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Trying to retrieve emails & folders from a hard drive when the computer's processor died.

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My laptop using Windows7, the processor died. The hard drive is ok. I am now using Windows10 in a newer laptop. I don't know how to access all the data from the other. I don't think I did a back up. I've got both personal & business. Is there a way to retrieve my old Thunderbird info? [And just so you know, I learned my lesson about not backing up.] And thank you for any help!

My laptop using Windows7, the processor died. The hard drive is ok. I am now using Windows10 in a newer laptop. I don't know how to access all the data from the other. I don't think I did a back up. I've got both personal & business. Is there a way to retrieve my old Thunderbird info? [And just so you know, I learned my lesson about not backing up.] And thank you for any help!

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You want to paste into roaming, so it will overwrite the thunderbird folder do not delete anything on drive c. once you place the thunderbird folder, start thunderbird to see how it goes.

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You want to paste into roaming, so it will overwrite the thunderbird folder do not delete anything on drive c. once you place the thunderbird folder, start thunderbird to see how it goes.

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