Lost adressbook
Hello My previous computer has crashed. C:/ is not available any more. In my previous computer, I had two hard drives: a C:/-drive (an SSD) where Windows and other software were installed, The second hard drive was a conventional drive (D:/) where I stored all my files, documents, images, and so on. On this d:/ I also had several programs installed including Thunderbird. On that previous computer, I saved and organized my emails into subfolders within Thunderbird.
Is it possible to recover my address book in Thunderbird? Is it possible to find/recover my saved emails? Could they perhaps be saved somewhere on my previous C: or D: drives?
I have an old copy of my C: and D: from 2025 I have also a complete copy of my D: from my old computer.
I have now bought a new computer and installed Thunderbird. I would be very grateful if this could be resolved. Kind regards Anders Quant
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If you're not comfortable plowing through windows file explorer, I suggest one my favorite free utilities. it's called 'everything' and is at https://www.voidtools.com/ Its strength is it ability to find darn near any file within microseconds. Once started, enter abook.sqlite as that is the name of the thunderbird addressbook.(There is another file, history.sqlite, that contains the collected addresses.) Anyway, once you find abook.sqlite, you will be inside a thunderbird profile. If you stored your accounts within the profile, they would either be in the imapmail folder or mail folder, both of which are in the same folder as abook.sqlite. Now, since you stated your accounts were on the D drive, that indicates you made some custom adjustments. But this info may get you started. Good luck and post back on this thread as you make progress.
Hello Many thanks! My problem with the lost email addresses is essentially resolved. I have managed to recover most of the email addresses that I had "lost." The SQLite file was about a year old. Now for the second problem that remains: I would be very happy if it were possible to restore my previous emails, as well as the folder structure I had created under "Local Folders." I would be very grateful for any help with this, if it is possible. Best regards, Anders Quant
Assuming you found the abook.sqlite file, can you post a screenshot of where you found it? I'm asking for a screenhot from within windows file explorer. That will be a good first step. thank you.
If that fails, another option is to use the Everything utility and search for .msf that search generates lots of 'weeds' to search through, but it will likely find every message folder on the drive. That search is four characters: a period followed by msf
Hi, I’m having trouble with the power supply for my external hard drive, which contains a copy of my C: drive from 2025. I’ll get back to you as soon as I’ve sorted it out. Best regards, Anders
Ok, fingers crossed. Good luck. :)
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