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Is there a file or way to find set up information from an old copy?

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I've recently upgraded to Windows 10 but in my desire to keep what I had I tried an upgrade only to find that after a day or so Windows wouldn't boot and I was forced to do a clean install on a new HDD. I still have the old HDD and access to the files but no matter what I try to do, I can't get it to boot so I can't pull the old setup information off of there. And to add insult to injury the new webmaster for a legacy e-mail address I still use for certain things just wants everybody to use webmail because it's easier.

I remember certain things like the SMTP port but the name of the pop3 server was non-standard for whatever reason. So what I'm hoping is somewhere written in some old thunderbird file is the setup information that I need that I can get this started on my new Windows 10 machine.

It's not a huge deal if it isn't but I'd really like to get it set up if I could without having to track down the old webmasters and see if they still hopefully have the info.

Thank you.

I've recently upgraded to Windows 10 but in my desire to keep what I had I tried an upgrade only to find that after a day or so Windows wouldn't boot and I was forced to do a clean install on a new HDD. I still have the old HDD and access to the files but no matter what I try to do, I can't get it to boot so I can't pull the old setup information off of there. And to add insult to injury the new webmaster for a legacy e-mail address I still use for certain things just wants everybody to use webmail because it's easier. I remember certain things like the SMTP port but the name of the pop3 server was non-standard for whatever reason. So what I'm hoping is somewhere written in some old thunderbird file is the setup information that I need that I can get this started on my new Windows 10 machine. It's not a huge deal if it isn't but I'd really like to get it set up if I could without having to track down the old webmasters and see if they still hopefully have the info. Thank you.

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Thanks for that but I was able to get it working after all.

I will keep this in mind in case something happens again.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Your Thunderbird data should be in a profile folder. This article describes how to locate it under your Windows User folder. You'll need to show hidden files and folders.

I don't know which config file contains the account settings, but if there is a prefs.js file I would look in there. Never double-click .js files because by default Windows will execute them as system scripts. You can right-click > Edit or right-click > Open With to view them in a text editor.

For precise file identification, it's also useful to set Windows to show all file extensions. See: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-show-file-extensions-in-windows/

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Zaɓi Mafita

Thanks for that but I was able to get it working after all.

I will keep this in mind in case something happens again.