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Thunderbird did not start with my Profile anymore, on Mac

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Since a update this year, Thunderbird did not start anymore with my profile. If i start Thunderbird with the option Profilemanager, i can select my profile. If i start Thunderbird in normal mode, Thunderbird creats by each startup a new Profile!!!

I get the message in the screenshot.

Thunderbird creates every start a new Profile!!!

Thunderbird Version 68.9.0 Build-ID 20200602112704 Update-Kanal release Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.13; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.9.0 OperatingSystem Darwin 17.7.0

MacOS HighSierra 10.13.6 (17G13035)

Tahnk you for your help! BR Rainer

Since a update this year, Thunderbird did not start anymore with my profile. If i start Thunderbird with the option Profilemanager, i can select my profile. If i start Thunderbird in normal mode, Thunderbird creats by each startup a new Profile!!! I get the message in the screenshot. Thunderbird creates every start a new Profile!!! Thunderbird Version 68.9.0 Build-ID 20200602112704 Update-Kanal release Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.13; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.9.0 OperatingSystem Darwin 17.7.0 MacOS HighSierra 10.13.6 (17G13035) Tahnk you for your help! BR Rainer
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When you start with Profile Manager and select your working profile, is the box "Use the selected profile..." checked (see picture)?

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If i start with the ProfileManager and i select my profile, all works fine! Without ProfileManager, every start, Thunderbird creates a new profile.

A reinstall of Thunderbird did not solve the problem!

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You didn't answer the question.

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Yes of course the checkbox is selected!

Then the Thunderbird start with the selected profile. After a restart, Thunderbird create a new default profile. Every start a new one.

With the Profile Manager i can delete this new profiles and can select my Profile.

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Are you running TB from the downloaded dmg file or did you move the file to the Applications folder? Settings aren't preserved unless you do the latter.

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I have regular installed Thunderbird on my MacBook Pro and use it since 10 years without problems! The problem occour since a update in the past but i don't know exactly the version. The update i make over the integrated update and i am on the release channel.

I never think about that a application can bes started in the openden *.dmg file ;-)