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Running 2 versions of Thunderbird on same computer

Thunderbird Installation and updates
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rickbrn
rickbrn

Can I run an older version (68.1 or 68.9 installed in one directory and the current version installed in another directory (folder) with Windows 10 Pro ? Thanks

Can I run an older version (68.1 or 68.9 installed in one directory and the current version installed in another directory (folder) with Windows 10 Pro ? Thanks

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sfhowes
sfhowes

Yes, just make sure each version uses its own profile. Start Profile Manager each time to select the correct profile: Windows key+R, type (path to)thunderbird.exe -p

For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Thunderbird78R\thunderbird.exe -p

starts the profile manager with TB 78 32-bit.