Where Does The Bat! Store Mail?
Where The Bat! keeps its Mail Directory with accounts and message bases, and how to find a moved one.
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The Bat! keeps everything mail-related in one Mail Directory: account folders with MESSAGES.TBB bases, address books, and program settings. The location is configurable under Preferences System, defaulting to AppData with portable installs keeping it beside the program. Typing %EMAIL% into Run opens it directly.
That single-folder design makes migration a straight copy with the app closed. Uninstalls deliberately leave mail behind, so moving machines needs the manual step. Account folders multiply inside the directory, each carrying its own message bases and indexes.
Where The Bat! stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\The Bat!
Default home for accounts, message bases, and address books; confirm under Preferences System since it moves. Each account nests MESSAGES.TBB files inside. The %EMAIL% Run shortcut opens it instantly. Portable builds keep the same tree beside the exe.
Frequently asked questions
how do I move The Bat! to a new PC
Copy the entire Mail Directory with the app closed to move everything: accounts, bases, and address books. Uninstalling keeps mail by default, so a move needs the manual copy. The %EMAIL% shortcut opens the active folder to confirm the source.
where is my Mail Directory
Open Options, Preferences, System, and read the Mail Directory field, or type %EMAIL% into Run. Portable installs keep mail beside the program instead of AppData. The debug startup lines also print the active path.
can I share my mail folder
Never share it: profiles hold accounts with encrypted passwords usable as-is by recipients. Each folder keeps MESSAGES.TBB bases plus indexes beside it. Address books travel inside the same tree, so one copy covers all.
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