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How do I reinstate all archived emails into the folder pane ... the newer Thunderbird defaults to archiving and I've 'lost' a bunch of emails into the archive

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tomseddon
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How do I reinstate all archived emails into the folder pane ...

the newer Thunderbird defaults to archiving and I've 'lost' a bunch of emails into the archive ...

Ta

Tom

How do I reinstate all archived emails into the folder pane ... the newer Thunderbird defaults to archiving and I've 'lost' a bunch of emails into the archive ... Ta Tom

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christ1
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the newer Thunderbird defaults to archiving

Thunderbird does not auto-archive. It's something you'll have to trigger manually.

I've 'lost' a bunch of emails into the archive

Then I'd suggest you look at your Archive folder. To find out which folder has been designated as the Archive folder, check your account settings. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/archived-messages