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our computer is dead. We want to access our emails from another computer . Our password is not working .

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Goldsborough
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our computer is dead. We want to access our emails from another computer . Our password is not working .

our computer is dead. We want to access our emails from another computer . Our password is not working .

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Gnospen
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If its not the hd thats dead you can remove it. If the new pc has room for a second hd and you have the cables to match you might install it that way. Otherwise you might connect it thru an usb-device. If you manage this then your old data should be under:

"Drive X":\Users\"old username"\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\??????.default"

Drive X = whatever drive-letter your old hd gets. Old username = your old WINDOWS username ??????.default = random name with usually .default as extension (if its your first TB-profile, otherwise ...)

AppData and its subdirectories are hidden so you need to "show hidden files"

If your new pc has a fully installed T-bird you might want to import all old mails. Use an add-on ImportExportTool