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Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue

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On 04/14/2021 12:10 AM, Bill wrote:
> On 4/14/2021 2:02 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 04/13/2021 08:59 PM, Bill wrote:
>>> On 4/13/2021 4:51 PM, Teddy-Bears wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can go to about:profile (URL) to see what really is your profile
>>>> folder.  Just to be sure.
>>>
>>> I have been struggling in my efforts to try to use this function (to see
>>> what is really in my profile folder, as suggested ).  I think I need to
>>> learn the context in which I run it (for instance, it seems totally
>>> unknown to the Windows Prompt (CMD) ).   Do I need a new tool for this?
>>
>> No, just put about:profiles in the URL search box.  It will show you
>> whatever profiles you've created.
>>
>> If you put about:about there you'll get a list of the things you can
>> look at.  Any changes you make are permanent unless you change them
>> back, so beware :-)

Mea culpa.  As Andy pointed out, I was really talking about FIREFOX, not 
TB.  Duh.  The process he described is a little different with TB38 (the 
profile directory is near the top of the resulting page), but provides 
lots of interesting info.

> Wow, what fun!  ; )  The way you describe it, this reminds me of the
> "registry".  Is the main difference that the registry contains
> attributes which pertain to "all users"?  Or is the ability to have many
> profiles just more useful in general.  Sorry if this is more of a
> "philosophical question"!

I have only one in TB, and it contains all my email since 1994.

I have many Firefox profiles because I have many versions of Firefox 
available, and I want to keep the profiles separate.  Sometimes I want 
the fully-configured ones and sometimes I want virgins.  HD space is cheap.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
   "Why does everybody always forget the eigthth dwarf? Just because
    poor old Lumpy died of cancer doesn't mean he should be written
    out of history."                                      -- RMassey

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New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-13 15:54 -0400
  Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-13 16:15 -0400
    Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-13 16:35 -0400
      Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Teddy-Bears <Bears@invalid.com> - 2021-04-13 16:48 -0400
        Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Teddy-Bears <Bears@invalid.com> - 2021-04-13 16:51 -0400
          Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-13 17:21 -0400
            Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-13 17:31 -0400
          Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-13 23:59 -0400
            Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-13 23:02 -0700
              Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-14 08:04 +0100
                Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-14 08:18 +0100
              Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Bill <nonegiven@att.net> - 2021-04-14 03:10 -0400
                Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-14 07:53 -0400
                Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-04-14 22:48 -0700
      Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Marc Auslander <marcausl@gmail.com> - 2021-04-13 16:50 -0400
      Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Lance Courtland <lcourtland@comcast.net> - 2021-04-13 13:57 -0700
        Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-13 17:53 -0400
          Re: New Thunderbird User/Configuration Issue Lance Courtland <lcourtland@comcast.net> - 2021-04-13 15:58 -0700

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