Thunderbird Portable

I'm running TB portable from a USB stick using the portable apps menu. Yet I notice that it's using profiles.ini located in my "C:\Documents and Settings\..." folder hierarchy. I thought the whole idea of the portable apps system when used on a USB stick was it should not start messing with the C: drive? How do I stop it accessing (and changing) C:?

Hi,

I downloaded and installed Thunderbird Portable on a USB Flash Drive, it works fine but I would like to create many profiles because with Outlook Express I used many identities.

I read that you can manage (create/edit/delete) profiles through "profile manager" and you can reach it typing string to the url to .exe file plus "-p" option in the "start->run" prompt, e.g.:
"C:\Programs\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -p

Actually it works on my C installation, but it doesn't work on my Flash Drive installation, in fact if I type:

2009-04-01

When I set up my Thunderbird Portable, I attempted to import some email from my regular Thunderbird programme, via the utility that allows import & export in mbox format. In the process, I discovered that my export had failed, as the folders imported into TBird Portable were empty. I have since been successful at importing what I wanted, but cannot remove the folders that I originally tried to import.

I have emptied the trash and compacted the folders as recommended. Short of uninstalling/reinstalling, is there any way to delete these folders?

Normally I'm a pretty smart guy with computers, but right now I'm going through chemotherapy treatments, so there's a lot of mental confusion. I did try to look up the answer in Thunderbird help and by searching this forum, so my apologies if I missed something simple.

EDIT: Look at arizona480's post from March 21, 2009 - 7:24am on this thread here
https://portableapps.com/node/11309 and you have your solution!

I have a problem it seems many have had over the years, which is to use FF/TB Portable as the main and default programs instead of the local versions.
I understand there are problems where paths are being created in Documents and Settings instead of the PortableThunderbird folder and the start menu buttons point to blank versions of the programs.

Hey, I am desperate now, please read carefully:

I want to use ThunderbirdPortable 2.0.0.21 and FirefoxPortable 3.0.7 on Windows XP Professional on my laptop as the default Interet and E-mail instead of the local versions.
Unfortunatelly I had this thought after I had installed TB/FF Local versions. Now to my shame I can't remember if I uninstalled TB/FF Local first and then created the TB/FF Portable versions or the other way round.

What I want is:
1) TB/FF Portable as default Internet and E-Mail
2) accessible through start menu (set via start menu properties>customize)

Hello,

I updated to the newest versions of portableapps and thunderbird but the problem is still there.

In Thunderbird i used several addons which worked for long time. After upgrading thunderbird some time ago, new addon-versions were needed. After downloading them, I installed them as usual, but thunderbird did not finish installation, as it does not recognize the restart.

When i look under the addons the message stays the same: Will be installed after restart !

I am using Windows XP SP2 and Mozilla ThunderbirdPortable on USB key

Yesterday I compact my mail-folders with Thunderbird Portable and since that I am unable to use it. I get an error message from Windows what is strange for me.
I suppress the ThunderbirdPortable folder and reinstall the software but I get the same message.
I am also surprised by the fact that ThunderbirdPortable appears in one key of the registry.
How can I solve this problem ?
Many thanks for the answer.

GBray
georges [.] bray [@] neuf [.] fr

I have been searching the forums on how to make Portable TB as host default email program. I thought i had seen something on this topic before but can not find it. Can you point me in the right direction please

I have TBP 2.0.0.17. It seems that I only have 2 options when receiving attachments and that is to manually click toopen them or send them to a folder which I specify.

I'm used to Eudora for 12 years and it would automatically send the attachment to the folder I preset AND still allow me to open it at will.

Is there any way to do that with TBP 2.0.0.17

/s/ Bill Wilkinson