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Importing keys for encryption

Submitted by crollinsphoto on December 8, 2019 - 1:31pm

When I first installed the portable in 2016 importing worked. Now I cannot import any keys using the Key Management of Enigmail. I do not get any error or anything, just nothing happens. I generated keys through Kleopatra on my desktop and use the keys with no problem. I cannot even import older keys. Is it normal for everything in the Thunderbird folder to have the security of "Read Only"? I can go thru the motions to remove that but it always goes right back. Going on vacation soon and have my portable apps on a thumbdrive and I want to use that for all my needs.

Lightning Add-on disappeared

Submitted by frankest on November 16, 2019 - 4:33am

I just installed ThunderbirdPortable. But if I change the path to ThunderbirdPortable,
the Lightning calendear is not any longer available. However, this was the idea of a
portable application, that I can move it anywhre and continue working, am I right? So
what is the problem here? I have no more idea.

Making TB Portable default mail client without changing Windows 10 registry

Submitted by stelo on October 6, 2019 - 2:08am

I am using TB Portable (60.9.0) on a computer that runs Windows 10.
The main reason I use a portable version is that I don't have admin privileges to install any software on the machine.

I would like to set Thunderbird as default mail client (i.e. when clicking email links I would like to directly use Thunderbird for composing a new message).

Unfortunately all solutions that I found here and more in general online suggest to: (1) install a non-portable Thunderbird version, so that that can be set as default mail client; or (2) change the Windows registry.

Disable the splash screen for Thunderbird Portable 2nd Profile App

Submitted by Flipscript on September 13, 2019 - 1:09pm

I would be thankful if anyone could help me out and tell me how to disable the splash screen for the Thunderbird Portable 2nd Profile App.

Neither exists a corresponding ini-file in the directory "Other\Source" nor does using such a file in the conventional suggested way work.

2 profiles that use the same general thunderbird settings

Submitted by Flipscript on September 11, 2019 - 10:29am

Hi everybody,

i have set up two thunderbird profiles, one that’s used by me (profile 1) and the other one used by my girlfriend (profile 2).

I take care of all programs and keep them up to date in our household. Unfortunately, when I install addons, do improvements, adjustments or fixes to thunderbird for profile 1 I have to do the same (often fiddly and pesky) process for profile 2 so that both thunderbird profiles benefit from my changes and stay on the same level.

Swapping profiles between TB "Portable" and "Portable 2nd Profile"

Submitted by MrArtist on September 10, 2019 - 9:47am

Hi,
I set up a second TB profile using the PortableApps "2nd profile" version alongside my initial portable version and now would like to swap the profiles between the two so that I can eventually remove the 2nd Profile install entirely.

The main reason for setting up the 2nd profile was so I could convert my mailboxes to MailDir from MBox which was less appropriate for using TB via the cloud (OneDrive).

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