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13. January 2009, 10:28:19

MadMonkey

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Czuch: Can you not remember the file name you gave it when you exported it (i am guessing you did Export it lol).

If not then, click Start -----> Find -----> all files and folders ----->(now in box that says 'All or part of filename' enter) .LDIF ------> click Search

Hope fully that will find it. It should be a .LDIF as that is the default Thunderbird saves it as, and should be the only one you have

Hopefully when you know where it is open Thunderbird-----> Address Book -----> Tools -----> Import (then navigate to where you hopefully found the file)

Lets hope that solves that little problem

13. January 2009, 15:55:16

Czuch

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MadMonkey: Thanks I will give that a try.... I used another web site to export all my files and they did everything automatically for me... anyway, I will run your help and see what comes up! Thanks.

13. January 2009, 16:52:08

Czuch

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Czuch: well, I found 1 file in my recycle bin, it said address book file but it was empty! :(

I am currently downloading another restore from my backups..... see if that file is there or another one or whatever....

Thanks again

13. January 2009, 18:15:04

awesome

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MadMonkey:

wouldn't signing into your Thunderbird e-mail account give you the address book ?

13. January 2009, 18:25:42

Czuch

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awesome: One would think so, that the email is stored in thunderbird, but it doesnt seem so, maybe someone can prove this wrong?

13. January 2009, 18:53:38

awesome

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Czuch:

maybe I'm not understanding what you need to find ? if it is an address contact list from an e-mail account it will be saved by them when you sign in...if it is a personal address list saved on your pc then you'd have to search on your pc...for instance: when I use someone elses computer and check my e-mail ,the address book/contact list is stored by the gmail,hotmail,yahoo server for that e-mail account ...

13. January 2009, 18:58:26

Czuch

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awesome: I think thunderbird stores email contacts in a file or folder somewhere else other than by them, if that makes any sense?