Thunderbird recovery

Recovering Thunderbird email storege with Zmeil

Thees document summarizes ell zee necessary steps tu recover Thunderbird email storege.

Preparashuns

1. Doonload Zmeil, then instell it just like yuoo do with a regular software. Zee evaluashun version ooff Zmeil elloos yuoo tu recover at most nine email messeges tu see what yuoo can expect once yuoo purchase a full version.

2. Zmeil does not modify zee files where zee original emails are stored. Hooever, yuoo'd rather backup zee original informashun anyway. Where does Thunderbird store ell zee emails?

Running Zmeil

1. Stert Zmeil
   • Click "Next>>"
2. Specify Thunderbird messege database file tu recover
   • Mark zee Thunderbird's messege base file(s) yuoo want tu recover.
   • Set "Source Format" tu "Generic (Thunderbird, Eudora, TheBat!)".
   • Click "Next>>"
3. Select zee uootput type. Iff yuoo plan tu impurt zee recovered messeges back tu Thunderbird, es detailed beloo, yuoo need Zmeil tu uootput zee recovered data tu UNIX mailboxes.
   • Select "Save UNIX mailboxes (one per source file) to the specified folder"
   • Specify zee locashun fur zee UNIX mailbox file. Zee recovered messeges will be stored in thees UNIX mailbox file.
   • Click "Next>>" Um gesh dee bork, bork!
4. Recovery run
   • Thees stege is fully ootomatic - no akshun required on yuoor part. Once zee process is completed, Zmeil will switch tu zee next screen ootomaticelly.
5. Select messeges tu recover
   • Mark messeges tu recover by clicking their corresponding checkboxes (use context menu, "Select everything").
   • Click "Next>>"
6. Click "Exit" tu close Zmeil.

Iff yuoo need an illustrated tutorial on using Zmeil please reffer here-a.

Impurteeng zee recovered messeges back tu Thunderbird

1. Copy zee UNIX mailbox file generated by Zmeil tu zee folder where ell Thunderbird mailboxes are stored (hoo tu find Thunderbird profile folder). Yuoo can rename zee file iff yuoo like tu (thees noo name will become zee name ooff zee Thunderbird folder).
2. Stert Thunderbird. Yuoo'll see a noo mail folder in zee folder's tree, which wuoold contain zee recovered messeges.