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selecting 'Use the selected profile without asking at startup' does not work

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edstevens
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selecting 'Use the selected profile without asking at startup' does not work. Starting thunderbird presents me with the profile manager, listing the default profile and my 'real' profile. I select my 'real' profile, check 'Use the selected profile without asking at startup' . But the next time I start T-bird, I am again presented with the profile manager and have to select the profile.

selecting 'Use the selected profile without asking at startup' does not work. Starting thunderbird presents me with the profile manager, listing the default profile and my 'real' profile. I select my 'real' profile, check 'Use the selected profile without asking at startup' . But the next time I start T-bird, I am again presented with the profile manager and have to select the profile.

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Toad-Hall
Toad-Hall
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Could you check something for me.

make hidden files and folders visible:

Close Thunderbird. Assuming your profiles are in the default location, go to this location:

  • C:\Users\<Windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\

In the 'Thunderbird' folder, you should see 'Profiles' folder. There will also be 'profiles.ini' file. Open 'profiles.ini' file using Notepad

I need to know exactly what is written in that file. Post an image of that window showing it's contents.