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How to preserve and correctly reinstall Thunderbird on a new harddrive.

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donaldherr
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Can I store/backup Thunderbird on an external drive so that it will reinstall in same form after my harddrive has been reformatted?

Can I store/backup Thunderbird on an external drive so that it will reinstall in same form after my harddrive has been reformatted?

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christ1
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You'll need to backup your profile. Then follow the instructions to restore it. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb#w_backing-up-a-profile