Deleted POP3 profile for IMAP, can't find POP profile to restore
I use Thunderbird 2, preferring the clean interface.
I was trying to change POP3 to IMAP. Deleted profile as suggested, created new IMAP one. Found all mails, address book etc gone.
I recreated a new POP3 account, and tried using profiles found to restore, no joy.
I did a system restore (W7 Pro) to a previous restore point, no joy.
Is there anywhere that I might find that POP3 profile that I have overlooked? Or is it somehow deleted forever?
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ChrisMay8 said
I use Thunderbird 2, preferring the clean interface.
There is a reason Thunderbird is almost 10 years and almost 60 versions separated from version 2 and most of them are about security.
One other major point is Thunderbird 2 is unsupported and has been so for 10 years.
But you prefer a user interface as justification for using a product that has issues with the HTML it produces, has significant security issues and is basically struggling to connect to most modern mail servers because it simply does not have the updated versions of SSL/TLS used by every secure server in the world. But if your providers does not care about security, why should you.
I was trying to change POP3 to IMAP. Deleted profile as suggested, created new IMAP one. Found all mails, address book etc gone.
The instructions in the knowledge base do not suggest a deletion of the profile folder. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switch-pop-imap-account and https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/faq-changing-imap-pop and https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changing-imap-pop
But those instructions are not for Thunderbird 2 because it has not been supported since 2008, that does not alter the facts that the underlying process is the same, Clearly you did not follow those instructions.
Is there anywhere that I might find that POP3 profile that I have overlooked? Or is it somehow deleted forever?
Tried the windows recycle bin? That is usually where windows places files when you press the delete key on them. Or did you delete the account from Thunderbird? in which case this applies. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_deleted_mail_accounts
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ChrisMay8 said
I use Thunderbird 2, preferring the clean interface.
There is a reason Thunderbird is almost 10 years and almost 60 versions separated from version 2 and most of them are about security.
One other major point is Thunderbird 2 is unsupported and has been so for 10 years.
But you prefer a user interface as justification for using a product that has issues with the HTML it produces, has significant security issues and is basically struggling to connect to most modern mail servers because it simply does not have the updated versions of SSL/TLS used by every secure server in the world. But if your providers does not care about security, why should you.
I was trying to change POP3 to IMAP. Deleted profile as suggested, created new IMAP one. Found all mails, address book etc gone.
The instructions in the knowledge base do not suggest a deletion of the profile folder. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switch-pop-imap-account and https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/faq-changing-imap-pop and https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changing-imap-pop
But those instructions are not for Thunderbird 2 because it has not been supported since 2008, that does not alter the facts that the underlying process is the same, Clearly you did not follow those instructions.
Is there anywhere that I might find that POP3 profile that I have overlooked? Or is it somehow deleted forever?
Tried the windows recycle bin? That is usually where windows places files when you press the delete key on them. Or did you delete the account from Thunderbird? in which case this applies. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_deleted_mail_accounts