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Moved to Windows 10 and filters no longer automatically filter because folders aren't found.

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I have over 100 message filters that have been working fine on a Windows 7 Home Ed, 64-bit, SP1 system for years. I moved everything over to a Windows 10 Home, 64-bit system as this site described by copying the profile folder. I can see all of my folders and e-mails and can send and receive e-mails. However, the Message Filter can no longer recognize my folders in automatic mode and dumps all of my incoming e-mails into the Inbox (each one with a dialog box telling me it can't find the folder that I can see and it can find when I manually run the filters). I have the e-mails all color-coded by recipient by message filters (I use multiple e-mail accounts to minimize spam issues), and that works fine. I tried a suggested solution of deleting all of the .msf files so TB would rebuild the folders, but that didn't change things. When I manually run Message Filters on the Inbox, the messages are moved correctly. Another note - the messages are unread and correctly show in bold font in the folders, but when I select Unread Folders from the Account List, none of the folders with the filtered, unread messages show up (this used to work fine in Windows 7). Now, I have to go to the Filter Log, find out where the messages were sent, and then open the folders to see the messages.

What do I have to do to have Message Filter operate correctly again??? I am really not interested in recreating all of the filters again!!!

Thanks in advance! David

I have over 100 message filters that have been working fine on a Windows 7 Home Ed, 64-bit, SP1 system for years. I moved everything over to a Windows 10 Home, 64-bit system as this site described by copying the profile folder. I can see all of my folders and e-mails and can send and receive e-mails. However, the Message Filter can no longer recognize my folders in automatic mode and dumps all of my incoming e-mails into the Inbox (each one with a dialog box telling me it can't find the folder that I can see and it can find when I manually run the filters). I have the e-mails all color-coded by recipient by message filters (I use multiple e-mail accounts to minimize spam issues), and that works fine. I tried a suggested solution of deleting all of the .msf files so TB would rebuild the folders, but that didn't change things. When I manually run Message Filters on the Inbox, the messages are moved correctly. Another note - the messages are unread and correctly show in bold font in the folders, but when I select Unread Folders from the Account List, none of the folders with the filtered, unread messages show up (this used to work fine in Windows 7). Now, I have to go to the Filter Log, find out where the messages were sent, and then open the folders to see the messages. What do I have to do to have Message Filter operate correctly again??? I am really not interested in recreating all of the filters again!!! Thanks in advance! David