Hello everyone: I'm using Thunderbird on SuSE 9.3. What I would like to do is to save the file containing all of my e-mail addresses to a safe location (probably another hard drive). Then, when needed, I could simply copy and overwrite the 'saved' file with the current file containing the latest e-mail addresses. Also, should I have to re-install Thunderbird, I could retrieve the 'saved' file and simply replace the new (empty) file with my saved copy containing my e-mail addresses. Does anyone know exactly where Thunderbird keeps this e-mail address file? Cheers and thanks, Mike
Mike Roy wrote:
Hello everyone: I'm using Thunderbird on SuSE 9.3. What I would like to do is to save the file containing all of my e-mail addresses to a safe location (probably another hard drive). Then, when needed, I could simply copy and overwrite the 'saved' file with the current file containing the latest e-mail addresses. Also, should I have to re-install Thunderbird, I could retrieve the 'saved' file and simply replace the new (empty) file with my saved copy containing my e-mail addresses. Does anyone know exactly where Thunderbird keeps this e-mail address file? Cheers and thanks, Mike
Just open the address book, go to Tools, and Export. Then, when you need it again, go to the address book, Tools, Import, and select your file. Should be easy enough. If you specifically want the actual address book file, I don't know. You'll have to Google for that one. James W
On 8/19/05, James Wright
addresses. Does anyone know exactly where Thunderbird keeps this e-mail address file?
The file is under /home/yourname/<somehiddenfolder>. I never use Thunderbird 'cause I'm sitting pretty with the SeaMonkey suite. But they're all brothers and sisters and so am guessing for you. Goto Konqueror, View menu (IIRC) then say "Show hidden files/folders" so it shazamm... reveals to you the hidden folders where the Mozilla family keeps their settings.
file. Should be easy enough. If you specifically want the actual address book file, I don't know. You'll have to Google for that one.
Here's Google speaking: [just kidding, it's only me:] the abook.mab file should contain what you want, if Thunderbird works the same way as SeaMonkey in this respect.
Mike Roy wrote:
Hello everyone: I'm using Thunderbird on SuSE 9.3. What I would like to do is to save the file containing all of my e-mail addresses to a safe location (probably another hard drive). Then, when needed, I could simply copy and overwrite the 'saved' file with the current file containing the latest e-mail addresses. Also, should I have to re-install Thunderbird, I could retrieve the 'saved' file and simply replace the new (empty) file with my saved copy containing my e-mail addresses. Does anyone know exactly where Thunderbird keeps this e-mail address file? Cheers and thanks, Mike
Mozilla and presumably Thunderbird can export and import an address book. Perhaps that's what you want?
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