I haven't seen quite that symptom, but perhaps I can help.
First, let's see if your Thunderbird profile is still there. Open a Nautilus window ("Places" | "Home Folder"), and select "View" | "Hidden Files". Browse around for a folder named ".thunderbird", or possibly ".mozilla-thunderbird". (Note the initial dot in the file name.)
Most likely, your profile folder will still be there, with some name of the form "<some_random_string>.Default User".
Next, start a terminal window ("Applications" | "Accessories" | "Terminal"), and enter the command:
thunderbird --profilemanager
You should get a small dialog box that will allow you to select your profile. See if that gets you back to normal operations.
-- Joe
--- In ubuntulinux@yahoogroups.com, Gordon Cooper <hughgordont@...> wrote:
>
> Greeetings,
>
> I thought that all was going well. Last evening I lost power so the
> desktop computer
> shutdown incorrectly. It boots up again properly but has lost access to
> the files in the email
> handler. Attempting to start 'Thunderbird' brings up a empty account
> entry screen
> asking me to create a new account, with no sign of the address book or
> anything else
> that was there previously.
>
> I hope that I can fix this but would like some guidance where to
> start. Hopefully others\have
> had this? This sent from the laptop.
>
> Thanks,
> Gordon
> Tauranga N.Z.
>
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