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Old emails still there after deleting Thunderbird and downloading it new

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bcdbcd
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Old account & emails there after deleting Thunderbird, restarted PC, downloaded Thunderbird and installed again, when I started Thunderbird to put in different backed up profile, the old account and emails are still there??? Thanks for any help

Old account & emails there after deleting Thunderbird, restarted PC, downloaded Thunderbird and installed again, when I started Thunderbird to put in different backed up profile, the old account and emails are still there??? Thanks for any help

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david
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Those old accounts are in the profile. On uninstalling, there is a prompt, I believe, to remove data. Otherwise, it stays and a fresh install then discovers it again. Just delete the accounts and you should be ok.