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Mailfolders old account

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Arent De Dapper
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Hello,

I've recently removed one of my two e-mailaccounts in Thunderbird.

I did not remove the messages of this e-mailaccount (stored on my pc).

I don't see how I can open the messages of this old e-mailaccount.

Can you help my further?

Thanks in advance.

Hello, I've recently removed one of my two e-mailaccounts in Thunderbird. I did not remove the messages of this e-mailaccount (stored on my pc). I don't see how I can open the messages of this old e-mailaccount. Can you help my further? Thanks in advance.

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In that case, to avoid a technical solution, use the import-export addon to import mbox (as each message file is an mbox) to Local folders. Just highlight local folders, right click and open import-export menu and select the import mbox option. If not installed, use the addons menu to add it.

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david
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Please provide more information. Are the message folders visible? If not, how do you know they are available?

Arent De Dapper
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The folders are not visible in the apllication, but they are still available in the user folder of Thunderbird (storage location on hard disk).

david
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Chosen Solution

In that case, to avoid a technical solution, use the import-export addon to import mbox (as each message file is an mbox) to Local folders. Just highlight local folders, right click and open import-export menu and select the import mbox option. If not installed, use the addons menu to add it.