T'bird reset on reboot - how to re link to profile?

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Paul-Devon-UK
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T'bird reset on reboot - how to re link to profile?

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After a reboot (Windows 7) Thunderbird was back to a fresh install state - no accounts.

My profile folder still exists and the prefs.js contains my personal and work account settings. How can I re-link my profile to restore my previous configuration?
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Paul-Devon-UK
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Re: T'bird reset on reboot - how to re link to profile?

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Thank you for the link.

It sort of worked as e-mail etc came back but the calendar is blank but that is just a nuisance.
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Re: T'bird reset on reboot - how to re link to profile?

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I had experienced a similar problem, lost calendar and older emails. Renaming my prefs-#.js to prefs.js fixed it all.
Paul-Devon-UK
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Post by Paul-Devon-UK »

Switt21 wrote:Renaming my prefs-#.js to prefs.js fixed it all.
WHAT A STAR!!!

Thank you for such a simple fix to get calendar back. If we were on Reddit I would give Gold.
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