k.weber wrote:
SM 2.53.1 Windows 10
Around 100 mails within a time span of 20 days are indicated in the
inbox list properly but the content is lost. I wonder what has happened
and how I can restore them.
Before doing anything more, close SeaMonkey and back up your profile.
It's possible that the mailbox file might be corrupted, and some
attempts to "repair" it might delete the content you're after.
It may be that the content is gone from the mailbox folder anyway, but
for some reason the index still includes the header data to show in the
list. You could try right-clicking the folder, select "Properties" and
click the "Repair Folder" button. You might find those emails are then
gone though - hence backing it up first - although that would probably
indicate that the content isn't actually there anyway.
Depending on the server type, SeaMonkey can be set to only download the
headers, and leave the content on the server. Make sure you're not
working "offline" - File > Offline, there should be no tick next to
"Work Offline" - if that's set, it won't attempt to download the content
to view even if your network is connected. You may then want to check
the settings for each account under Edit > Mail & Newsgroups Account
Settings - particularly the "Server Settings" and "Disc Space" /
"Synchronisation & Storage" sections for each account.
Failing that, it may be a case of manually inspecting the mailbox file
to see whether there's any data there which can be recovered. I once
(about 15 years ago) had a mailbox file somehow corrupted in such a way
that the boundaries between messages weren't correctly recognised,
leading to the headers of some emails appearing appended to the text of
others, and the content of other emails not showing anywhere even though
it was in the file. In some cases, deleting one email would also delete
part of the next email in the file.
--
Mark.
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