From 23f3c9401754b93abd707e64fdda589ec46b3f70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michele Cereda Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:04:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fix: paths in thunderbird --- knowledge base/thunderbird.md | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/knowledge base/thunderbird.md b/knowledge base/thunderbird.md index 38ae320..2b1eb3d 100644 --- a/knowledge base/thunderbird.md +++ b/knowledge base/thunderbird.md @@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ ## TL;DR +Default directories path: + +| Directory | Linux | Mac OS X | Windows | +| --------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | +| Binaries | `/usr/bin` | `/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS` | `C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird` | +| Data | `${HOME}/.thunderbird` | `${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird` | `%APPDATA%\Roaming\Thunderbird` | + ## Profiles Sets of files where Thunderbird saves personal information such as messages, passwords and user preferences.
@@ -31,8 +38,8 @@ When Thunderbird is open: When Thunderbird is closed: ```sh -/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin --ProfileManager -${HOME}/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin -P +${THUNDERBIRD_BIN_DIR}/thunderbird --ProfileManager +${THUNDERBIRD_BIN_DIR}/thunderbird-bin -P ``` ### Backing up profiles @@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ ${HOME}/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin -P 1. Close Thunderbird if it is open. 1. Copy the profile folder to another location: ```sh - cp -a "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default" "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default" + cp -a "${THUNDERBIRD_DATA_DIR}/Profiles/we12yhij.default" "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default" ``` ### Restoring profiles from backups @@ -48,8 +55,8 @@ ${HOME}/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin -P 1. Close Thunderbird if it is open. 1. If the existing profile folder and the profile backup folder have the same name, replace the existing profile folder with the profile backup folder: ```sh - rm -fr "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default" - cp -a "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default" "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default" + rm -fr "${THUNDERBIRD_DATA_DIR}/Profiles/we12yhij.default" + cp -a "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default" "${THUNDERBIRD_DATA_DIR}/Profiles/we12yhij.default" ``` > Important: The profile folder names must match exactly for this to work, including the random string of 8 characters. 1. If the profile folder names do not match, or to move or restore a profile to a different location: