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Thunderbird just "compacted" ALL mail in my inbox into oblivion

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PathMan
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T-Bird just ask if I wanted to "compact" my folders. All my inbox emails are "gone." How do I get them back prevent it from happening again?

T-Bird just ask if I wanted to "compact" my folders. All my inbox emails are "gone." How do I get them back prevent it from happening again?

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Matt
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See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders and https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders-potential-complications

Particularly the latter one.

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