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What is permanently deleted when I uninstall Thunderbird?

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I became very frustrated with the lack of an away message and uninstalled Thunderbird. Now my address book is gone. Is there a way to retrieve my address book? Is it still on my PC? If not, can emails be retrieved?

I became very frustrated with the lack of an away message and uninstalled Thunderbird. Now my address book is gone. Is there a way to retrieve my address book? Is it still on my PC? If not, can emails be retrieved?

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Yes.

Or, reinstall it and see for yourself.

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Wayne Mery
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Yes.

Or, reinstall it and see for yourself.