


One of the comments mentions you have to buy the pro version ($10) to restore a backup. Email backup: Profile backup utility for Thunderbird (Mac OS X).Select the add-on in Tools -> Add-ons, press the Options button, press the Backup Scheduling tab, and then configure what should be backed up. The ImportExportTools add-on for Thunderbird supports automated backups.Its possible to schedule backups using the Windows Scheduler if you use command line arguments. The current version seems to occasionally not backup everything that it is supposed to. Use the beta version (there is a download link in the news section on its web page) rather than the current version.

The main drawback is it only supports Windows. MozBackup is the most popular way to back up a profile for Mozilla Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird.It supports logging, zipping a backup copy, and a differences window that identities what needs to be copied/deleted. Syncback is the freeware version of a commercial backup and synchronization tool for Windows.The main downside is that it's not Mozilla aware, so you have to understand the profile layout if you don't want to back up the whole profile. Jaback : A file backup utility for Windows or Mac OS X that supports scheduling and email notification of task failures.

It makes the Gmail account look like a FTP host.
