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Some of my present Thunderbird files are corrupt and I cannot delete them. How can I create a duplicate Thunderbird and copy just the usable files to it?

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    this looks like an X-Y question ... asking for help with a perceived solution to a problem, instead of asking for help with the actual problem
    – jsotola
    Commented Jul 6 at 15:44
  • how do you know that creating a second instance of Thunderbird will actually solve the problem with the locked files?
    – jsotola
    Commented Jul 6 at 15:46
  • If files are corrupt check the disk integrity. If it is a recoverable error the problematic files should be deleteable after correcting the error. If not you first need to migrate to a new disk before creating a new Thunderbird profile.
    – Robert
    Commented Jul 6 at 16:26
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    Which files? executables? saved email messages?? If executables, just make a copy of your Thunderbird Profile; uninstall Thunderbird completely; install T'bird again;' then put your old profile in place. Commented Jul 7 at 4:00

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