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How do I import some sent emails from files?

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I made the mistake of trying the new supernova TB today, and made the even bigger mistake of forgetting to backup my profile before doing so.

The new version was a disaster, and after wasting far too much time getting things to where they should be, I uninstalled and reinstalled version 102.14.0

I have a backup of my profile from my nightly disk image, so used that when I reverted, and all new incoming messages were downloading from the server.

This means I'm only missing the messages I sent today. I saved these before uninstalling supernova, and now want to import them. I have two mail accounts, and a few sent messages for each.

Following some instructions I found here, I zipped up the files for one of the mail accounts and imported it. However, I can't find these messages anywhere, which looks like it didn't actually import them.

Anyone able to help? Thanks

I made the mistake of trying the new supernova TB today, and made the even bigger mistake of forgetting to backup my profile before doing so. The new version was a disaster, and after wasting far too much time getting things to where they should be, I uninstalled and reinstalled version 102.14.0 I have a backup of my profile from my nightly disk image, so used that when I reverted, and all new incoming messages were downloading from the server. This means I'm only missing the messages I sent today. I saved these before uninstalling supernova, and now want to import them. I have two mail accounts, and a few sent messages for each. Following some instructions [https://www.emaildoctor.org/blog/how-to-import-emails-in-thunderbird/#:~:text=the%20import%20process.-,Import%20messages%20in%20Thunderbird%20from%20a%20file,%E2%80%9D%20option%2C%20and%20click%20Continue. I found here], I zipped up the files for one of the mail accounts and imported it. However, I can't find these messages anywhere, which looks like it didn't actually import them. Anyone able to help? Thanks

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How did you save the sent messages? If they were individual .eml files, they can be imported by drag and drop from File Explorer to a subfolder of Local Folders.

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How did you save the sent messages? If they were individual .eml files, they can be imported by drag and drop from File Explorer to a subfolder of Local Folders.

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@sfhowes Thanks, that's so simple!