Is there any way to encrypt my Mozilla Thunderbird profile (stored emails and such) to protect them with a password?
Solutions such as using Windows encryption or TrueCrypt won't work because I only want to encrypt the contents of the file, not use file system-specific features.
Thank you!
Best Answer
With TrueCrypt:
AppData.tc
in my user directory.)%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles
and has a name similar tombqbp1tq.default
Thunderbird profile
or something, to avoid confusion later.sdelete
.%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles.ini
, but there's an easier way to update it:thunderbird -profilemanager
default
), and click Choose Folder.If you decide you do not like TrueCrypt, there is FreeOTFE, which works in mostly the same way.
With Windows' built-in Encrypting File System: Not to be confused with BitLocker.
You mentioned that you do not want to use filesystem-specific features, but they can be useful at times.
%APPDATA%\Thunderbird
.Profiles
, choose Properties.certmgr.msc
cipher /w:C:
to wipe all unused space, but even one pass takes a long time...The downside - EFS is only available in Windows * Professional and up.
From a comment:
The only other way (besides transparent encryption, as above) is to build crypto capabilities into Thunderbird itself. And considering the complexity of the program, it is not a solution.