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Gradually degraded write performance of TBP on USB 3.0 stick

Submitted by joetron2030 on March 29, 2019 - 5:52pm

Something I've noticed over the past couple years is that TBP seems to be really struggling with write performance to my 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive.The one I have is a "Micro Center" branded drive. The USBDeview utility says it's a Kingston flash drive under the covers.

How is portable version of TB updated?

Submitted by ajax on March 26, 2019 - 4:21pm

TB is following a common method of updating the software which is that it automatically identifies the availability of updates and then urges the user to perform the update. At least that is how mine has been set up. Portable apps has its' own method of identifying available updates and then urging the user to perform the update. Do these different methods conflict with each other. Is one or the other invalid or maybe we should say NOT applicable?

Can a profile be moved from an installed TB to portable TB?

Submitted by ajax on March 26, 2019 - 4:15pm

Considering changing from installed version of TB to a portable version. Can the profile from my installed and running instance of TB be moved to the portable version. If so how? Does the profile manager function properly on the portable version? If so how is it invoked?

New to ThunderbirdPortable (and Thunderbird) and Confused

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Submitted by baumgrenze on March 4, 2019 - 12:43am

I am a long-time user of SeaMonkey. I migrated when Netscape Navigator went under. I understand that the SM Mail interface is TB based. I also have vision issues and sometimes miss 'small but significant' options.

I'm having email download problems from my ISP and the response on the SM Mozillazine forum was to try ThunderbirdPortable to see if it could pull in mail.

One responder suggested I download Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition 52.8.0. Somehow I ended up with the more recent version.

TB backup from PC on Stick ?

Submitted by MaxMoto on February 22, 2019 - 4:55am

Hello
i used TB since years and made my Backup with MozillaBackup.. No i want working with Portable TB on Stick and want split my TB Installation that i only used Private Mail Accounts on my PC and my Business Accounts on that Portable Stick Version.

But how i can solved that now set my settings and Accounts in portable TB it not works withn Mozilla Backup.
Thx for every help
Max

Lost toolbar buttons

Submitted by mozfan on December 31, 2018 - 4:07pm

When I updated to TB 52.8 it kept some extra toolbar buttons from an old extension Toolbar Buttons that worked great, but wishing to add Copy/Paste I installed it again. Not only I did not get the new buttons, I lost the ones I had like Select All, Undo Redo Reset, Empty Trash, Not Junk etc. I find them crucial so I'll have to revert to an old TB version if I can't get them back. Starting with extensions disabled did not bring them back even after removing the newly downloaded Toolbar Buttons. Is there a Restore function for TB or a way to revert to a previous profile?

Thunderbird 38.5 Auto Updated?

Submitted by fefrie on December 9, 2018 - 3:37am

I run a 38.5ver portable app version of Thunderbird.

I've got it customized with a couple of addons, and use it occasionally on multiple computers in an IMAP configuration on all computers.

Works flawlessly.

Today, it seem like it 'updated' something, but when I looked to the changelog for updates, for 38.5 the updates were from 2015. 3 things, two of which was a security fix, and some sort of 256 something compatibility with microsoft.

I've got 'check for updates' turned off. So what happened today?

[Fixed] Thunderbird Lightning file addonStartup.json.lz4 paths not modified

Submitted by meowme on October 30, 2018 - 4:09am

Tunderbird/Lightning Portable
There is a bug in the PortableApps.(sorry for bad english...)
The full path to the Calendar-App is stored in "addonStartup.json.lz4" File within the driveletter.
This file will not be changned by the launcher.
So you move from one Computer to the next and the driverletter changes Thunderbird-portable
would not find the App. So there is no Calendar etc. I have try to fix it but now luck (dont know where I can
put in the "search and change" for this file.
meow

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