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After Thunderbird update all addresses (pers + collected) gone

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The Thunderbird update was to 78.4.0 (32-bit) on Windows 10

The Thunderbird update was to 78.4.0 (32-bit) on Windows 10

Modified by Wayne Mery

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Paul,

Have you resolved your problem?

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I found out that Thunderbird stopped using .mab files and is using .sqlite files for addresses

Ended up manually recreating address book entries myself.

Not sure why going to a new format was not undertaken in the upgrade process but there you have it...

peace

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Does your profile directory still have the .mab.bak files for the missing address books?

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I checked both profiles in C:/Users/Username/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles and there were no xxxx/mab/bak files

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That should have been :

I checked both profiles in C:/Users/Username/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles and there were no xxxx.mab. bak files