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can I restore from profile in event of, say, disk crash?

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frankstokes
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I gather that messages, etc are saved in a profile. In the event of a lock-out, say by a ransomware invasion, can I download a new copy of Thunderbird and restore from old profile?

I gather that messages, etc are saved in a profile. In the event of a lock-out, say by a ransomware invasion, can I download a new copy of Thunderbird and restore from old profile?

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christ1
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Yes, backup the entire profile.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Backing_Up_and_Restoring