Thunderbird's default format is mbox (NOT eml) so NO, it won't reformat the messages from mbox to eml. I also said, "It's a plain-text file that you can open using a text editor like Notepad."ĥ) If the backed-up folder is restored, will it re-format the emails into the original Thunderbird (.eml) format? When Thunderbird (or any other program that can read the mbox format) loads the messages, it also decodes the attachments from text form to their respective formats.Ĥ) You say “Opening the mbox file using a text editor is not an intuitive way of reading your backed up messages as you'll soon find out after you open one using Notepad.” But isn't Notepad a text editor? The attachments are there, encoded in text form. I assume this is the result of the MBox format, but there is so much of it that one doesn't see the the emails themselves until one knows where to look.ģ) Please tell me if I have missed finding the attachments or if they really aren't there. But I can't find the attachments to those emails.Ģ) My difficulty in finding the emails themselves was because the immense amount of information that is added to the text of the emails – such as: After your most recent explanation, I did eventually find most of my email messages in the backed-up folder. Mozilla and Thunderbird are trademarks of The Mozilla Foundation.VetUser said 1) Thank you again, Stans. Before you perform a backup, you can set up an encryption password, so the resulting backup file will be encrypted.Īccordingly, when restoring your encrypted backup files, you will need to provide the correct password. So that you can protect your e-mail messages and all your other personal information, this software provides an encryption function. All Thunderbird profiles and data will be overwritten. In the "Restore" groupbox, select an existing backup file, then click the "Restore" button. How to Restoreįirst, make sure Thunderbird is not running. Please note that you need to close Thunderbird before performing backup.
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