{"id":4892,"date":"2018-04-11T10:27:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T10:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/?p=4892"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:39:54","slug":"recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Recover Deleted Emails From Thunderbird &#8211; The Manual Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block_sum\">\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong> Have you deleted an email from Thunderbird and emptied the trash and want the email back! In Thunderbird, you can undelete your emails if you have not compact Thunderbird emails. Because if you have accidentally or un-accidentally deleted any file, it is just marked as deleted until you compact and remove the marked folders. \u00a0Here the manual guide that will guide you how to recover deleted emails from Thunderbird. Also, we will know about the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/recovery\/mbox-converter.php\"><strong>MBOX Converter<\/strong><\/a> tool that makes your tasks easy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-btn\">\n<ul id=\"db-btn-container\" class=\"nav nav-tabs mt-4\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"windows-tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#windows\" data-toggle=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"windows\" aria-selected=\"true\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i> Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"mac-tab\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#mac\" data-toggle=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"mac\" aria-selected=\"false\"><i class=\"icon-apple\"><\/i> Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"db-btn-containerContent\" class=\"tab-content my-2\">\n<div id=\"windows\" class=\"tab-pane fade active show\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"windows-tab\"><a class=\"sum-d-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/SysInfoTools-MBOX-Converter.exe\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i> Download<\/a> <a class=\"sum-b-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/mbox-converter.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"icon icon-basket\"><\/i> Buy Now<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"mac\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"mac-tab\"><a class=\"sum-d-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/Sysinfo-MBOX-Exporter-for-mac.dmg\"><i class=\"icon-apple\"><\/i> Download<\/a> <a class=\"sum-b-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/mac-mbox-exporter.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"icon icon-basket\"><\/i> Buy Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This problem is very complex for users if the emails contain essential data. Corruption of data means an error in data during writing, sending, transmitting or communicating data. Generally, people are unable to restore corrupt Thunderbird email, which they usually consider as a corruption of data in emails.&nbsp;Both the manual and the software solution is available for&nbsp;Thunderbird Email Recovery&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/recovery\/mbox-converter.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recover MBOX emails<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;from Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p>What generally users ask if they face this problem to recover deleted emails from Thunderbird?<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-4 mb-4\" style=\"border: 2px solid #005EFF; border-radius: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>User Query:&nbsp;<\/strong>&rdquo;I have deleted some of my important Thunderbird emails from the local folder and in an attempt to retrieve from the trash folder, the mail got deleted. Now, I have no idea how to restore the files from the local mail folder.&nbsp;Although the manual solution is available, But also suggest me with any free software that assists me to retrieve Thunderbird emails&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 mb-4\" style=\"border: 2px solid #005EFF; border-radius: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>User Query:&nbsp;<\/strong>&rdquo;I stored a backup for my old mail which is stored in a .mbox format but I tried to open it in Thunderbird unable to do so(unable to access mailbox data). Now, how can I restore my old mail in Thunderbird emails as a backup for later use.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/import-mbox-file-in-thunderbird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to import emails in Thunderbird<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Reasons_for_Thunderbird_File_Corruption\" >Reasons for Thunderbird File Corruption<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Various_MethodsTips_to_recover_deleted_emails_from_Thunderbird\" >Various Methods\/Tips to recover deleted emails from Thunderbird<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Tip_1_Troubleshooting_for_Permanently_deleted_email\" >Tip 1: Troubleshooting for Permanently deleted email<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Recover_Emails_from_Mozilla_Thunderbird_Trash\" >Recover Emails from Mozilla Thunderbird Trash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Tip_3_Recover_Email_Messages_in_Thunderbird_by_Repairing_Inbox_Folder\" >Tip 3: Recover Email Messages in Thunderbird by Repairing Inbox Folder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/recover-deleted-emails-from-thunderbird\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasons_for_Thunderbird_File_Corruption\"><\/span>Reasons for Thunderbird File Corruption<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are more than a few unheard-of cases, which can lead to corruption in the folder of Mozilla Thunderbird. Few of them are mentioned below :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Corrupt emails in Thunderbird means corrupted MBOX files. These files get corrupted due to malicious attacks and hence, makes them inaccessible when somebody tries to open it.<\/li>\n<li>Accidental deletion of an email, contact item, etc., also causes reason behind the recovery.<\/li>\n<li>Deleted mail is still visible in the folder. This occupies space which oversize the overall MBOX folder.<\/li>\n<li>Creation of duplicate emails in Mozilla Thunderbird leads to an increase in waste file size.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Various_MethodsTips_to_recover_deleted_emails_from_Thunderbird\"><\/span>Various Methods\/Tips to recover deleted emails from Thunderbird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are working with IMAP email service then it is easy to recover Thunderbird email. As the IMAP connection provides the online backup up through which email recovery is possible. But if you have a POP connection, it becomes difficult to restore emails especially Thunderbird local folders.