Out of curiosity, did you just copy the Thunderbird folder, or did you also get the profile in ~/Library/Application Support/Thunderbird as well? The Thunderbird folder in Application Support holds your user profile information. Inside is a file called profiles.ini. It appears the user profile controls what messages appear in your mailbox folders. If you did back up your user profile, move that profile back to the ~/Library/Application Support/Thunderbird folder and restart Thunderbird. Hopefully, it will recognize you again and show your messages.
Hope this helps! Bryan Forrest On Apr 16, 2006, at 12:25 AM, Luann Johnson wrote: > There is a tool option for importing from other mail programs and > common address book formats, but I've tried it unsuccessfully. I > can choose type of material to import as address books, mail, or > settings. Then have to choose a program from which to import - > Eudora or text file. I tried text file since I don't have Eudora > and it acts like it's importing, but then there is no change in > thunderbird even after restarting. > > My hair has turned more gray and is now beginning to fall out, > rather, pulled out. > > Luann > > R. D. Preston wrote: >> Hi Luann, >> >> It sounds like your application is not seeing/recognizing your files. >> Does Thunderbird have an "import files/folders" function? >> It might be necessary to do this for the files to be recognized. >> >> Regards, >> Russ Preston >> >> >> On Apr 15, 2006, at 6:09 PM, Luann Johnson wrote: >> >>> Because of a problem with HD, I had to do an erase an install. >>> Person at tech support said that moving my home folder to my >>> external drive would keep everything safe, including mail (I use >>> Thunderbird) addresses and folders and old mail. I had no >>> problem restoring my safari bookmarks and iTunes library, but am >>> having problems with mail. >>> >>> I have dragged everything from my thunderbird folder from home >>> folder on the external hard drive to the new thunderbird folder >>> on the HD, and I can see the folders on the HD, but can't see >>> them when I open thunderbird. It's probably a very easy step I'm >>> missing. Can anyone help? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Luann >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be April 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >>> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be April 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be April 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060416/47f2f5a0/attachment.html
