Why isn't there a simple "one click" way (or even an automatic way) to Back Up my thunderbird profile and emails to an external drive so it's always protected??

I've been using Thunderbird and before that, Netscape, since the dawn of time and it baffles me as to why no one has simplified the process of backing up and/or migrating your profile and emails.
Wouldn't it be so much easier to simply create a "one click" backup option that copies all the files necessary to restore or transfer your profile, and all my emails, to a new computer or newly reformatted hard drive? There should be a "backup/restore" tab in the options menu for this which would also allow you to set and customize automatic backups, as well as import and restore from and external drive.
The method you have of digging into the file tree and manually copying the profile folders is cumbersome and confusing at best. Just wondering if anyone has looked into this.
Thanks

If you look at the first picture of my reply, note that Export is under Tools/ImportExportTools.
The add-on is one of many provided by the developer, and is probably one of the most widely used. It is frequently updated, perhaps more often that if it were part of the TB code.
Another option is to select Help/Troubleshooting Information, click Show Folder, exit TB, go up one level to show the Profiles folder, right-click a profile folder, Add to archive..., then right-click the archive file, Send To... and select your external drive (or just copy the profile folder without adding to an archive).
If you go up one more level, backing up the Thunderbird folder, you have a complete data set that, with a few minor changes, can be transferred to other computers, even ones with different operating systems

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