Is there a way to read contents of a profile without importing into Thunderbird?
I accidentally deleted my gmail account. When I reinstated it I noticed that the old data was not there. I have several profiles saved and can't find out which one contains the data I want. Importing them (the profiles I have saved) only produces more profiles when I decide is not what I am looking for. Is there a way to read contents of a profile without importing into Thunderbird (I have been using the ImportExport add on tool?
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The method I described reads the existing profiles. No extra profiles are created, and all profiles are independent of each other. If you just want to look at the Inbox, you could locate the Inbox mbox file (which has no extension and is stored in the same place with an Inbox.msf file) in the Mail or ImapMail subfolder of a profile folder, then copy the mbox file to the Mail/Local Folders of your working profile (all while TB is closed). When you start TB, the copied Inbox appears under Local Folders.
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When reading a profile in Thunderbird the only way I know is to import it, that creates an extra profile. My question is if I can read what is in a given profile (example: the last email received in Inbox) without making a new profile
Thanks, it worked