Explanation

Video and Pics

Alternative 1: Dropbox

Portable Install on a common Dropbox. This is like a local folder. This is how.

Advantages:

• Tags and Search Folders in Sync on the dropbox folder.
• Dropbox has a real local folder, an offline folder that is synced once the Dropbox is online.

Video: Thunderbird Dropbox Sync

Keywords:

• DropBox
• Thunderbird over Dropbox

Rating: 4 stars

Keywords:

• Thunderbird Account
• Local IMAP Folder

Rating: 5 stars

Disadvantages:

With many mails, the IMAP Files get extremely big.

Synching with the cloud will slow down your work. There is no difference if the cloud is direct or synched to a local folder.

Alternative2: Remote Access

Login via GoToMyPC to a common PC that has the installation

problems:

• Only one at the time can log in.
• Somewhat slow

Alternative 3:  Local installation, Profiles on Cloud

Work on same folder, with different Thunderbird installation. They all use p-cloud folders.

problems:

• Performance issues: Loading the Imap Mail Folders needs a local profile
• PCloud has no real local files, only a cache. Hence you can store files, but you do not have offline content. This is needed for running programs.
  
• Tags may get out of sync. However, the tags are created automatically when you import message rules
• Search Folder get out of Sync

But: No need to sync search folders so often, it is a once-off setup. The mails remain in sync via IMAP. This is important.

Do not use Pcloud for Thunderbird Profile!

The video explains how to work on the profile folders. It is worth watching, even if it creates the profile folders on Pcloud.

You should not use pcloud, but use a local folder.

When you use pcoud, performance problems may occur.

Keywords:

• Thunderbird Account
• Local IMAP Folder
• Thunderbird Mail Folders
• pCloud
• GoToMyPC
• DropBox

Rating: 5 stars

Pcloud has no local cache --> no mail, when Pcloud is offline

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Alternative 4: Thunderbird Portable, Profiles on Cloud

How to copy Thunderbird profile to pCloud and things you should do when you copy your profile. Which folders to copy, which files you should setup, settings to change etc..

Feedback:

Thunderbird Portable does not work with message rules.

Need local installation.

This is the second part of the same video.

How to copy Thunderbird profile to pCloud and things you should do when you copy your profile. Which folders to copy, which files you should setup, settings to change etc..

Keywords:

Keywords:

• Thunderbird Account
• Local IMAP Folder
• Thunderbird Mail Folders
• pCloud
• GoToMyPC
• DropBox

Rating: 4 stars

Alternative 5: Local Installations, Profile on Local 

This is our preferred solution.

Advantages:

• No performance issues when accessing the huge IMAP Files.