Naming and Renaming the Profile

FWIW

Profile naming and usage is a matter of personal taste....
Everyone has different ideas and they all work...

Please take a look at:

Creating and Naming profiles

This gives a brief idea of what I do....and IWFM

Just my thoughts

regards:captjldavis

 

Capt.,
I don't that the issue was the naming of the profiles, but rather the fact that Thunderbird tacks the .slt to the profile name. and, then I looked at content of a couple folder, in Thunderbird, and I see that the mail folders are located in one folder, e.g: Westside, and all the other information is in folder called xxxxx. Westside. I see the same dual folder situation with the default folder. However, I have two more profiles which have all files in one folder, which has the .slt name attached. I would not want to rename the folder, and lose the .slt ID. The newer Firefox profile are also the same way, but with a single folder.
I was incorrect that .slt was added. It is only the alphanumeric part which preceds the .slt. My point is to forget what is on the Hard Drive, for naming consistency.

 

I couldn't agree more.

Depends on which version of Tbird (or Firefox) you're using. The nightly zipped aviary builds aren't "installed ", so the profile(s) can be named anything you want.

How you guys with multiple versions of multiple programs manage to keep your profiles straight, especially when they follow different rules, totally escapes me. All I can say is "Better thee than me ".

 

It was not my intention to create a debate on the various "personal" preferences...rather it was just to illustrate what works for me.

The final choice rests with the individual user.

regards:captjlddavis

 

Jim,

The BBS software truncates the link to prevent a line wrap i.e., cuts off text at the end of the column when it is too long . Remember the old MSKB Articles, which were so long that the line would wrap, and then the link didn't work? Updated BBS software has taken care of that problem with the truncated links. The omission of characters is intended.

This link will be truncated, as it is too long to fit on this line: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/2005-08-11-09-aviary1.0.1/. You can see this happening when you are preparing your reply.

 

The nightly zipped aviary builds aren't "installed ", so the profile(s) can be named anything you want.

I don't believe that there is any connection between the profile, and the fact the program is installed. The default profile stays the way it is. Any other profile can be named as desired, and placed anywhere on the computer.
The .slt is not placed in front of the profilename, but, rather the alphanumeric description. I don't think that one can do away with it.
I can easily keep track of my profiles. I have TB1.0.6, which is installed, with one profile, and the trunk nightly, i.e. 1.0+ as an unzipped file. Truly, I don't need a profile for it, but I wish to keep 1.0.6 and 1.0+ completely separate, and only a second profile will do the job.

 

I concur with westside:

FWIW.

To create a profile WITHOUT the .slt directory in MOZILLA

http://ilias.ca/mozilla/profilefaq/#noSLT

. How do I create a profile without the SLT directory?

First, create a folder in the location you plan to have the profile. Make sure you give that folder exactly the same name you plan to give the profile.
Second, open a text editor, and create a file named prefs.js in the folder you just created. You can add a few blank lines to the file, so there is something to save.
Now, use the Profile Manager to create a profile in the location of your new folder of the same name as that folder.
When Mozilla goes to create a profile, it will see that there is already a folder of the same name, and assume that the profile already exists. It will verify this by looking for prefs.js.

above is courtesy chris ilias

For Firefox and Thunderbird. ( don't recall if I read this or figured it out maybe both )

First, create a folder in the location you plan to have the profile. Make sure you give that folder exactly the same name you plan to give the profile.
Use profile manager to create a profile in the location of your new folder of the same name as that folder.

Voila - TB/FF profile with no alphanumeric description

For TB - Profiles.ini in default location (C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Thunderbird\profiles.ini) will show correct path and HD file name) with no alphanumeric description
For FF - Profiles.ini in default location (C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini) will show correct path and HD filename - with no alphanumeric description.

I have found NO way to change the default location of the Profiles.ini file in TB or FF

The above is for information purposes and I apologize for being OT of the original post.

regards:captjlddavis

 

Thanks, Ramona. I knew there had to be a good reason, even though it somewhat defeated the purpose of my post.

Now, as the good Cap'n would say, "FWIW" ...

My point was that neither FF or TB requires a default profile, and that a profile can be named anything you like, and located anywhere you like, with no .slt or alphanumeric description, as long as the C:\Docs & Settings...profiles.ini file points to it.

It's not necessary to create the folder first, as the Profile Manager will do it for you. Nor does the profile name have to match the name of the folder that it's in, though I would recommend it for the sake of clarity (and sanity ).

I'll be away for the next two weeks, so won't be able to join further in the continuing off-track fun. It's all apples and oranges, anyway ... as you may have noted, everyone does the same thing differently.

 

Jim,
your contributions are excellent, but they may address the original question by BirdieBob. That's ok. I will see what is going on in the profile.ini, which I never visited before. It appears that the name can be changed, while the path must remain.
Am I correct?

 

How is that possible? The Profile Manager points to the location of the Profiles folder by default. If you have moved your Profile to a location other than the default, then you had to create a folder...

 

Going Back to my original question under http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?p=251832#post251832:

Can I assume that I can do a & b, above, without causing any problems?

 

a. Can I change the file name from "xxxxx.default" to "xxxxx.Bob" ?
It will mess up everything - don't do it.......

b. Change the profile.ini file from "path=profiles/xxxxx.default" to "path=profiles/xxxxx.Bob" ?

NO !

What you are trying to accomplish :

Have the Profile name that shows in PM match the profile folder on the HD
ie
PM shows profile name as "Bob" , data stored as a folder named "Bob" on the HD.

You would have to start a fresh NEW profile and not knowing exactly what you have now, I, personally, would be reluctant to make any suggestion.

Others may feel differently.....


regards:captjlldavis

 

captjlddavis:

Thank you -- I got the message loud & clear! I will change nothing at this point. Just to be clear:

current PM profile name = "Bob "
current proile file name = "xxxxx.default "
current profile.ini file entry reads:
[Profile0]
Name=Bob
IsRelative=1
Path=Profiles/xxxxx.default
Default=1

I understood that the .ini file pointed the PM profile name (Bob) to the profile file (xxxxx.default). I thought after reading Jim's comments that I would be OK as long as the profile file name was the same in both places.

Again, thanks for the warning and I will make no further moves. As I mentioned at the beginning, this was simply a housekeeping issue and there is no neccessity to change anything.