Re: Thunderbird

Ed Mullen <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.windows
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Jay Garcia wrote:

> On 14.03.2005 09:15, Ed Mullen wrote:
> 
>  --- Original Message ---
> 
> 
>>zrageburn wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>how to reset Thunderbird configuration to default?
>>>
>>>thank's
>>>
>>>zrageburn
>>
>>Uninstall TB, re-install and create a new profile is the only way I know 
>>of to be sure EVERYTHING is reset to a default install state.  However, 
>>if you install the AboutConfig extension - 
>>http://aboutconfig.mozdev.org/ - you could then go through and manually 
>>reset to default every preference that has the "status" of "user set". 
>>Could be a pretty tedious process depending on how much customization 
>>you've done. It's likely to be faster to just create a new profile and 
>>migrate your personal data into it.
>>
> 
> 
> Or ....
> 
> Feeling brave, can try renaming PREF.JS in the profile directory to
> PREFS.BAK and then copy:
> 
> C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\defaults\pref\mailnews.js
> 
> to prefs.js
> 
> mailnews.js is the default prefs.js file and what is used on first install.
> 
> Or, can simply restart TB after renaming prefs.js .. a new prefs.js file
> will be built from mailnews.js
> 
> 

Hmm.  Probably would solve a lot of situations like this.  Not sure that 
it would take care of all extensions, plug-ins, changes to userChrome 
(if such a thing is possible in TB) and such.  Also wouldn't solve 
having moved default folders and locations and such.  But it's a good 
simple way to start and easily reversible.

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