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WSpfeldmann
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January 21, 2012 at 1:48 pm #481130

I’m using the latest Thunderbird on Win 7, with the Lightning calender app as an add-on. I use Mozbackup to save email messages, but it does not backup my calendar appointments. Is there a way to back these up?

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- tonyl
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  January 21, 2012 at 5:49 pm #1315470
  
  The data is kept in .ics files, you can back them up. I keep mine on a network server, so I can’t tell you the path for yours. In Thunderbird, right-click any calendar in the left-hand pane, select Properties, and it will tell you.
  
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- WSpfeldmann
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  January 21, 2012 at 7:02 pm #1315476
  
  Thanks for the tip. However, I cannot find *any* .ics files!
  
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- dg1261
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  January 22, 2012 at 3:44 am #1315492
  
  Are your calendars local or on the internet?
  
  I use Tbird 6.0.2 and Lightning 1.0b5 with a mix of both local (for myself only) and several internet calendars (google calendars) for group use.
  
  For the internet calendars, I think it’s all kept on the internet (e.g., in the google calendar) and not on my computer. If I startup Tbird without an internet connection, I don’t see any of the events on those calendars.
  
  For the local calendar, events are kept in a sqlite database, which is profiles/{acct-name}/calendar-data/local.sqlite in my Tbird folder.
  
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- WSpfeldmann
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  January 22, 2012 at 10:00 am #1315504
  
  OK. I remember seeing some .sqlite files. I’ll try those. Thanks.
  
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  rc primak
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  January 29, 2012 at 3:10 pm #1316619
  
  OK. I remember seeing some .sqlite files. I’ll try those. Thanks.
  
  In recent versions of Thunderbird, yes the Calendar is holding its data in a SQLite database file.
  
  -- rc primak
  
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- WShmmm
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  January 27, 2012 at 5:00 pm #1316415
  
  Thunderbird Add On…Automatic Export 0.5.1…..Perfect answer.
  
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- WSpfeldmann
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  January 29, 2012 at 3:43 pm #1316630
  
  Thanks.
  
  Any reccomendations for good website explaining the SQLite system? I’m an old dBase / Clipper veteran, back from the days of 8-bit, steam-powered computers.
  
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- rc primak
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  January 31, 2012 at 11:51 am #1316963
  
  Thanks.
  
  Any reccomendations for good website explaining the SQLite system? I’m an old dBase / Clipper veteran, back from the days of 8-bit, steam-powered computers.
  
  Here you go:
  http://www.sqlite.org/
  
  -- rc primak
  
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