<\/p>\n<p>There are different choices which you can opt to handle Thunderbird Email Recovery; options be either the manual solution or the third party solution.&nbsp; This blog will guide you to the best suited and tested solution that you can opt for.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tip_1_Troubleshooting_for_Permanently_deleted_email\"><\/span>Tip 1: Troubleshooting for Permanently deleted email<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Recover-Permanently-deleted-Emails.png\" alt=\"Recover permanently deleted thunderbird emails\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n<p>If you have emptied your trash folder or permanently deleted Thunderbird emails from your PC. You will still have a chance to recover permanently deleted emails after emptying Thunderbird trash, follow the tip to recover deleted email messages from Thunderbird:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On Mozilla Thunderbird client, select <strong>Help<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong> option from the <strong>Menu bar<\/strong><\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Troubleshooting.png\" alt=\"Troubleshooting Information\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>On the opened <strong>troubleshooting page<\/strong>, select the Show Folder button; that will open your profile folder on the local system.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Troubleshootingpage.png\" alt=\"Troubleshooting page\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Open the subfolder mail and select your related <strong>profile<\/strong> from which you can recover the deleted emails. Here I am selecting &#8220;<strong>ImapMail<\/strong>&#8220;<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ProfileFolder.png\" alt=\"Select your Mail folder\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Inside the folder, right in the Inbox and edit with <strong>notepad or notepad++<\/strong> (recommended).<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/editInbox.png\" alt=\"Recover Thunderbird emails\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Now you can find all the email message deleted or not deleted in the large text form. The messages starting with &#8220;<strong>From<\/strong>&#8221; so you can find and go to one message to another one. The deleted messages have<strong> X-Mozilla-Status: 0009<\/strong> change it to<strong> 0000<\/strong> to recover the message. You can do the same thing for all the message by replacing the number.<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recover_Emails_from_Mozilla_Thunderbird_Trash\"><\/span>Recover Emails from Mozilla Thunderbird Trash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/recover-thunderbird-emails-from-trash.png\" alt=\"Recover Deleted Emails From Thunderbird\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n<p>To know how to&nbsp;recover deleted emails from Thunderbird&nbsp;by repairing Trash folder. You can take help of following steps to do the same :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Mozilla Thunderbird&nbsp;<\/strong>and log in your account.<\/li>\n<li>Open the&nbsp;<strong>Trash&nbsp;<\/strong>folder and search for the email that you want to regain.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the deleted email and click on &#8220;<strong>Move To<\/strong>\u201d option from the Menu.<br \/>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4905\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/recoverfromtrash.png\" alt=\"Recover emails from Trash\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n<p>You can give the location where you want to restore corrupted Thunderbird email. Or you can directly restore file in&nbsp;<strong>Inbox&nbsp;<\/strong>folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tip_3_Recover_Email_Messages_in_Thunderbird_by_Repairing_Inbox_Folder\"><\/span>Tip 3: Recover Email Messages in Thunderbird by Repairing Inbox Folder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open<strong> Mozilla Thunderbird<\/strong> to fix the corrupted file.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the&nbsp;<strong>INBOX&nbsp;<\/strong>folder where damaged emails are stored.<br \/>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4906\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inboxrepair.png\" alt=\"inboxrepair\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018<strong>Properties<\/strong>&#8216; option from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>From the Properties Dialog box, select the \u201c<strong>General Information<\/strong>\u201d tab and check the folder name to be as \u201c<strong>Inbox<\/strong>\u201d.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/repairpropertiers.png\" alt=\"repairpropertiers\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Now, Click on the <strong>Repair folder<\/strong> -&gt; OK<\/li>\n<li>You are able to view the repaired data in the \u201c<strong>Inbox folder<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges Faced by the Manual Method<\/h4>\n<p>The manual method is always not a reliable solution for Thunderbird Email recovery. The above-mentioned methods do not assure that the users are able to recover deleted files from Thunderbird. The recovery of corrupted emails using these method work to some extent and also have some file size limitations. To overcome these challenges you are recommended to use <strong>MBOX Converter<\/strong> software by <strong>SysInfoTools<\/strong>. It also helps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/export-apple-mail-to-outlook\/\"><strong>import Apple Mail to Outlook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The software scans deleted or corrupted emails and exports the emails into different file formats such as PST, EML, MSG, and RTF. The tool can easily run on every Windows 10 and below versions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/sysinfotools.com\/blog\/export-outlook-emails-to-thunderbird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Export Outlook Emails into Thunderbird<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The above-recommended tips are the simplest way to retrieve your lost Thunderbird emails. You need not be a technical person to recover deleted emails from Thunderbird. You only have to follow the above steps in the mentioned tip that will quickly help you regain your lost emails within few seconds. 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