Daniel wrote:
John wrote:
Rob Lindauer wrote:
Rick wrote:
Hi,
I had to re install everything incl. SeaMonkey but, I backed up
everything before I started. How do I restore my inbox?
thanks,
Rick
Exit from SM before doing any of the following.
Find the folder in which your current (new, and presumably empty)
inbox is located, and copy your saved inbox (filename = inbox) to
that folder, replacing the existing (new, empty) inbox.
(There's also a file inbox.msf which I understand to be an index file
for inbox. Let's let someone more expert than I confirm - but so far
as I know, you should delete the "inbox.msf" file from your new
folder, and SM will automatically regenerate it when you open your
inbox.)
The inbox folder location depends on your operating system and
choices you made when you installed SM. In my case, it's in "Local
Folders" under "Mail" under my "xxxxxxxx.slt" folder. If you don't
use the global inbox, it could be in a folder named for your ISP,
again under the "Mail" folder.
Back up anything you're about to delete or overwrite, just in case.
Regards, Rob L
I have a similiar problem but, I can not find anything called "inbox.*"
John
John, in my personal opinion, Rob was wrong in his first step:-
"Exit from SM before doing any of the following."
My first step would be "In SeaMonkey, have a look at
Edit->Mail&Newsgroup Account Settings, then select your Mail Account
then have a look at the Local directory folder at the bottom of window.
This will tell you where your profile is on your hard drive."
Step Two Make sure all your Windows folders are un-hidden:-
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx
http://ilias.ca/mozilla/profilefaq/#locations
Then close SeaMonkey, and continue as directed by Rob.
HTH
(By the By, John, when checking your message header to see if you were
using Windows or not, I noticed your header said you were using
Thunderbird, so why are you asking about SeaMonkey in the SeaMonkey
group....thinking of making the change, or something?? Does Thunderbird
use an "inbox" or does it call the file something else??)
Daniel
Thunderbird is by backup
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