

\Application Data\Thunderbird on your C: partition. This will leave you with a very small stub under.

Remove the old profile using the Profile Manager Verify if everything is there in the new profile. Run MozBackup again, but now restore the just created backup to the new profile Download, install and run MozBackup to create a backup of the old profile Do not start through into Thunderbird, but turn it off Using the Thunderbird Profile Manager, create a new profile and point it at the folder you just created Create a new folder on the partition you wish to hold the Thunderbird files That way you can always access it outside the application and is it safe for reinstalls of the OS.įreee!! wrote:While you're at it, I suggest you restore the profile to a data partition or data disk so you don't have that problem again when reinstalling Windows again (accidents do happen). I recommend storing the profile on a data partition of the hard disk with only a stub pointing to it in the default location. The best you can do is to back it up with MozBackup. "īut it doesn't provide a path for the location of this folder, i am looking for the folder to backup in a windows 7 ultimate machine.Access to those folders is denied to users (I ran into the same problem). This will back up all profiles in the default location and the "registry.dat" or "profiles.ini" file that keeps track profiles. See Profile folder - Firefox, Profile folder - Thunderbird and Profile folder - SeaMonkey for the location.ģ Copy the "Mozilla" "SeaMonkey" "Firefox" or "Thunderbird" folder to the backup location. "2 Find the "Mozilla" (for Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x), "SeaMonkey" (for SeaMonkey 2), "Firefox", or "Thunderbird" folder in the profile folder path that contains the registry.dat file or profiles.ini file and the "Profiles" folder (Windows and Mac) or folder (Linux).
