Closed Bug 278371 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Data loss when saving mail in folders named with a . (dot)

Categories

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows 2000
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
critical

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 229522

People

(Reporter: mozillabugs, Assigned: mscott)

Details

(Keywords: dataloss) 

When you create a folder starting with a dot (example : .bug), it appears fine
in the folder list. If you safe mails in it, no problem either.

Restart thunderbird. The folder is no longer there, and thus the mails in it
have disappeared. Close thunderbird.

The files are still in the profile. Renaming the example .bug.sbd to bug.sbd,
and renaming .bug and .bug.msf to resp. bug and bug.msf sortof-restore it, after
restarting thunderbird.

However, it's still labeled .bug. Attempts to rename it to bug fail (at least,
when using F2). 

Renaming it to .bug.bug does work. If you rename it then to bug, the mail in the
folder is lost. I have not managed to get it back after this step.

Please advise.
Component: Address Book → General
Keywords: dataloss
Summary: [SEVERE] Data loss when saving mail in folders named with a . (dot) → Data loss when saving mail in folders named with a . (dot)
DUP of Bug 229522.
See also Dependency tree for Bug 124287.

To recover,
 - Shutdown Thunderbird.
 - Rename file of ".bug" to "bug", delete file of ".bug.msf",
   rename directry of ".bug.sbd" to "bug.sbd".
 - Restart Tunderbird.
   "bug.msf" is recreated. Folder name is recoverd form file name of "bug".
  

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 229522 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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