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I have version 52.2.1 Suddenly I cannot see my address book. Everything else seems OK

redfish1127
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Upon opening Thunderbird I see the main page: Email, Accounts, Advanced Features. No reference to address book here. Under Email I select "write a new message" No address book available. Everything else seems OK ie Inbox, Drafts, Sent Mail, All Mail etc., and my created folders.

Upon opening Thunderbird I see the main page: Email, Accounts, Advanced Features. No reference to address book here. Under Email I select "write a new message" No address book available. Everything else seems OK ie Inbox, Drafts, Sent Mail, All Mail etc., and my created folders.

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Stupid me. This fixed it: View>Toolbars>Mail Toolbar

Thanks anyhow Airmail

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user01229325
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If you are talking about the Contact Sidebar in a Write window pressing F9 toggles it on and off.

redfish1127
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BTW I am on an IMac El Capitan if that matters. From a write window I pressed F9 and saw only spelling, attach, security, and save.

I should mention that yesterday my computer locked up while on Thunderbird. I lost all control. All I could do was shut the power off. When I rebooted everything seemed OK. However this is my first attempt to access contacts. Maybe this is how I lost it.

My only account is Gmail and my contacts appear OK there. I've had issues in the past importing from there.

If I reinstalled Thunderbird would I lose all my settings? Please suggest best way forward. Thanks

redfish1127
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Chosen Solution

Stupid me. This fixed it: View>Toolbars>Mail Toolbar

Thanks anyhow Airmail