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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: daveeb on February 26, 2006, 18:42

Title: Thunderbird mail backup
Post by: daveeb on February 26, 2006, 18:42

Evening all

I remember a while back Simon posted a really good tip about changing the awkward to find folder where IE saved its mail .dbx files. Now that i have ridden myself of the IE and OE devil spawn i want to do the same with thunderbird, or does this proggy save e-mails somewhere sensible and accessible already   :D

Title: Thunderbird mail backup
Post by: sam on February 26, 2006, 19:00

ummm...its sensiblish. In thunderbird have a look at the location at properties on local folders... you will probably find it is something like

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C:\Documents and Settings\Samuel\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\blahhh\Mail\Local Folders

Title: Thunderbird mail backup
Post by: daveeb on February 27, 2006, 16:58

Cheers Sam  :D

Good result on Sunday as well  :laugh:

Title: Thunderbird mail backup
Post by: sam on February 27, 2006, 18:47

indeed! but the weekend before was better.... note to self though: do not be behind the goal when Riise is kicking the ball!