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# Mozilla Thunderbird
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## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
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1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
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1. [Profiles](#profiles)
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1. [Profile manager](#profile-manager)
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1. [Backing up profiles](#backing-up-profiles)
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1. [Restoring profiles from backups](#restoring-profiles-from-backups)
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1. [Sources](#sources)
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## TL;DR
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## Profiles
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Sets of files where Thunderbird saves personal information such as messages, passwords and user preferences.<br/>
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One can have multiple profiles, each containing a separate set of user information.
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The Profile Manager allows to create, remove, rename, and switch profiles.
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### Profile manager
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When Thunderbird is open:
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1. Open the hamburger menu on the top right, or look at the menu bar.
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1. Choose _Help_ > _Troubleshooting Information_.
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1. On the page that opens, click the _about:profiles_ link.
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When Thunderbird is closed:
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```sh
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/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin --ProfileManager
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${HOME}/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin -P
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```
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### Backing up profiles
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1. Close Thunderbird if it is open.
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1. Copy the profile folder to another location:
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```sh
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cp -a "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default" "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default"
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```
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### Restoring profiles from backups
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1. Close Thunderbird if it is open.
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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:
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```sh
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rm -fr "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default"
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cp -a "/Backup/Thunderbird/we12yhij.default" "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/we12yhij.default"
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```
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> Important: The profile folder names must match exactly for this to work, including the random string of 8 characters.
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1. If the profile folder names do not match, or to move or restore a profile to a different location:
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1. Use the Profile Manager to create a new profile in the desired location, then exit the Profile Manager.
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1. Open the profile's backup folder.
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1. Copy **the entire contents** of the profile's backup folder.<br/>
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This includes the `mimeTypes.rdf`, `prefs.js` and the other files.
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1. Locate and open the new profile folder.
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1. Paste the copied contents into the new profile's folder.<br/>
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Overwrite existing files of the same name.
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1. Open up the `profiles.ini` file in the application data folder in a text editor.
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```sh
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vim "${HOME}/Library/Thunderbird/profiles.ini"
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```
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1. Check the `Path=` line for the profile is correct.
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1. Start Thunderbird.
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## Sources
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- [profile manager create and remove thunderbird profiles]
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- [Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data]
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[profile manager create and remove thunderbird profiles]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-thunderbird-profiles#
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[profiles - where thunderbird stores your messages and other user data]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#
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