Need to specify a folder for Thunderbird to store all emails in Windows File Manager, on a different disk i.e. not C:/drive - for security.
The C:/ drive is vulnerable to a systems crash requiring Windows to be re-installed. Windows Live Mail allowed me to specify a folder on another disk/partition, and in the past this has been a huge benefit. I wish to do the same to allow me to move to Thunderbird. I cannot find a means to change the file in Thnderbird, which seems to use Appdata on the C:/drive.
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You have not done something correctly. You should not be seeing 'profile name' files in a 'mail account'.
What did you do? Did you attempt to move the entire 'profile name' folder?
If you wanted to move the entire profile name folder:
Your profile was stored here:
- C:\Users\<Windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<Profile name>\
'Profile name' folder was typically called 'xxxxxxxx.default' where the x's are letters and numbers.
You perhaps wanted to move 'profile name' folder to D: drive. In D: drive create a folder called 'TBird' Exit Thunderbird. Move the 'profile name' folder into 'TBird' on D: drive.
Start 'Profile Manager' Create a new profile and click on choose folder and choose the moved 'profile name' folder on D: drive. OK everything and Start Thunderbird
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This article explains how to move the location of the mail folders, and includes a link to moving the entire profile:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_(Thunderbird)
To SF Howes, Thank you for your response. I think I have moved the folder, and hope that Thunderbird will continue to use the new one. But - there is a usability problem. Beneath the "Inbox" and "Trash" in the left hand column, I see displayed the full contents of the Profile folder as if I were viewing it in File Manager . How may I remove this whole screen full of stuff? i.e. folders, like abook.map addons.json calendar-data cookies.sqlite to list a selection. When this is done, my next task will be to import all my emails from Windows Live Mail. I hope this will work!
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You have not done something correctly. You should not be seeing 'profile name' files in a 'mail account'.
What did you do? Did you attempt to move the entire 'profile name' folder?
If you wanted to move the entire profile name folder:
Your profile was stored here:
- C:\Users\<Windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<Profile name>\
'Profile name' folder was typically called 'xxxxxxxx.default' where the x's are letters and numbers.
You perhaps wanted to move 'profile name' folder to D: drive. In D: drive create a folder called 'TBird' Exit Thunderbird. Move the 'profile name' folder into 'TBird' on D: drive.
Start 'Profile Manager' Create a new profile and click on choose folder and choose the moved 'profile name' folder on D: drive. OK everything and Start Thunderbird
If unsure of what you have done. Post some images showing content of D: drive location of thunderbird stored folders and files. So we can see what you have got and where it is to understand what has occurred.
Toad-Hall said
You have not done something correctly. You should not be seeing 'profile name' files in a 'mail account'. What did you do? Did you attempt to move the entire 'profile name' folder? If you wanted to move the entire profile name folder: Your profile was stored here:'Profile name' folder was typically called 'xxxxxxxx.default' where the x's are letters and numbers. You perhaps wanted to move 'profile name' folder to D: drive. In D: drive create a folder called 'TBird' Exit Thunderbird. Move the 'profile name' folder into 'TBird' on D: drive. Start 'Profile Manager' Create a new profile and click on choose folder and choose the moved 'profile name' folder on D: drive. OK everything and Start Thunderbird
- C:\Users\<Windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<Profile name>\
Thank you. You were quite right. I have now corrected the directory and all is working fine....... except that I cannot send emails, but get an error message even though I have double checked that my settings for the outgoing mail server is correct. (But is it?) Can moving the directory have caused this? I cannot see a connection.