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my old thunderbird is inactive. I have the back up files in my documents in .sbd and .msf and also the file. how can i import them to a new thunderbird?

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My laptop got virus so I had to format it therefore I lost my old thunderbird but I since had a back up of my e-mails, so they are stored in my hard. they are in .sbd, .msf and also "file" extensions. I want to import them to my new thunderbird. please advise how?? Thanks

My laptop got virus so I had to format it therefore I lost my old thunderbird but I since had a back up of my e-mails, so they are stored in my hard. they are in .sbd, .msf and also "file" extensions. I want to import them to my new thunderbird. please advise how?? Thanks

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christ1
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The mail files are the ones without a file extension, e.g. Inbox or Read.

You can install this add-on and import the mail files (mbox files) into your current profile.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/