Avatar for Username

Zoeken in Support

Vermijd ondersteuningsscams. We zullen u nooit vragen een telefoonnummer te bellen, er een sms naar te sturen of persoonlijke gegevens te delen. Meld verdachte activiteit met de optie ‘Misbruik melden’.

Meer info

Deze conversatie is gearchiveerd. Stel een nieuwe vraag als u hulp nodig hebt.

Exactly where are the settings for each email account in Thunderbird held?

  • 3 antwoorden
  • 1 heeft dit probleem
  • 1 weergave
  • Laatste antwoord van Zenos

anthonyjay
anthonyjay
more options

Windows 7. I have IMAP accounts and only want to backup the essentials. Can anyone tell me which file or folder holds the account settings for each email account, so that if I do a restore I won't need to re-enter all the account information? Thanks

Windows 7. I have IMAP accounts and only want to backup the essentials. Can anyone tell me which file or folder holds the account settings for each email account, so that if I do a restore I won't need to re-enter all the account information? Thanks

Gekozen oplossing

What will you do with these files? What is your plan for using the data stored in them? The fact that you're asking these questions suggests to me that you haven't really understood what you're asking for.

The answer to your question is prefs.js, but in truth, account settings are a comparatively small part of the data it holds, and most of the rest of the data stored there may be unusable when out of context.

But I really don't know what you can do with that information. Most of us would be more concerned with protecting valuable data such as messages, address books. Account settings are comparatively trivial to rediscover, whilst messages are irreplaceable.

Dit antwoord in context lezen 👍 0

Alle antwoorden (3)

user01229325
user01229325
more options

All your data and settings are in the Profile. The profile is separate from the program so uninstalling Thunderbird does not disturb your data. Backups are always a good idea. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb

Bewerkt door user01229325 op

anthonyjay
anthonyjay Vraageigenaar
more options

Thanks but exactly where in the profile. Which files or folders hold the actual account information for the email accounts (ports, server names, etc)

Zenos
Zenos
more options

Gekozen oplossing

What will you do with these files? What is your plan for using the data stored in them? The fact that you're asking these questions suggests to me that you haven't really understood what you're asking for.

The answer to your question is prefs.js, but in truth, account settings are a comparatively small part of the data it holds, and most of the rest of the data stored there may be unusable when out of context.

But I really don't know what you can do with that information. Most of us would be more concerned with protecting valuable data such as messages, address books. Account settings are comparatively trivial to rediscover, whilst messages are irreplaceable.

Bewerkt door Zenos op