Where is my Thunderbird profile file (please read the entire explanation--if it were just a matter of reading and following instructions I wouldn't be asking)
I just installed a new router and all of a sudden nothing is working properly on my PC. Among other things, I need to fix Thunderbird, and for that I need to find where my thunderbird profile is. The instructions I've seen say to go to troubleshooting information, find profile folder, and click on "open folder." When I do that, nothing happens. (I told you installing the router appears to have broken everything--I don't know how that happened, especially since I was on the phone with tech support for the router for install), and I'm no closer to finding the profile file. I can enter %appdata%\roaming\thunderbird\profiles but that shows me two different profile directories and I don't know which one is the right one. How can I find the correct file and why doesn't troubleshooting information just show me that?
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I've had this PC 11 years and Thunderbird's been on it the whole time, so I can't be 100% sure, but I think I got it at mozilla.org.
If installed from thunderbird.net, the profile will be a tc:\users\<yourid>\appdata\roaming\thunderbird BUT, if you installed from Microsoft, the profile is at C:\Users\<Yourid>\AppData\Local\Packages\MozillaThunderbird.MZLA
There is scant documentation on the Microsoft version.Going forward, I suggest always installing from thunderbird.net
I got it from Thunderbird.net. I never get anything from Microsoft if I can help it. This almost answers the question, and I thank both you and Matt for your quick responses. It has taken me so long to respond because I had to go to bed.
Anyhow, the correct directory is C:\users\<yourid>\appdata\roaming\thunderbird. The problem is there are two profile directories there, and I don't know which one is the right one. How do I find that out?
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