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Thunderbird78.8 - How to set profile storage(emails storage) under Linux to another partition?
Hi,
Under,
- Linux (Manjaro XFCE)
- Thunderbird78.8
- Account: hotmail
How can set on which folder, actually other partition and folder than OS system, the Thunderbird store the emails?
From a fresh install, 1/ I started Thunderbird, 2/ set my hotmail account and Thunderbird started downloading the messages and creating reproducing my email tree structure. 3/ Without waiting the full download I closed TB
4/ I checked .thunderbird folder I see "profiles.ini" and "installs.ini" files as well as 2 folders <random_string>.default <random_string>.default-release
5/ In the profiles.ini I do see not see a relationship with my hotmail.
6/ under <random_string>.default-release/ImapMail/outlook.office365.com/ I see my hotmail account folder structure
7/ I cut & paste the <random_string>.default-release to the new partition (non OS)
The initial profiles.ini is [Profile1] Name=default IsRelative=1 Path=7xaim9be.default Default=1
[Profile0] Name=default-release IsRelative=1 Path=eatrfwpe.default-release
[General] StartWithLastProfile=1 Version=2
[InstallFDC34C9F024745EB] Default=eatrfwpe.default-release Locked=1
The modified one
[Profile1]
Name=default
IsRelative=1
Path=7xaim9be.default
Default=1
[Profile0] Name=default-release IsRelative=1 Path=run/media/phx/MMedia/eatrfwpe.default-release
[General] StartWithLastProfile=0 Version=2
[InstallFDC34C9F024745EB] Default=run/media/phx/MMedia/eatrfwpe.default-release Locked=1
I also modified installs.in as such [FDC34C9F024745EB] Default=run/media/phx/MMedia/eatrfwpe.default-release Locked=1
I start TB, it request if I start with the "default-release" profile which I do, finally it prompts "Your Thunderbird profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible"
Thanks I read https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data
Todas as respostas (1)
Suggest you 'Profile Manager' to create a new profile and then point it to look at where you moved the profile. If you can access 'Help > Troubleshooting information' > 'about:profiles' then follow that route to click on 'Create new profile' OR Exit Thunderbird. Start up 'Profile Manager' Info: If you're running Linux you'd typically use:
- ./thunderbird -profilemanager
More info:
Select to 'Create Profile'
Give it a name
click on 'Choose folder'
select the 'eatrfwpe.default-release' folder which you put in different location.
click on OK
click on Finish
Select new profile name select to use profile on start up without asking click on 'Start Thunderbird'