Thunderbird starts without accounts/local folders when using alt data store path

[fugee ohu]

Thunderbird won't start to my selected profile, Profile1, which is named user0 it starts to default without my accounts/local folders

[General]
StartWithLastProfile=1

[Profile0]
Name=Default User
IsRelative=1
Path=ang3g9ov.Default User

[Profile1]
Name=user0
IsRelative=0
Path=/home/fugee/data/mail/thunderbird/12345.user0


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[Bruce]

Try adding the line "Default=1" to the preferred profile "[Profile1]".

Ref - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file

~ Bruce

[fugee ohu]

didn't help

[fugee ohu]

Sorry it is there on the last line I missed it when I copied with the mouse but the last line of [Profile1] is Default=1 but when I launch Thunderbird it doesn't show accounts

On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 6:01:26 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

[dillinger]

There is a space in the path of Profile0.
Thunderbird probably won't read anything that comes after that.

[Eckard]

Le 01/01/2017 à 23:11, fugee ohu a écrit :
> Thunderbird won't start to my selected profile, Profile1, which is named user0 it starts to default without my accounts/local folders
>

Actually, when you open Thunderbird does it prompt to create an account
as if it were a first launch after installation?
If this is the case a corrupted prefs.js file might be the cause.
Open your "12345.user0" profile folder and verify if there is a
prefs-1.js or invalidprefs.js file in addition to a newly created
prefs.js file.

[Big Al]

I just created a 2nd profile using the "thunderbird -P" startup of
course. I had no trouble creating a new profile and changing the path
to another folder. I did not put spaces in the name, just simple stuff
like "test". See below.

[General]
StartWithLastProfile=1

[Profile0]
Name=Default
IsRelative=1
Path=Mint17.default

[Profile1]
Name=Test
IsRelative=0
Path=/home/alan/Downloads/Test.TB
Default=1

[fugee ohu]

Here's my latest profiles.ini file Thunderbird doesn't show any accounts or local folders Also, there's nothing available for local folders under Preferences->Account settings as described in mozilla online docs, only outgoing smtp server I'm running TB 45.5.1 on linux

GNU nano 2.2.6 File: .thunderbird/profiles.ini

[General]
StartWithLastProfile=1

[Profile0]
Name=default
IsRelative=1
Path=4csz6bkp.default

[Profile1]
Name=fugee
IsRelative=0
Path=/home/fugee/data/12345.fugee
Default=1

[fugee ohu]

Yes those files are both present

[fugee ohu]

Those files are present yes

On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 3:16:15 AM UTC-5, Eckard wrote:

[Big Al]

If it's a new profile there would be nothing.
When I built a custom profile in a non-relative folder and ran TB it was
blank. I had to add a new mail account. And it worked,
I would build a launcher on the desktop with
thunderbird -P and the executable.
I'm not sure why you're having so much issue. It's really so simple. I
did it in 3 minutes.

[Eckard]

It seems that your prefs.js file is corrupt and has been renamed in
"prefs-1.js" or "invalidprefs.js" on a TB startup while TB has created a
new "pristine" prefs.js file which doesn't contain your account
settings. That's why TB actually cannot display your accounts and
folders. This can happen when the system or Thunderbird crash.

If you have a backup copy of your profiles, open it and copy the
prefs.js file from the "12345.user0" profile folder.
Open your actual "12345.user0" profile folder, shut down Thunderbird,
remove the prefs-1.js or invalidprefs.js and the prefs.js files and
replace them with the prefs.js of your backup.
Restart Thunderbird, all your accounts, folders and messages should be
displayed now.

If you don't have a profile backup to copy the prefs.js file from,
you'll have to recreate all your accounts.
If you have been using IMAP accounts, all your folders and messages will
be synchronized. If you have POP accounts you'll have to link the newly
created POP accounts with their respective previous message store local
directories (the "pop.xxx.xx" folders in the "Mail" folder) via Tools >
Account Settings > %Account_name% > Server Settings > Message Storage >
"Browse".

