All Emails disappeared after compacting

[peters220]

Hello tanstaafl: I tried your last suggestion and Thunderbird only showed the Emails after the date that they disappeared. Anyone out there know how to recover the emails from the cache? Thanks JP

[tanstaafl]

If there is any mail there they would be a *.eml file or a mbox file (named after the folder, but with no file extension). You can use the ImportExportTools NG add-on to import them into a folder in "Local Folders". Normally most of the files in the cache are image files, certificates etc.

[peters220]

Hello tanstaafl: I tried to install ImportExportTools NG but would not install because The operating system is not supported. The computer is one of my old ones that I use in the garage. Windows Vista. Thanks JP

[tanstaafl]

What version of Thunderbird are you running under Vista? I suspect you need to use the older version of the add-on - ImportExportTools (no NG as part of the name)

"as of Thunderbird 53, Thunderbird only supports Windows 7, 8, 10, and Windows Server 2008 R2."

[peters220]

Hello tanstaafl: Running 53. I installed the add on and the first time I ran it it came up with a list of previous versions of my profile. I errored and chose one with the date after Thunderbird crash. There were 76mb in the old version. A small banner at the bottom left said importing for a few seconds. AS far as I can tell it did not import any emails. I ran it again and this time it did not come up with the old versions. How do I find the old versions again? Thanks JP