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Accidentally deleted thunderbird folder

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HyLondon
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Dear Mozilla Rep:

I have Thunderbird installed on my desktop & laptop computers.

By mistake I deleted a Thunderbird data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses on my desktop computer that still exists on my laptop computer.

How can I copy the contents of the data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses from my laptop computer to my desktop computer?

Respectfully yours,

Hy London

Dear Mozilla Rep: I have Thunderbird installed on my desktop & laptop computers. By mistake I deleted a Thunderbird data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses on my desktop computer that still exists on my laptop computer. How can I copy the contents of the data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses from my laptop computer to my desktop computer? Respectfully yours, Hy London

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david
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In windows Explorer, locate the physical file, likely at c:\users\<yourid>\appdata\roaming\thunderbird\profiles\<yourprofilename>Mail(Or Imapmail)\accountname\ With Thunderbird NOT running, copy from one PC to the other, same location.

HyLondon
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Specific folders within the Thunderbird files cannot be accessed by windows explorer.

david
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding. I do it regularly.