[fugee ohu]

Because it's illogical Captain; I've been asking myself the same question every time i start thunderbird, could it be i have to add at least one imap or pop account and then my local folders would appear? no, because all my accounts are in the profile too, i shouldn't have to add anything; further, the mozilla documentations seems not to apply to 45.5 on linux or maybe there's an additional package i need to install to make missing menu item "Local folders" appear under Preferences->Account settings ? The mozilla website docs say:

4. Start Thunderbird and go to "Tools -> Account Settings", and then click on "Local Folders" in the left pane (you may need to scroll down to see it).

however, i don't have Tools->Account settings, I have Preferences->Account settings and there's no "Local folders" to click on

[fugee ohu]

Sorry my posts were being held by the moderator that's why you see duplicate responses and new threads In the future I'll just wait for my posts to appear

[fugee ohu]

It's not a new folder it's all my mail in local folders and all my account settings

[fugee ohu]

>From the official docs at:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_(Thunderbird)#For_accounts_using_the_Global_Inbox_.28Local_Folders.29

For accounts not using the Global Inbox
4. Start Thunderbird and go to "Tools -> Account Settings -> [account name] -> Server Settings". Where it says "Local directory", click on the "Browse..." button to select the folder you created in step 2. Click the "OK" button and verify that the "Local directory" field shows the correct path to the new storage location of your mail.

5. If you have more than one mail account, repeat step 4 for each account whose mail you moved in steps 2-3.

OK So step 5 leaves me to ask what about Local folders with lots of old email accounts that are no longer in use?

[fugee ohu]

It seems the moderator feels this has thread's gotten too long as they've been blocking my posts to this thread Let's end this thread

[Eckard]

Le 02/01/2017 à 13:41, fugee ohu a écrit :
> Here's my latest profiles.ini file Thunderbird doesn't show any
> accounts or local folders Also, there's nothing available for local
> folders under Preferences->Account settings as described in mozilla
> online docs, only outgoing smtp server I'm running TB 45.5.1 on
> linux
>
> GNU nano 2.2.6 File: .thunderbird/profiles.ini
>
>
> [General] StartWithLastProfile=1
>
> [Profile0] Name=default IsRelative=1 Path=4csz6bkp.default
>
> [Profile1] Name=fugee IsRelative=0 Path=/home/fugee/data/12345.fugee
> Default=1
>
>

I see that you have again changed the name of your second profile. In an
earlier post it was "user0", now it is "fugee"!
Were your accounts set up as IMAP or POP accounts?
If POP, did you use the "Global Inbox (in Local Folders)" for all these
POP accounts?
Open the "12345.fugee" profile folder and go to the "Mail" folder:
Do you see a "Local Folders" as well as another newly created folder
named "Local Folders-1"?
In "Local Folders" do you see big mailbox files (without extensions)
such as "Inbox" or "Sent"? When you open the "Inbox" file in a text
editor, can you see your old messages?

Do you have an earlier backup of your "12345.fugee" (or "12345"user0")
profile folder and did you try to copy the "prefs.js" file from the
backup and replace the prefs.js file in your actual "12345.fugee" folder
with the copy as I asked in my previous reply?

[Big Al]

On 01/02/2017 07:08 PM, fugee ohu wrote:
> Because it's illogical Captain; I've been asking myself the same question every time i start thunderbird, could it be i have to add at least one imap or pop account and then my local folders would appear? no, because all my accounts are in the profile too, i shouldn't have to add anything; further, the mozilla documentations seems not to apply to 45.5 on linux or maybe there's an additional package i need to install to make missing menu item "Local folders" appear under Preferences->Account settings ? The mozilla website docs say:
>
> 4. Start Thunderbird and go to "Tools -> Account Settings", and then click on "Local Folders" in the left pane (you may need to scroll down to see it).
>
> however, i don't have Tools->Account settings, I have Preferences->Account settings and there's no "Local folders" to click on
>

There is a difference in the wording and placement of items (minor as
it is) between Linux and Windows.