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LOCAL/SUBFOLDERS...IN A CRAZY .mst unreadable computer language

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Gerry
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The tree I made for LOCAL/SUBFOLDERS...is now IN A CRAZY .mst unreadable computer language. I need all the files contained in this tree to go back to readable. Gerry

The tree I made for LOCAL/SUBFOLDERS...is now IN A CRAZY .mst unreadable computer language. I need all the files contained in this tree to go back to readable. Gerry
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Rick
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Hi Gerry,

.msf (not .mst) files are index files that are not meant to read. They do not contain your messages. Why are you trying to read your messages in the file system? Can you not read them in Thunderbird?

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