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Thunderbird On SharedComputer - How To Keep my TB private

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robsterhews
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I use Thunderbird for my multiple email accounts. It is a family desktop computer that others use. How do I keep my Thunderbird private? Is there something like a Master PW I could use to open TB?

Of course, I love TB, but this is a shared computer and I don't want everyone in my family reading my emails.

Also, we do not use separate user accounts with Windows & really do not want to.

Thanks for any help you can give!

I use Thunderbird for my multiple email accounts. It is a family desktop computer that others use. How do I keep my Thunderbird private? Is there something like a Master PW I could use to open TB? Of course, I love TB, but this is a shared computer and I don't want everyone in my family reading my emails. Also, we do not use separate user accounts with Windows & really do not want to. Thanks for any help you can give!

Solution eye eponami

we do not use separate user accounts with Windows & really do not want to.

You want privacy but don't want to use separate Windows user accounts. This won't work.

Also see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents

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christ1
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Solution eye oponami

we do not use separate user accounts with Windows & really do not want to.

You want privacy but don't want to use separate Windows user accounts. This won't work.

Also see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents