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My hard disk crashed, but I can still read the files. How do I recover the contents of my Thunderbird Address Book?

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I know how to get to the email files, but I can't find the location of my address book. How do I recover the contents of my Thunderbird Address Book?

I know how to get to the email files, but I can't find the location of my address book. How do I recover the contents of my Thunderbird Address Book?

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user1121639
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Here's what you need:

Moving address books between profiles

mach0017
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I'm checking this as "Solved", pending actual results. I saw the x.MAB files so this looks like it should work. Much appreciated. If you don't hear back from me by tomorrow you will KNOW it worked.