Comments on: How to use ThunderBird Portable Databases on Ubuntu Linux the easy way http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/ Today with Dave, Downunder Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:24:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: william http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-4246 william Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:12:25 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-4246 Thanks, very helpful for me! Thanks, very helpful for me!

]]> By: z666zz666z http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-2633 z666zz666z Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:43:15 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-2633 Wow! i was searching the way to do such, also tried some other aproachs that did not work... At least now i have another aproach... But, (yes allways there is a but) i want more... I want both versions (Linux and Windows) portable, so whe i go to another PC with Windows or Linux i can see, read, write, etc... my eMails. In other words: move to another Linux and without installing nothing on it, run Linux version of Thunderbird from my USBmemory, and then move to a Windows and without installing nothing on it, run Linux version of Thunderbird from my USBmemory; both accessing common data (not store it twice)... I tried the aproach of Formnating my USBmemory in ext3 since on Windows i can also read/write to it thanks to Ext2fs (now it also support journal under windows), so i can make symbolic links, so each Thunderbird has symbolic links where was supposed to be real data, and real data is away on a special folder, so links point to inside it... but data corruption because differences was causes and all was lost, so did not work. Also i could not make Thunderbird portable for Linux, ... Anyway thanks for your info, now i allmost can try not to link everything to a common place, only data you mention... One thing: What will happend when application is updated? One will be one version and the other will be a different version, i mean for example: Thunderbir for Windows will be version 1, then updated to 2, but for Linux it still be 1, so waht happed to data? Was too much complicated, now i have a better aproach, only share between Windows and Linux the profile, maybe this way it will work. the other part that rest is make Linux version also portable and carry it with me on th USBmemory, how can i do such? or where can i download Linux Thurderbird Portable? All links about Thurderbird Portable are for Windows, i also need Linux portable version, so i can run it from my USBmemory on both Windows and Linux without installing nothing on them. And one point more, Linux 32 bits and Linux 64 bits architecture needs different version of Thunderbird, so full power of 64 bits are used, when on 64 bit architecture... Too many questions but what i am trying is the next: -Carry with me all necesary files on USBmemory to manage POP3 eMail accounts as well as IMAP (GMail) account- -Carry on such USBmemory also the applications and all stuff needed to run them on any Win32/Win64/Linux32/Linux64 PC without installing anything on them. -So can access my eMail on any Windows and on any Linux PC, without letting any info on them, the best word that describes it is all Runable and all Portable. If i succed i will try to tell who, buy now i missed miserally! I can not find any Runable Thunderbird for Linux, is out there no Portable Linux version of Thunderbird? Hope someday i succeed on it, before Cloud Computing be the only way to do things... I do not want my personal data been proccessed by who know what on the Cloud! Wow! i was searching the way to do such, also tried some other aproachs that did not work…

At least now i have another aproach…

But, (yes allways there is a but) i want more…

I want both versions (Linux and Windows) portable, so whe i go to another PC with Windows or Linux i can see, read, write, etc… my eMails.

In other words: move to another Linux and without installing nothing on it, run Linux version of Thunderbird from my USBmemory, and then move to a Windows and without installing nothing on it, run Linux version of Thunderbird from my USBmemory; both accessing common data (not store it twice)…

I tried the aproach of Formnating my USBmemory in ext3 since on Windows i can also read/write to it thanks to Ext2fs (now it also support journal under windows), so i can make symbolic links, so each Thunderbird has symbolic links where was supposed to be real data, and real data is away on a special folder, so links point to inside it… but data corruption because differences was causes and all was lost, so did not work.
Also i could not make Thunderbird portable for Linux, …

Anyway thanks for your info, now i allmost can try not to link everything to a common place, only data you mention…

One thing: What will happend when application is updated? One will be one version and the other will be a different version, i mean for example: Thunderbir for Windows will be version 1, then updated to 2, but for Linux it still be 1, so waht happed to data?

Was too much complicated, now i have a better aproach, only share between Windows and Linux the profile, maybe this way it will work.

the other part that rest is make Linux version also portable and carry it with me on th USBmemory, how can i do such? or where can i download Linux Thurderbird Portable?

All links about Thurderbird Portable are for Windows, i also need Linux portable version, so i can run it from my USBmemory on both Windows and Linux without installing nothing on them.

And one point more, Linux 32 bits and Linux 64 bits architecture needs different version of Thunderbird, so full power of 64 bits are used, when on 64 bit architecture…

Too many questions but what i am trying is the next:
-Carry with me all necesary files on USBmemory to manage POP3 eMail accounts as well as IMAP (GMail) account-
-Carry on such USBmemory also the applications and all stuff needed to run them on any Win32/Win64/Linux32/Linux64 PC without installing anything on them.
-So can access my eMail on any Windows and on any Linux PC, without letting any info on them, the best word that describes it is all Runable and all Portable.

If i succed i will try to tell who, buy now i missed miserally! I can not find any Runable Thunderbird for Linux, is out there no Portable Linux version of Thunderbird?

Hope someday i succeed on it, before Cloud Computing be the only way to do things… I do not want my personal data been proccessed by who know what on the Cloud!

]]> By: David Graff http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-675 David Graff Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:41:57 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-675 To Art, I tried that approach and it didn't work. It would work once, and the linux copy would function until I opened it under windows, and then upon returning to linux it would be completely blank. I can verify that the method I describe works very well and has been stable now for months. To Art,

I tried that approach and it didn’t work. It would work once, and the linux copy would function until I opened it under windows, and then upon returning to linux it would be completely blank.

I can verify that the method I describe works very well and has been stable now for months.

]]> By: David Graff http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-674 David Graff Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:39:45 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-674 Thanks John. I considered linking those other files as well, but found that since I use a custom sound for the email notification, I wanted to keep my settings separate, since the file is in different locations on the different file systems. Also, I don't really know what the chrome folder does... Thanks John. I considered linking those other files as well, but found that since I use a custom sound for the email notification, I wanted to keep my settings separate, since the file is in different locations on the different file systems.

Also, I don’t really know what the chrome folder does…

]]> By: Art http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-572 Art Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:25:29 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-572 Looks like it's all too complex and unnecessary: all you have to do is just modify profiles.ini and provide absolute path to your 'portable' profile, as well as setting IsRelative to 0 Looks like it’s all too complex and unnecessary: all you have to do is just modify profiles.ini and provide absolute path to your ‘portable’ profile, as well as setting IsRelative to 0

]]> By: John Lindner http://davidgraff.com/index.php/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-536 John Lindner Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:47:50 +0000 http://davidgraff.com/2008/10/01/how-to-use-thunderbird-portable-databases-on-ubuntu-linux-the-easy-way/#comment-536 Thanks for the post, David. I was getting a little annoyed myself running Thunderbird Portable under wine. A few other things that might be worth making links to include: 1. prefs.js (contains interface and user settings) 2. chrome/ folder 3. extensions/ folder Cheers, John Thanks for the post, David. I was getting a little annoyed myself running Thunderbird Portable under wine.

A few other things that might be worth making links to include:
1. prefs.js (contains interface and user settings)
2. chrome/ folder
3. extensions/ folder

Cheers,
John

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