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Locate the local e-mail storage for each account (Tools → Account Settings → Account → Server Settings → Local Directory) and write it down. | Locate the local e-mail storage for each account (Tools → Account Settings → Account → Server Settings → Local Directory) and write it down. | ||
Remove each one of them. The entire | Remove each one of them. The entire /Users/<username>/Library/Thunderbird can be removed if Thunderbird is removed from the system. | ||
Also remove /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Thunderbird. | |||
Uninstall Thunderbird: Open the Applications folder and click and drag the Thunderbird icon to Trash. Note that uninstalling it this way '''does NOT''' clean up the profiles stored in ~/Library/Thunderbird. | Uninstall Thunderbird: Open the Applications folder and click and drag the Thunderbird icon to Trash. Note that uninstalling it this way '''does NOT''' clean up the profiles stored in ~/Library/Thunderbird. | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 21 February 2021
Internal
Installation
Homebrew
Needs cask support to be installed.
Then:
brew cask install thunderbird
Configuration
Local Mail Storage
/Users/<user-name>/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/<profile-id>.default/ImapMail/<imap-account-name>/<IMAP-subfolders>
Cleanup
Locate the local e-mail storage for each account (Tools → Account Settings → Account → Server Settings → Local Directory) and write it down.
Remove each one of them. The entire /Users/<username>/Library/Thunderbird can be removed if Thunderbird is removed from the system.
Also remove /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Thunderbird.
Uninstall Thunderbird: Open the Applications folder and click and drag the Thunderbird icon to Trash. Note that uninstalling it this way does NOT clean up the profiles stored in ~/Library/Thunderbird.