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Which are the crucial files for the account settings for mozilla thunderbird?

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Hello everyone,

I am syncing my configuration files between multiple pc's via git - now I'd like to finally inherit thunderbird in this, but I can't figure out the bare needed files for the setup of the accounts. Means: I don't need passwords, mail, attachments, etc. pp. ... - I only need the account settings (name, imap/smtp-server, port-settings, ...), so I don't have to set up nine mail-accounts on every pc and on every reinstall.

Up until now I couldn't find a definite answer (besides 'copy the whole folder', which is no option since it goes through my git-server which has a yearly traffic-limit) I'm asking here.

Thanks in advance

Ps: An option would be to sync only the files directly in the folder without subfolders, but that wouldn't be clean.

Hello everyone, I am syncing my configuration files between multiple pc's via git - now I'd like to finally inherit thunderbird in this, but I can't figure out the bare needed files for the setup of the accounts. Means: I don't need passwords, mail, attachments, etc. pp. ... - I only need the account settings (name, imap/smtp-server, port-settings, ...), so I don't have to set up nine mail-accounts on every pc and on every reinstall. Up until now I couldn't find a definite answer (besides 'copy the whole folder', which is no option since it goes through my git-server which has a yearly traffic-limit) I'm asking here. Thanks in advance Ps: An option would be to sync only the files directly in the folder without subfolders, but that wouldn't be clean.

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