1. I installed TB3 on a new computer

2. set up to use imap to get my gmail -- works fine

3. I copied all of my existing emails from old computer into the appdata directiry fir thunderbird local folders. All files are of the right size that I know the data is present

4. When I run tb on the new computer all of the FOLDERS show up under LocalFolders.

5, BUT BUT BUT, when I click on any folder, all I get is a blank -- no emails are shown.

1. additional info: Bitdefender DOES see the missing emails because one or two are tagged as suspicious

2. But Windows 7 search is NOT seeing the missing emails.

Can anyone instruct me on how I can get tbird to show the old emails ???

thanks