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On 21/10/2021 14:57, Neil wrote: > I have three computers in use. > > 1. Laptop. Tbird v 68.12 > 2. Laptop. Tbird v 78.13 > 3 Desktop Tbird v 68.12 > > Laptop no 2 is much newer and has the latest version of MX Linux. The > others are older and have an earlier version of MX. > > The two laptops are fine, working as required. > > However, this morning when I tried to use TBird on No 3 it did not work. > It was obviously not seeing my profile for Tbird. > > It was working just fine up to yesterday. I have tried re-installing > TBird, but no change. > > I have checked that .thunderbird is still present and correct. I > certainly have not touched it since yesterday. > > Can anyone please suggest what to do. I have a stored copy of the > profile file available. Perhaps I should re-install that. > > Thanks, > > Neil > > I do not have your situation, but I do have similar T'Bird use on 3 machines, all laptops. All use same version of T'bird. It depends on whether you use IMAP email addresses or POP3 email addresses in T'Bird. In one case I maintain a POP3 email address and it corresponding IMAP address for legal reasons. (So I have a complete copy of past emails independent on internet connectivity for IMAP address as ISP 'lost' two years of emails from IMAP servers, problems of HMRC need these) Possible ways, that might work. A) If only using IMAP addresses, it might be better to remove T'Bird and its profiles (after taking a backup) and start afresh on that machine. B) If same email addresses on all machines, then you could try copying .thunderbird from a useable unit (Laptop 1) and using it to overwrite a new installation of T'bird .thunderbird on desktop 3. You may have to i) enable multiple profiles on desktop 3 when reinstalling T'Bird, before adding .thunderbird OR copy working profile from known good machine to bad one and renaming it as the default profile (having removed or renamed default to "default.old" before hand so no clash of profile names. In all cases write down what you do step by step and have backups. So you can reverse things. I keep a copy of older .thunderbird on a USB key as my 'reserve' to re-instate. -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq