Comments on: Move Thunderbird Email Profiles To Another Location http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: genokihttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/comment-page-1/#comment-1270325 genoki Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:19:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/#comment-1270325 To be extra clear about what folder to move .. only move the profile file itself not the entire Thunderbird folder to the new location. Although from quick glance at folder contents it appears that there are unique files in main Thunderbird folder eg cache, addons, extensions, etc .. are the unique settings for these contained in profile or in main Thunderbird folder .. hmm not clear to me. thx To be extra clear about what folder to move .. only move the profile file itself not the entire Thunderbird folder to the new location.

Although from quick glance at folder contents it appears that there are unique files in main Thunderbird folder eg cache, addons, extensions, etc .. are the unique settings for these contained in profile or in main Thunderbird folder .. hmm not clear to me. thx

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/comment-page-1/#comment-726524 Martin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:32:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/#comment-726524 I never tried moving only the emails. You could try something like mozbackup to only backup the emails and restore them to the USB device. Should be possible. I never tried moving only the emails. You could try something like mozbackup to only backup the emails and restore them to the USB device. Should be possible.

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/comment-page-1/#comment-726498 Steve Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/#comment-726498 Can you just copy the address book and email, say from your desktop to a portable version on a thumb drive, without copying the message rules and server settings? I would like to do something like that, so that I am current all the time, but leave the messages on the server with the portable version. Then synch the address book when I get back to the desktop. Can you just copy the address book and email, say from your desktop to a portable version on a thumb drive, without copying the message rules and server settings?

I would like to do something like that, so that I am current all the time, but leave the messages on the server with the portable version. Then synch the address book when I get back to the desktop.

]]> By: Geoffhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/comment-page-1/#comment-725844 Geoff Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:10:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/move-thunderbird-email-profiles-to-another-location/#comment-725844 If your setting up Thunderbird for the first time then it is best to use the profile manager to create a profile & set a name & place(on a non-system HD) to store your profile & then you can back up the folder everyday to another media if needed & if you need to reinstall just use the profile manager to point to the profile location to all should be good & the same works with Firefox. Its how I do it & never have had a problem. If your setting up Thunderbird for the first time then it is best to use the profile manager to create a profile & set a name & place(on a non-system HD) to store your profile & then you can back up the folder everyday to another media if needed & if you need to reinstall just use the profile manager to point to the profile location to all should be good & the same works with Firefox.

Its how I do it & never have had a problem.

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