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READ IMAP MAIL FROM INBOX FILE

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steve239
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I changed provider and in doing so when I changed my mail server in thunderbird al my old mail disappeared. Now I still have the old INBOX file is there a way to read these mils or import them? I been reading but can not find a sistuation like mine.

Thanks for any help

I changed provider and in doing so when I changed my mail server in thunderbird al my old mail disappeared. Now I still have the old INBOX file is there a way to read these mils or import them? I been reading but can not find a sistuation like mine. Thanks for any help

Asịsa ahọpụtara

I never want to say 'delete' if there's no fallback, but since you have a copy of INBOX outside of TB, I think you can safely remove the mail in the old provider's folder.

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sfhowes
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If your INBOX file is an mbox file, Help/Troubleshooting, click Open Folder, close TB, copy INBOX or a renamed copy, into Mail/Local Folders, restart TB, and see if the folder appears under Local Folders in the Folder Pane.

steve239
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Hi sfhowes thanks for the quick reply, I did as you said and it opens the defaut profiles folder where i have the varius folder like IMAPMAIL but I do not have a local folders. Do I need to create one?

sfhowes
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Local Folders is a subfolder of Mail, so I write it as Mail/Local Folders. Maybe ...\Mail\Local Folders would be better.

steve239
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Wow you saved me a lot of trouble I did not notice the Mail folder did as you said and all is well.

Now that they are in the new provider folder can I delete the old one without losing them?

Thank you so much.

sfhowes
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Asịsa Ahọpụtara

I never want to say 'delete' if there's no fallback, but since you have a copy of INBOX outside of TB, I think you can safely remove the mail in the old provider's folder.