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retrieve pop3 folders after reinstalling Thunderbird

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DaveWR
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Windows 10 reset removed Thunderbird

Thunderbird reinstalled

Previous mail folders appear to be still in the following location:

C:\Windows.old\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\nvltdoaa.default\Mail

How to restore to the newly installed Thunderbird folders?

Windows 10 reset removed Thunderbird Thunderbird reinstalled Previous mail folders appear to be still in the following location: C:\Windows.old\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\nvltdoaa.default\Mail How to restore to the newly installed Thunderbird folders?

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christ1
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Close Thunderbird. Delete the new (and empty) profile folder. Copy over the entire C:\Windows.old\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird folder to C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming