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How to open and view emails from old profile?

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andy159
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Hello, I am trying to simply view emails from an old backed up profile I copied. There does not seem to be any reasonable way to do this.

Thank you.

Hello, I am trying to simply view emails from an old backed up profile I copied. There does not seem to be any reasonable way to do this. Thank you.

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Messages are stored in mbox files, which have no extension and are named after folders, e.g. Inbox. They are located in the account subfolders of Mail or ImapMail, and Mail/Local Folders, either directly or in sbd subfolders, e.g. Mail/pop.mail.yahoo.com or ImapMail/imap.gmail.com. Copy the mbox files into the Mail/Local Folders location of the current profile, with TB closed, then restart TB and find the folders under Local Folders in the Folder Pane.

Help/Troubleshooting, Profile Folder, Open Folder, to open the current profile folder.

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Messages are stored in mbox files, which have no extension and are named after folders, e.g. Inbox. They are located in the account subfolders of Mail or ImapMail, and Mail/Local Folders, either directly or in sbd subfolders, e.g. Mail/pop.mail.yahoo.com or ImapMail/imap.gmail.com. Copy the mbox files into the Mail/Local Folders location of the current profile, with TB closed, then restart TB and find the folders under Local Folders in the Folder Pane.

Help/Troubleshooting, Profile Folder, Open Folder, to open the current profile folder.