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How do i view old thunderbird files

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I have a backup of old thunderbird emails that i want to access. I believe they were "pop" emails. I have downloaded the directory. It has a long path.... which looks like this:

C:\Users\david\Downloads\surface_7-13-14-39-16.zip\C\Users\David\Documents\old thunderbird\Thunderbird\Profiles

How do i find the files with the old emails in them?

Where do i put them so that my current version of Thunderbird can look at them?

I have a backup of old thunderbird emails that i want to access. I believe they were "pop" emails. I have downloaded the directory. It has a long path.... which looks like this: C:\Users\david\Downloads\surface_7-13-14-39-16.zip\C\Users\David\Documents\old thunderbird\Thunderbird\Profiles How do i find the files with the old emails in them? Where do i put them so that my current version of Thunderbird can look at them?

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They are in the Mail folder, under the folder of the account name. Generally, there are two entries, e.g., INBOX and INBOX.msf - Exit TB - in File Explorer, copy the files into your current profile's Mail/LocalFolder (Be sure not to overwrite any files already there with same name. ) - start TB and you should see in local folders.

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Thanks. I haven't tried this yet but it sounds manageable. What about sent emails and attachments. Are they saved somewhere or are they home.

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It should all be there together, everything for that account.

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Will it make a difference that these were likely pop files and I am now using IMAP?

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No. It doesn't matter.