This seems to be the easiest way to move the Thunderbird data
Taken from here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder
Modify profiles.ini to point to the new location - Advanced
Firefox Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 2
Note: This method does not apply to Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x, which
uses a different system for keeping track of profiles.
Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey 2 should already be installed on the
computer where you are moving the profile and a profile folder and
profiles.ini file should already exist. This method is recommended for
advanced users only since it can be tough to troubleshoot. Mozilla
applications can be very finicky about the contents of the profiles.ini
file. They normally do not ignore bad entries, regardless of their
position in the file.
1. Create a new, empty folder in the desired profile location with
the name you wish to use for the new profile, for example,
D:\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\newprofile
2. Copy the entire contents of the profile folder you are moving
into the new profile folder you just created.
3. If you copied the old profile from a CD, remove the
write-protection from the copied files.
4. Find the profiles.ini file (it will be located in the default
profile folder path) and open it in a text editor.
* (Optional) Change the "Name=" line to the name of the new
profile folder you created, e.g., Name=newprofile
* Change "IsRelative=1" to "IsRelative=0"
* Change the "Path=" line to the actual location of the new
profile folder, e.g., Path=D:\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\newprofile.
5. If you are moving a profile from its default location, the
original profile folder can now be removed.
6. If you're using Thunderbird, check that you can see the folders
for each account. If they're missing, use the browse button for the
local directory in Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings and
Tools -> Account Settings -> Local Folders to specify the correct
account and mail directories.
Caution: Incorrect editing of the "profiles.ini" file can cause a
"already running but is not responding" error if the profile cannot be
found (bug 278860).
On 1/7/2010 5:03 PM, JRS wrote:
Yes you can. I had my data files under "C:\thunderbird" just so I could move
them from computer to computer more easily..
There is a setting in there somewhere where you can change the data directory.
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JRS
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----- Original Message ----
From: Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 7:15:29 AM
Subject: Re: [H] TBird?
My question is this: Can you store all of the Thunderbird 3 data files
in some place other than AppData folder in Windows 7?
I have big email folders and it takes up a lot of space on my SSD.....
On 1/7/2010 12:17 AM, John R Steinbruner wrote:
Yes sir, it is... :)
On Jan 6, 2010, at 8:59 PM, DSinc wrote:
Is Thunderbird 3.x a worthy upgrade?
Using 2.0.0.23 ATM.
Wondering?
Best,
Duncan
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