Thunderbird Android - move Cache and Data to microSD Card

[bobbi]

Hi,
can the Devs add a Setting to select Storage Location of Thunderbird for Android? Is this possible?
... that we can move the Cache and Data to a microSD card instead of the internal memory?

I formated my microSD as Internal Storage but if the Packageinstaller set Cache and Data to microSD i have no Internetconnection.

Perhaps the Cache and Data Location can be selected anytime from Thunderbird for Android Settings?

Best Regards

[Jon]

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[SugarPlacebo]

Cache on a microSD card would add too many writes to the card causing inevitable failure. There is a reason so many high end phone manufacturers took away microSD card slots it is because they tend to fail more easily and they want to create illusion of device quality by eliminating weak points like the microSD slot and the headphone Jack.  Disk cache really should be disabled by default and only use memory cache. Though it really should be able to store data to the microSD card if desired so I agree on that part since it helps people who may break their device or get a new one and need to transfer.