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just has Thunderbird updating to 52.3.0 and now calendar has disappeared. How do I get this back as it is pretty urgent.

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Huwevans
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Hello. I just had a notification that an important update to Thunderbird was available and should be installed which I did, version 52.3.0. Now my Lightning calendar has gone with no way of getting it back. Looking on the add-ons website there is no working calendar for this version. I don't want to install the older version and corrupt my system. Looking at various instructions it says to backup an ICS file in my profile, which I can't find by doing a search for. I have a backup of the profile folder from a few weeks ago but can't afford to lose my calendar data or emails. What do you advise please. Many thanks. Huw.

Hello. I just had a notification that an important update to Thunderbird was available and should be installed which I did, version 52.3.0. Now my Lightning calendar has gone with no way of getting it back. Looking on the add-ons website there is no working calendar for this version. I don't want to install the older version and corrupt my system. Looking at various instructions it says to backup an ICS file in my profile, which I can't find by doing a search for. I have a backup of the profile folder from a few weeks ago but can't afford to lose my calendar data or emails. What do you advise please. Many thanks. Huw.

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Tonnes
Tonnes
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Did you update Thunderbird from an older version that required the Calendar/Lightning Add-on to be installed as an extension (which is no longer true, hence you won’t find it)? And is the calendar itself gone, or the entire Lightning add-on?

  • In the Add-ons Manager, select the Lightning extension and click Remove, then restart Thunderbird.
  • In the Add-ons Manager again, select the Lightning extension and click Enable, then restart Thunderbird again.

Does this bring things back?

Huwevans
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Hi Tonnes. Many thanks for your reply. I updated from a recent version, not sure which one but anyway the add-on was not coming up as being present so I have reinstalled the add-on and it has now restored my calendar with the appointments still in it. My concern over this was a few comments in the forums suggesting that installing the add-on to a newer vrsion could corrupt it all but I am glad to say that it has worked. Again, thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply. Best regards Huw.