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Accidentally deleted thunderbird folder

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HyLondon
HyLondon

Dear Mozilla Rep:

I have Thunderbird installed on my desktop & laptop computers.

By mistake I deleted a Thunderbird data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses on my desktop computer that still exists on my laptop computer.

How can I copy the contents of the data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses from my laptop computer to my desktop computer?

Respectfully yours,

Hy London

Dear Mozilla Rep: I have Thunderbird installed on my desktop & laptop computers. By mistake I deleted a Thunderbird data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses on my desktop computer that still exists on my laptop computer. How can I copy the contents of the data folder Inbox/Personal/Genealogy/FamInfoSourses from my laptop computer to my desktop computer? Respectfully yours, Hy London

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david
david
  • Top 10 Contributor

In windows Explorer, locate the physical file, likely at c:\users\<yourid>\appdata\roaming\thunderbird\profiles\<yourprofilename>Mail(Or Imapmail)\accountname\ With Thunderbird NOT running, copy from one PC to the other, same location.

HyLondon
HyLondon Question owner

Specific folders within the Thunderbird files cannot be accessed by windows explorer.

david
david
  • Top 10 Contributor

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. I do it regularly.