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Can I install two independent instances of Thunderbird on the same machine?

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NMB1
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It is required to install two instances of Thunderbird on the same machine, each with its own account(s), Profiles folder(s) and sign-on password, so that each of two users can securely use Thunderbird at different times..

How can this be achieved?

Thanks,

NMB1

It is required to install two instances of Thunderbird on the same machine, each with its own account(s), Profiles folder(s) and sign-on password, so that each of two users can securely use Thunderbird at different times.. How can this be achieved? Thanks, NMB1

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John99
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The simplest method is to install Thunderdird normally from an admin account. The two or more users then use ordinary none admin accounts. Thunderbird will be available to each user and each OS account has a separate Thunderbird profile, so each user has effectively totally separate Thunderird accounts and passwords.