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when I try and open an old email there is no content there?

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I can only access emails that are no older then a couple of days old. It shows the subject and who it's from but there is no content.

I can only access emails that are no older then a couple of days old. It shows the subject and who it's from but there is no content.

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Right click the problem folder and select Properties. Then Repair Folder.

Be prepared to lose messages if the corruption is too bad.

Read this article on maintaining your email to help prevent this in the future.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keep_it_working_-_Thunderbird