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my wife has lost her email she somehow deleted it i believe

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I had my wife's email pinned to the taskbar, she somehow apparently deleted it, when i look in the application file it says it's still there but will not open I truly think it's deleted. She doesn't have clue what she touched. Please help can I just download a new version and if so will it pick up all her old emails.

I had my wife's email pinned to the taskbar, she somehow apparently deleted it, when i look in the application file it says it's still there but will not open I truly think it's deleted. She doesn't have clue what she touched. Please help can I just download a new version and if so will it pick up all her old emails.

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Hello,

I'm glad you reached out to us for help! Unfortunately, I am unsure what you mean by "email pinned to the taskbar". Are you referring to the bar at the bottom that is a part of Windows? I would also need to know what product you are seeking help with (Firefox, Thunderbird), in order to be able to help you effectively.

Cheers! Amiral7224

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Thank you for getting back to me. Yes I had a shortcut for her at the bottom. Here is the confusing part, when I go to C; drive it shows all the programs are there for Thunderbird but yet when you click on it Thunderbird will not open. I can then switch over to my screens and my Thunderbird works just fine. If i didn't mention there are 2 of us on this computer each with our own separate log ons and programs, but I am the administrator.

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You have two different Thunderbird -profiles each in its own space located at: "C:\users\"windows username" \appdata\roaming\thunderbird\profiles" The Thunderbird part under C:\programs.... is the program not any data. That is accessible for both of you. Only the logged in user can access his/hers data. Your shortcut-key is most certain located in the users desktop, if you haven't put it in C:\Users\Public\Desktop

You should as administrator be able to access her user-space and her Thunderbird-profile. Make safety-copy of it Using her login open Thunderbird. If the mails are missing, Install add-on RecoverDeletedMessages DO NOT COMPACT BEFORE running this add-on.

The outcome very much depends on how the account was set up, if its IMAP or POP3.

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We were able to access her emails thru Chrome, then to Windstream.net here account popped up and she is able to see here emails and respond to them. I will try some of your suggestions but in her desktop there is not Thunderbird either the original or shortcuts thats why i think she somehow deleted them. didn't think that was possible

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Did I missunderstand? Do you just want to add a shortcut to her taskbar? In that case: log in as her !! make a shortcut on her desktop for "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" Don't forget the " " Move this icon to her Taskbar.