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I just upgraded my desktop pc from Windows 10 to 11, and before the upgrade I used the Tools Export function to export my complete Thunderbird profile, so I could import it after the upgrade. Unfortunately the export file cannot be read on my upgraded pc using the Import function - Thunderbird gives me error messages every time, that suggest the exported folder might be corrupted or invalid.

My IMAP emails are fine, as I have set those accounts up from scratch and the folders have now populated with all the emails - the problem is all my filed emails, dating back many years, which were all stored manually in a filing system under Local Folders.

I tried manually copying across the individual files from the extracted back-up folder into my live Thunderbird profile and then reopened Thunderbird...which worked to some extent...as in, all the folders are there, but no emails are showing! It shows no messages under each folder, even though if you look under the Profile you can see that the email files exist.

I tried various ways to bring them in, including zipping one of the folders and trying to import from the zip file (which also brought in a folder but no emails) but even though the email files are clearly there under my profile, Thunderbird shows 0 messages in all my Local Folders. It's as though it is unaware the files exist, so I suspect it needs them to be formally imported somehow?

I would hate to lose the emails, as they document important information and purchases etc over many years, along with archived emails for my charity work, social events, etc. As I said, I can see the files are there but simply copying the files to my profile has only worked to the extent the filing 'structure' is visible, Thunderbird doesn't display any of the emails.

I have included two images...one of my Thunderbird Local Folders as they currently look, and the other showing the backed up files existing in my Profile, which I hope are helpful.

Can anyone help please? I am running a desktop PC on Windows 11. Thanks, David.

Have two email accounts: Outlook and Gmail. They check and pull mail off the servers independently. I would prefer to only have to look in ONE account for my mail. I have chosen Outlook. I am having problems getting Thunderbird to push the emails in my Gmail folders to the corresponding Outlook folders. Is that because it can't be done? In settings for GMail account, under Copies and folders, I push: Sent messages > Sent on d*******1@outlook.com Archives folder > Archive on d*******1@outlook.com Drafts > Drafts folder on d*******1@outlook.com but they don't seem to be going there.

Is there a way to move messages in GMail TRASH to Outlook DELETED? As you can see, I'm not very aquainted with these things and am pretty confused. Any help appreciated.

Dzień dobry , proszę o pomoc przy eksportowaniu skrzynki z komputera na telefon pojawia się tylko to co w załączeniu, co robię nie tak ? nie ma folderu odebrane ani nic więcej poza folderem "wychodzące"

Hi:

C:\Users\DonB\AppData\Roaming\Betterbird\Profiles\yssi9i86.default\Mail\outlook.office365.com

Above is my account (new since MS changed the server name. I use Help->Tools->Import to import my account data from Account: pop.outlook.com, all I get is an Inbox loading messages from the newer server name.

HELP!! Thanks, Don

David: You were right, I'd taken the file instead of the folder. This morning I erased the flash and started again. Copied the folder. Moved to Laptop, pasted the folder. No questions of overwriting or anything. However when I went into Tbird, it was screwed up. It runs, but there are messages missing, none of my mailboxes were there, so I assume none of my addresses as well. There were 4 messages in the IN box. There was 1 new msg that came in when I opened the program, and it properly brought over 3 from the old folder. There were 0 drafts, and I have a slew of them on my old app. It brought over a lot of sent msgs which might be okay, hard to sort them all out. Several of the messages were dated no more recently than 8-30. I use my computer every day, there are posts in here up until this morning. It brought over 0 archived, should be some. And in Junk it brought 213 over, but in the old app I have 1. In Trash it brought over 571 msgs, some of which may be correct it's hard to figure it all out. If I did something wrong, why didn't it affect Everything? I'm so dispirited and exhausted by now I'm thinking it might be easier to re-enter the contacts and mailboxes by hand! If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I'm writing to you on my old machine because yesterday I had problems using this site with the laptop. Thanks, Stacy

Hello I have already reports these issues but did not receive constructive how to correct them. I'll try to be more precise this round.

Thunderbird Issues Summary:

• Received new messages in the inbox repeat in list multiples (not consistent)
• Messages deleted to trash repeat back into the inbox (sometimes also in multiples rounds)
• Notifications in settings non-functional (disappeared)/ Incoming email alerts popup and remain on my screen.

  (I have to manually close them one by one.)

• Mutliple unwanted sub-folders appear and reappear even after multiple attempts to delete them.

There are more issues but not as prominent as the above.

I use an old iMac. (See image)Us there there is an older TB I can download which is compatible with my system? IF it comes to that, HOW do I safeguard all my saved messages to move into the new version? Please advise. Thank you Rob

I posted a question earlier, "I can't find a way to import the Inbox emails from older Thunderbird version to the new version. When I use the Thunderbird Menu>Tools>Import>Mail, I get a list; Becky! Internet Mail, Outlook and SeaMonkey, none of I which I use. I just want to import my old Inbox and Local Folders from the old Thunderbird I've been using for a decade. This should be easy. What gives?" and got some useful insight from another user. The apparent problem is that when installing the new Thunderbird, the entire history of old email folders have disappeared. Can I just uninstall the new Thunderbird to return the older version with it's folders?

koffie Dec 22, 2024, 13:20 CST

I've Thunderbird installed after it was deinstalled by a fail installation routine. On yesterday during this new install thunderbird has recovert the mails but only up to siste month May. The account on gmail isn't available completely.

Is there a possibility to try a completely recovery again.

This is an Ubuntu /Oracular OS. koffie

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Subject: Mapenzi posted an answer to your question "restoring email in thunderbird has stopped with mai 2024" Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:31:16 +0000 From: Mozilla Support Forum <no-reply@support.mozilla.org> Reply-To: no-reply@mozilla.org To: koffie@gmx.net

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restoring email in thunderbird has stopped with mai 2024

• Mapenzi* Dec 21, 2024, 2:31:13 AM

What do you understand by "restoring" email? Recover lost email? Recover deleted mail? Download email?