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I just want to move the profile to an external drive.

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I just want to move the profile to an external drive. I can't download my google email because there is no space on the disk where it normally writes to. Thank you!

I just want to move the profile to an external drive. I can't download my google email because there is no space on the disk where it normally writes to. Thank you!

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Actually, there is more than one option, but I'll respond to your request. - click help>troubleshootinginformation - scroll down to 'profile folder' and click 'open folder' - exit thunderbird - IMPORTANT - back up one folder so that you are out of the profile - copy and paste that profile to the other drive. - restart thunderbird - click help>troubleshootinginformation - scroll down to 'profiles' and click 'about:profiles' - click 'create profile' - click next - create a short nickname for account and click the 'choose' button to locate and select your profile on the other drive - click finish and launch the new profilelocation.

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Actually, there is more than one option, but I'll respond to your request. - click help>troubleshootinginformation - scroll down to 'profile folder' and click 'open folder' - exit thunderbird - IMPORTANT - back up one folder so that you are out of the profile - copy and paste that profile to the other drive. - restart thunderbird - click help>troubleshootinginformation - scroll down to 'profiles' and click 'about:profiles' - click 'create profile' - click next - create a short nickname for account and click the 'choose' button to locate and select your profile on the other drive - click finish and launch the new profilelocation.

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