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local directory "Users/username/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/profile.default/Mail/mail.email.com" not suitable for message storage

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marcelleqb
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When I look at my account settings, and click server settings, I get this message

local directory "Users/username/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/profile.default/Mail/mail.email.com" not suitable for message storage

I think things are working fine, but don't want to wake up one morning and find that because I ignored that one thing a long time ago everything is now fubar.

When I look at my account settings, and click server settings, I get this message local directory "Users/username/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/profile.default/Mail/mail.email.com" not suitable for message storage I think things are working fine, but don't want to wake up one morning and find that because I ignored that one thing a long time ago everything is now fubar.

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christ1
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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dangerous_directories_-_Thunderbird

marcelleqb
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I'm on a Mac, so I looked at another page and it says the correct path is "~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name>/" which is sort of what I have, but with extra. Mine says "~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name1>/Mail/mail.mydomain-1.com" "~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name1>/Mail/mail.mydomain-2.com" "~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name1>/Mail/mail.mydomain-3.com" "~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name1>/Mail/pop.gmail.com" The fifth one is under it's own profile (I set it up recently) and it does not produce the warning "~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name 2>/Mail/mail.mydomain-1.com"

How do I move the folders without messing up everything on the front end? When I installed Thunderbird eons ago, I let it determine where to put the folders. Anytime I moved to a new computer or operation system, I just copied the profile into the new install of Thunderbird. I haven't chosen where to store these folders. 

If I do change the local directory, will Thunderbird move all my files or do I find them missing and have to manually move them to the new location for them to show up on the front end? I'm not sure how I get the first four to be like the 5th one and not have an error. Does every mail address have to have it's own profile?
Toad-Hall
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Post an image showing contents of : ~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<Profile name1>/Mail/mail.mydomain-1.com folder. Please make sure the full directory is also visible so we can check all file and folder names.

Modified by Toad-Hall

marcelleqb
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I didn't expand every folder in the directory. I hope that's ok.

Toad-Hall
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The images show contents of the 'profile name' folder. I was looking for the contents of the actual mail account folder - /mail.mydomain-1.com which is in the 'Mail' folder. because the error message said: mail.email.com" not suitable for message storage

I would aslo be a good idea to post contents of the 'Mail' folder.

marcelleqb
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The second image is the contents of the actual mail account folder - highlighted in blue. The three images are of the entire profile folder.