How can I recover a category list
Have used MoreFunctionsForAddressBook addon for years. Suddenly, the master category list has disappeared. No idea as to cause. Is there a way to recover the master list from an old backup of a profile?
TIA
Isisombululo esikhethiwe
- 'Menu icon ' > 'Options' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab
- click on 'Config Editor' button
It will say to be careful :)
- In top search type: morecol
- This line should have the categories: morecols.categories.list
example:
- morecols.categories.list userset string Family, Relation
This is stored in the 'prefs.js' file located in your 'Profile name' folder. The line would look like this assuming two categories called Family and Relation.
- user_pref("morecols.categories.list", "Family, Relation");
If you wanted to copy paste that line from old backup 'prefs.js' file back into the current 'Prefs.js' file..
Thunderbird would need to be closed first. I would advise you create a backup of current 'prefs.js' file - just in case, as it can be a bit tricky working out exactly where to insert the line. Preferences are stored alphabetically, but all the 'user set' preferences are grouped first in alphabetical order followed by all the defaults in alphabetical order.
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe
- 'Menu icon ' > 'Options' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab
- click on 'Config Editor' button
It will say to be careful :)
- In top search type: morecol
- This line should have the categories: morecols.categories.list
example:
- morecols.categories.list userset string Family, Relation
This is stored in the 'prefs.js' file located in your 'Profile name' folder. The line would look like this assuming two categories called Family and Relation.
- user_pref("morecols.categories.list", "Family, Relation");
If you wanted to copy paste that line from old backup 'prefs.js' file back into the current 'Prefs.js' file..
Thunderbird would need to be closed first. I would advise you create a backup of current 'prefs.js' file - just in case, as it can be a bit tricky working out exactly where to insert the line. Preferences are stored alphabetically, but all the 'user set' preferences are grouped first in alphabetical order followed by all the defaults in alphabetical order.
Toad-Hall said
It will say to be careful :)
- 'Menu icon ' > 'Options' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab
- click on 'Config Editor' button
example:
- In top search type: morecol
- This line should have the categories: morecols.categories.list
This is stored in the 'prefs.js' file located in your 'Profile name' folder. The line would look like this assuming two categories called Family and Relation.
- morecols.categories.list userset string Family, Relation
If you wanted to copy paste that line from old backup 'prefs.js' file back into the current 'Prefs.js' file.. Thunderbird would need to be closed first. I would advise you create a backup of current 'prefs.js' file - just in case, as it can be a bit tricky working out exactly where to insert the line. Preferences are stored alphabetically, but all the 'user set' preferences are grouped first in alphabetical order followed by all the defaults in alphabetical order.
- user_pref("morecols.categories.list", "Family, Relation");
The above directions resolved the issue. I was able to recover the master list. TYVM