows 7]] | + | |
| - | * [[other:win10config#displaying_hidden_folders|Displaying hidden folders on Windows 10]] | + | |
| - | * You **must** have started (**and exited**) TB at least once (in order to initialize the configuration files) | + | You **must** be able to see Windows' hidden folders in order to access the configuration directory |
| + | * [[other:win10config#displaying_hidden_folders|Displaying hidden folders on Windows 10]] | ||
| + | * [[other:win7config#displaying_hidden_folders|Displaying hidden folders on Windows 7]] | ||
| - | ====== Moving the TB configuration directory to a specific directory ====== | + | ==== Initializing TB configuration files ==== |
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| + | You **must** have started (**and exited**) TB at least once (in order to initialize the configuration files) | ||
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| + | ==== Finding the configuration files ==== | ||
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| + | The location of the **TB main directory** (where all the configuration files are located) depends on your system | ||
| + | * **Windows 10** or **Windows 7**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird'' | ||
| + | * **Windows XP**: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Thunderbird'' | ||
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| + | ===== Debugging Thunderbird ===== | ||
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| + | Most people can skip this section! | ||
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| + | * Starting TB in [[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode|Safe Mode]]: hold the ''Shift'' key while double-clicking on the TB icon | ||
| + | * You can disable (and possibly) remove extensions | ||
| + | * If TB behaves strangely and using the //Safe Mode// does not help, you may have to remove the configuration files mentioned in the following pages. You very probably won't lose your mailbox(es) settings and your local folder! | ||
| + | * [[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Thunderbird|Standard diagnostic]] | ||
| + | * [[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_or_windows_layout_not_working|Toolbar or windows layout not working]] | ||
| + | * [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/unable-install-add-on-extension-theme-thunderbird#w_corrupt-extension-files|corrupt extension files]] | ||
| + | * [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/rebuilding-global-database|Rebuilding the Global Database]] | ||
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| + | ===== Moving the TB configuration directory to a specific directory ===== | ||
| - <wrap hi>Make sure TB is not running!</wrap> | - <wrap hi>Make sure TB is not running!</wrap> | ||
| - | - Go to the TB main directory | + | - Go to the **TB main directory** (see the //prerequisites// above) |
| - | * **Windows XP**: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Thunderbird'' | + | |
| - | * **Windows 7** or **Windows 10**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird'' | + | |
| - Locate the TB configuration directory in the ''Thunderbird\Profiles'' directory (a sub-directory named ''<random_string>.default'') | - Locate the TB configuration directory in the ''Thunderbird\Profiles'' directory (a sub-directory named ''<random_string>.default'') | ||
| - <wrap hi>Are you doing this operation for the //first time//, or //restoring// settings from another computer?</wrap> | - <wrap hi>Are you doing this operation for the //first time//, or //restoring// settings from another computer?</wrap> | ||
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| - **Later**, when things seem to work correctly, remove the original ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<random_string>.default'' directory! | - **Later**, when things seem to work correctly, remove the original ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<random_string>.default'' directory! | ||
| - | ====== Restoring a TB configuration directory ====== | + | ===== Restoring a TB configuration directory ===== |
| You have copied a TB configuration from another computer to your new computer and want to use it! We assume that the copied TB directory is: | You have copied a TB configuration from another computer to your new computer and want to use it! We assume that the copied TB directory is: | ||
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| </note> | </note> | ||
| - | ====== More ====== | + | ===== More ===== |
| You should be OK if you **correctly** followed the steps above! You can get extra information in: | You should be OK if you **correctly** followed the steps above! You can get extra information in: | ||
other/thunderbird.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/28 10:46 by jypeter
