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Philippe Costa di Costanzo
Philippe Costa di Costanzo

Hi Guys! In case of formatting the hard disc, are the mails lost ? In this case, how to save them? Thannks for your answer, if possible in French...

Hi Guys! In case of formatting the hard disc, are the mails lost ? In this case, how to save them? Thannks for your answer, if possible in French...

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Philippe Costa di Costanzo
Philippe Costa di Costanzo Question owner

Mails in Thunderbird.

david
david
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My experience in formatting a hard disc is that everything is lost. After formatting, the entire disc should appear empty. If it was a quick format, then the data is still there, but need special software to retrieve content, and that is generally a complex task. But that's just my experience.