Hi All,
I have a problem with my TB.
I have lost in my TB Portable my profile with all accounts info, mails etc.
But I found all of them in a folder on my portable hard disk.
How can I reconnect/instal/rebuild/reassign my configuration with my TB?
Thanks & Regards
Prof2k
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-Close all TB instances!
-rename the folders Data/profile Data/plugins an Data/gpg to other names (eg.
profold and so on)
-copy the folders profile, plugins and (if present) gpg You've found to the
Data folder of Your TB Portable
-start TB Portable, check if all is ok, if Yes delete the old (renamed) folders
That's all!
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Hmmmm,
Thank, but.... all those folders which I found are in the TB folder.
Maybe my short description wasn't clear - all folders are in a TB folder.
It means, that all foders are in the right place (as you described), but TB doesn't "see" it
Regards
Prof2k
I have is:
As its hard to find where the error is that leads Thunderbird into "thinking" you don't have a profile, I suggest you save the Data folder to a safe place and restart from scratch:
Set up the Accounts you had with all the info but don't download the new emails. Now it should work if you copy your old mails into the newly set up Thunderbird.
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I've had the same problem twice, and I've tried copying over a back-up of the entire ThunderbirdPortable folder, but it is still asking me to create a new account.
I have the same problem too ! Lot of people have this problem. On this forum and on other forum.
When do you update the Thunderbird portable edition to correct this BIG problem ???
Thanks
Thyphoon
PS: Yes it's a big problem when you use Thunderbird for your Job and you are very hurry.
PS2: excuse me for my bad english !
Well, when you open TB account settings, & go to the "local folders account" it have a route written. that error occurs because something makes that route change. if your route there is
D:\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile\zsvx94jh.default\Mail\Local Folders
change it to the equivalent route but to your profile folder. It only happened to me twice: 1st when changing from TB to TBportable, & the other when a friend was changing of version from 1.etc to 2.etc & at the same time of OS.
so it can't solve by it.
It is a problem of Mozilla Thunderbird, if the prefs.js is defect for example caused by a crash or something else.
There is a mozillaZine Wiki for this problem:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_profile_that_suddenly_disappeared
There is a step by step instruction for the restore, if the instruction of EspaÑaks will not work for You.
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What You need is OSS!