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1. Thunderbird portable vs full install#
2. Thunderbird portable vs full portable#
3. Thunderbird portable vs full download#

I write about that in another article.Īn alternative is to use IMAP only, as it will sync with all instances of Thunderbird automatically without affecting the list of emails on other devices that you use. You could use Sync Toy if you use Windows XP to sync both Mail folders with ease. Another option would be to sync both profiles whenever both are connected to the same PC. Check Leave messages on server for all accounts and close the settings afterwards. Tap on the Alt-key and select Tools > Account Settings and there every Server Settings entry.

Thunderbird portable vs full download#

I changed that so that it would download the mails but leave them on the server.

Thunderbird portable vs full portable#

I changed one setting in portable Thunderbird, I did not want it to download and delete the mail from the mail server. Once that file has been edited you can start the portable Thunderbird installation. All are located in the same file though, so no need to worry that much.

This has to be done for every mail account that you use. Please note that you have to use double \\ instead of single \. Replace all paths to the local Thunderbird profile folder (the one starting with the original path to the profile folder with the path to the portable Thunderbird folder.Ī valid path would look like this: F:\\Thunderbird\\ThunderbirdPortable\\Data\\profile\\Mail\\Local Folders. You will notice that the mail accounts are pointing to the profile folder of the normal Thunderbird installation: this has to change. Replace the files if asked and open the file prefs.js afterwards. That folder is located in ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile. Now copy the files localstore.rdf, abook.mab, prefs.js, and the Mail and News folders to the profile folder of the Thunderbird portable directory. Select Help > Troubleshooting Information > Open Folder if you have difficulties locating the profile folder.

Locate your Thunderbird profile folder which can normally be located in "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\fault" if you are running Windows XP or C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\fault on newer versions of the Windows operating system.

Please note that this installation is more or less only an unpacking of the content, nothing is written to the Registry or system files.

Thunderbird portable vs full install#

Here is how I did itĭownload the portable version of Thunderbird and install it on your hard drive or device that you want to use. It took some time but I finally managed that Thunderbird portable had all the mails, contacts and settings that I have had access to and used in Thunderbird for some years now. One of the things that I had to do was to copy the existing profile, including all emails, to the portable Thunderbird folder so that it would pick those up. I'm using Thunderbird on my desktop computer and made the decision to install a portable version of Thunderbird on my USB drive so that I can use it to check emails when I'm on the road using a different computer.