Re: prefs.js truncated in system reboot; how to restore mail and news

Check for prefs.bak file.
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Mike Cleven wrote:
> Hi.  A system crash a while ago truncated my prefs.js file during disk 
> checking (Win2k).  When I started Mozilla again afterwards none of my 
> mailboxes were showing; a look at the user directory showed that the 
> inbox, sent, drafts and asst'd sorted mail folders were all still 
> present; but somehow they weren't being "found".
> 
> I tried creating a new user profile and copying files over as is 
> supposed to work; I've managed to restore inbox in the new profile, but 
> drafts, sent, etc etc still don't display, nor do a couple of auxiliary 
> mail accounts whose folders are also present.
> 
> How can I restore these files to accessibility?  Does prefs.js have to 
> be completely rebuilt, and then overlay the files in question somehow?
> 
> HELP!
>