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Lost profiles.ini file & xxxxxxxx.default name

Emails no.longer available online Have offline data file .thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ImapMail/imap.xxxxx.com but not profile or anything above imap.xxxxx.com & unable to reliably access offline data.

Droping contents of imap.xxxxxx.com file into a new profile occasionally seems to work. But nit enough times to let me sort emails

Can you help solve this problem please?

Emails no.longer available online Have offline data file .thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ImapMail/imap.xxxxx.com but not profile or anything above imap.xxxxx.com & unable to reliably access offline data. Droping contents of imap.xxxxxx.com file into a new profile occasionally seems to work. But nit enough times to let me sort emails Can you help solve this problem please?

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Imap mail accounts get a virtual view to access stored emails on the server. So if no emails show in that imap account when it connects to server, it is because you are connecting to a server that has no emails.

re: Have offline data file .thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ImapMail/imap.xxxxx.com

You cannot simply copy that imap.xxxxx.com over nor files within it as they will get erased to match what is on server. You need to import those backed up mbox files in the backup imap.xxxxx.com folder into the 'Local Folders' mail account.

Use 'ImportExportTools' addon extension to import the mbox files (they have no extension) into 'Local Folders' mail account. Right click on 'Local Folders' mail account, select 'ImportExportTools' > Import mbox files.

ImportExportTools addon:

Then put copies of emails from 'Local Folders' mail account back into repective imap folders to get them back on server. OR leave them in 'Local Folders' as you will still have access.

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Chosen Solution

Imap mail accounts get a virtual view to access stored emails on the server. So if no emails show in that imap account when it connects to server, it is because you are connecting to a server that has no emails.

re: Have offline data file .thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ImapMail/imap.xxxxx.com

You cannot simply copy that imap.xxxxx.com over nor files within it as they will get erased to match what is on server. You need to import those backed up mbox files in the backup imap.xxxxx.com folder into the 'Local Folders' mail account.

Use 'ImportExportTools' addon extension to import the mbox files (they have no extension) into 'Local Folders' mail account. Right click on 'Local Folders' mail account, select 'ImportExportTools' > Import mbox files.

ImportExportTools addon:

Then put copies of emails from 'Local Folders' mail account back into repective imap folders to get them back on server. OR leave them in 'Local Folders' as you will still have access.

Thanks Toad-Hall yes, Forgot to.mention running a stripped down OS, dear old wonderful Puppy Linux. Default Thunderbird is ver: 31. Can update to ver 60+ so yes can use addon & going to have to update on all installations. It's for offline work only. Thanks

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Thanks Toad-Hall yes Forgot to mention I'm using a stripped down OS, dear old wonderful Puppy Linux. Tbe default Thunderbird is about ver: 31, not found addons for it Can upgrade to ver:60+ and yes Addon Mbox ImportExport is the route to go.

Thanks.  I'm going to updaye all.installations.

It's for offline work/back up Thanks