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Old December 29th 19, 09:55 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)[_7_]
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Default merging old and new Eudora and Thunderbird files (Windows 7)

In message , Stan Brown
writes:
On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 02:31:12 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
Thunderbird user: complete computer fail (dead behaviour). I don't
think it's the HD, so anticipate being able to recover TB
folders/profiles/whatever from it (I haven't visited her yet).

Any pointers for either software?


I can't speak to Eudora. But for Thunderbird, once a week I back up


Eudora turned out not to be a problem! I gave her the files I'd managed
to get off the failing disc, and she merged them fine, getting back all
her old emails and not losing any new ones! Puts me to shame - she's
blind and in her late 60s!

my profile from my Windows 7 workhorse and restore it (as files,
using Robocopy /MIR /XJ) to my Windows 8 laptop, so I know that
works. I have some mails stored locally and some stored on the
server, and both types are accessible on the laptop exactly as on the
workhorse. My options, identities, server info, and address book all
come across without a problem.

I should have said I'm talking POP not IMAP, with the failed PC as the
one set to delete from server. But see next posts.
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