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Corrupted inbox-file - unable to repair

toxiclizard
toxiclizard
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Hi,

The data for the Thunderbird files are on an external hard drive. There seems to have been a power fluctuation, which is why the hard disk went out during operation; this has now caused a corruption in the inbox file.

Error messages kept coming that the inbox could not be compressed because of a write error.

I then tried to back up all the mails in an extra folder, but unfortunately this only succeeded until a certain point in time (end of 2019). I then used Thunderbird's own function to repair the folder, with the result that I could now only see one mail in the inbox - all mails after the corruption were no longer displayed.

Fortunately, I still had a backup and was now able to restore all mails until the end of 2021. At the moment 2022 are still missing until today

I have backed up the corrupted file and would now like to try to restore the mails from 2022 to today. When I try to copy this file or open it in a conversion programme, the process seems to stop at about 40% - I suspect that this is where the corruption is.

What options do I have now to restore the mails from 2022 to today?

As I see it, the Thunderbird mbox files are nothing more than long text files with the contents of the mails. So I could turn the inbox file into a two-file version that only outputs everything from about 41% onwards, in order to be able to restore the remaining mails. How can I do that?

Hi, The data for the Thunderbird files are on an external hard drive. There seems to have been a power fluctuation, which is why the hard disk went out during operation; this has now caused a corruption in the inbox file. Error messages kept coming that the inbox could not be compressed because of a write error. I then tried to back up all the mails in an extra folder, but unfortunately this only succeeded until a certain point in time (end of 2019). I then used Thunderbird's own function to repair the folder, with the result that I could now only see one mail in the inbox - all mails after the corruption were no longer displayed. Fortunately, I still had a backup and was now able to restore all mails until the end of 2021. At the moment 2022 are still missing until today I have backed up the corrupted file and would now like to try to restore the mails from 2022 to today. When I try to copy this file or open it in a conversion programme, the process seems to stop at about 40% - I suspect that this is where the corruption is. What options do I have now to restore the mails from 2022 to today? As I see it, the Thunderbird mbox files are nothing more than long text files with the contents of the mails. So I could turn the inbox file into a two-file version that only outputs everything from about 41% onwards, in order to be able to restore the remaining mails. How can I do that?

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Googlethunderbird
Googlethunderbird
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Hello there We have read the message. We try to help you.


Your files are partially rescued from your corrupted ssd? you also used Thunderbird tools.

your ssd has incorrectly obtained power? from your PC? This will need to be seen by a specialist.

you might be able to use "recuva" to partially rescue your files.

The more strange turns you try to make, the better the chance of losing this data completely. like compress and converse as you write.



Greetings

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