What can be more robust than keeping date stamped copies of thunderbird's data store using tar/rsync/borg/...?
You are already doing it. If you mean doing it reliably, you could trigger the backup by systemd on timer/network/powerdown/..... pointing to some cloud/nas always available storage. T On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 13:48 Mr Apps <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I'm searching for an open-source, actively maintained tool or utility to > back up all Thunderbird email on a Linux Mint laptop. While I know it’s > possible to export the profile or simply archive the ~/.thunderbird > folder using a command like tar -cvzf thunderbird-backup.tar.gz > ~/.thunderbird/, I’d prefer a more robust solution. > > This backup is for my girlfriend’s laptop, and she tends to keep a large > amount of old email. I’m hoping to avoid relying solely on profile > exports or basic folder archiving for this task. > > Paranoia runs deep......... > > Thanks, > >
