Question Thunderbird profile

[Novel8]

I tried to export my Thynderbird accounts via the export mode and somehow I lost Thunderbird. When I open up TB now, I am greeted with a new account info. I do not want to go through all that again. Fortunately, I saved my profile and just want to get TB to acknowledge it and can't find a way. I opened Profile Manager and created a new Profile, according to the instructions I read and in the past, as I recall, before TB got too big with all its constant updates, I was able to replace the insignificant profile with the one that has ALL my emails, past and present...but not the TB versions we have today. Anyone cab oblige me on how to redo that part again?

 

[kanewolf]

I tried to export my Thynderbird accounts via the export mode and somehow I lost Thunderbird. When I open up TB now, I am greeted with a new account info. I do not want to go through all that again. Fortunately, I saved my profile and just want to get TB to acknowledge it and can't find a way. I opened Profile Manager and created a new Profile, according to the instructions I read and in the past, as I recall, before TB got too big with all its constant updates, I was able to replace the insignificant profile with the one that has ALL my emails, past and present...but not the TB versions we have today. Anyone cab oblige me on how to redo that part again?

You can create a profile. When the the popup is displayed there is an option to change the path. Point it to the path of your existing data. In my case the directory ends in ".slt" ...

 

[Novel8]

You can create a profile. When the the popup is displayed there is an option to change the path. Point it to the path of your existing data. In my case the directory ends in ".slt" ...

Thanks...I tried that...perhaps it has changed since I last did it or I am misinterpeting your advice. I opened TB -P, and when it asked to create a profile, I assigned my default one with its title still in tact, which has all my emails and etc. 47 gb's....so technically i am not really creating a new profile, just added my preferred one. I pointed it to the location as you suggested. I rebooted the pc and clicked on TB, and all I get is the typical Donation box while asking me for my email address and etc, singlularly....In the past, when i did this and clicked on TB, all my 3 email accounts appeared. This is frustrating...I am expecting vital email.

 

[kanewolf]

Thanks...I tried that...perhaps it has changed since I last did it or I am misinterpeting your advice. I opened TB -P, and when it asked to create a profile, I assigned my default one with its title still in tact, which has all my emails and etc. 47 gb's....so technically i am not really creating a new profile, just added my preferred one. I pointed it to the location as you suggested. I rebooted the pc and clicked on TB, and all I get is the typical Donation box while asking me for my email address and etc, singlularly....In the past, when i did this and clicked on TB, all my 3 email accounts appeared. This is frustrating...I am expecting vital email.

I can't see what you see, so I can't help with more than the generic statement above. I did this with a laptop, when I copied my thunderbird profile from my desktop. The specific directory you point to is critical.