Had the iMac reset to original by Apple and when loading Thunderbird I did not get back all saved emails. I need to find an older profile to put into new Thunderbird so I can get back the saved mail. The file is hidden in the TM backup. How do I find it and copy the older profile?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Hello garat,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
We understand from your post that you would like to restore emails from a Time Machine backup. This article will provide you with steps on how to restore items from a time machine backup which you may find helpful:
Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
Best Regards.
garat,
Because Thunderbird is a product of Mozilla, you may need to contact them for instructions on how to locate the missing profile.
Take Care.
I have tried this but I can not open Thunderbird as I get a message thet profile is missing and it will not open. I went into TM backups and went back to a previous version of Thunderbird and restored - same message, profile is missing. I d/l a new version of Thunderbird and replaced old one - same message, profile is missing. I trashed everything Thunderbird I could find . d/ again and again same message.
Thank you for your suggestion but I have gone to Mozilla Support many times and have tried the few suggestions found there to no avail. I still can not find the hidden profile files nor a Thunderbird file, just the Thunderbird App.
Find Thunderbird profiles in hidden files in Time Machine Backup to external Hard Drive
