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ThunderStor offers the user a simple, fast and effective method to extract ThunderBird Mail from the mail box files to individual standard email message files. (requires .NET framework) Extracts Attachments (with merge option)! Now with better international encoding and greatly simplified U3 usb smart drive support! NEW: Output eml Browser!
NEW in 3.0 : Updated to .Net 2.0, Greatly improved default Thunderbird locator, Enhanced outbput browser now includes HTML view, Raw view and Header View. Added Vista compatible x86 installation support. Now At Version 3.0 |
| Downloads | Purchase | Awards |
| Functions | Uses | Features |
| How Does It Work | Usage | Output |
| Screen Shots | Help Index |
| Export ThunderBird to Outlook |
| Common Errors | Updates |
| Command Line Options |
| Additional Command Line Option Info |
Functions
Provides a method for extracting individual text message files from your ThunderBird EMail program. Provides email address, transaction list extraction. Also provides attachment extraction, storage and reference listing.
ThunderStor Output
ThunderStor's Default output (each individual email message) files are named as:
Subject_<subject> _ Date _ <date>.<extension>
Where
<subject> is derived from the individual message
<date> is derived from the individual message
<extension> is user's runtime choice
ThunderStor builds the output message name, then checks to see if that name already exists, if it does, it is assumed to be a duplicate and is skipped. This saves a tremendous amount of time, and is the desirable method when you are using ThunderStor as a repeating backup tool. For example; when you add it to your task scheduler.
'Allow Duplicates' bypasses this check and instead builds the names like:
<subject>[(<copy_number>)].<extension>
Where
<copy_number> is an auto incremented count of additional messages with the same name.
This allows you to make certain that you get every message, even when it appears to be an exact duplicate. This is the desirable method when you are doing a one time run to export your messages.
Updates
3.0
Updated to .Net 2.0
Greatly improved default Thunderbird locator
Enhanced outbput browser now includes:
HTML view, Raw view and Header View.
Added Log to file check box to main functions tab
Other minor logging changes.
Added Vista compatible x86 installation support.
2.8.1
Fixed 'Skip Deleted' option,
to better handle most Mozilla Status Flags.
It actually works now. :-)
2.7.1
Fixed bug that allowed invalid attachment names to cause exception errors. (Illegal characters in path)
2.7.0
Improved handling of exceptions caused by corrupt date fields in headers.
Added new view option that allows you to browse and view output eml files.
Several minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.6.1
Fixed bug in identifying and processing some messages and attachments when using 'allow duplicates'
*this bug may have prevented the proper attachments from being extracted from some same subject messages,
and addtionally may have caused some same subject messages from being processed properly.
More Improvements in Exception Handling and Logging
2.6.0
Modified the Email and Attachment Lists (HTML) to use relative paths, to better alow for the exported archive to be moved.
Added Help option to Allow a Reset of the options to recommended defaults
Improved Exception Handling and Logging
Modfied Interface to move Advanced Options to seperate tab.
Many minor presentation changes.
2.5.0
Major overhaul to improve international character encoding.
Added simplified support to locate U3 Thunderbird installs for the Input Mail Location
Added Tool Tip support
Updated help file
Updated installer to accept .net 2.0 framework installs, and to no longer accept 1.0. (still accepts 1.1)
2.4.2
Fixed bug to improve handling of empty subject files during 'Allow Duplicates'
Switched to threaded execution to improve interface updates and to prevent 'Not Responding' messages.
2.4.1
Improved Help File and Links to Help.
2.4.0
Fixed command line path bug .
Added New 'Allow Duplicates' function!
This function, when checked, tells ThunderStor to create messages even when an apparent duplicate already exists in the output folder! This feature has been widely asked for, and gives you the opportunity to extract messages that have the same subject and timestamp.
2.2.0
Added Improved Attachment Extraction
and better handling of other poorly formed message parts
Fixed Bug that caused an Error on Loading
When A Default Thunderbird folder was not found
| Main Screen | Options | View Menu | Help Menu |
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Uses
- Backup your EMail
- Grep out Individual Messages
- Archive Specific Messages
- Export ThunderBird Messages to Other EMail Programs (like Outlook)
- Sort and Store by Subject
- Store and Merge EMail to the Network
- Archive list of email addresses
- Browse List of emails and view old message
- Recover Deleted EMails (not always possible)
- Extract Attachments for storage or use
- Merge attachments into single folder
- Extract email from your U3 smart usb drive
to your
computer's local drive.
Features
- Command line interface
- Windows interface
- Simple and Fast
- Recognizes and only Backs-Up newly modified files
- Highly Structured Output Closely Matches Your ThunderBird Folders
- Output is named based on mail message subject and date
- Output is in clean compatible text .msg files
- Reads U3 Thunderbird installs from smart usb drives.
| Feature | Free Trial | Registered Version |
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| Maximum Messages That Can Be Processed | 250 (max) | Unlimited |
| Extract Mailbox Messages | Yes | Yes |
| Extract Addresses | Yes | Yes |
| Extract Attachments | 20 (max) | Unlimited |
| Extract Inbox Messages | Yes | Yes |
| Extract Junk Messages | Yes | Yes |
| Extract Trash Messages | Yes | Yes |
| Recover Deleted Messages | (Selectable) | Default |
| Log activity to File | Yes | Yes |
| Reset Log File | Yes | Yes |
| Log transactions to csv | Yes | Yes |
| Log transactions to html | Yes | Yes |
| Log "From" email addresses | Yes | Yes |
| Log "To" email addresses | Yes | Yes |
| Store Unique email addresses | Yes | Yes |
| Change Input Folder | Yes | Yes |
| Remember Input Folder Location for next use | Yes | Yes |
| Change Output Folder | Yes | Yes |
| Select .txt, .eml or .msg as default output extension | Yes | Yes |
| Button to Rest Input Location to Default | Yes | Yes |
| Button to Rest Output Location to Default | Yes | Yes |
| Remember Settings From previous Run | Yes | Yes |
How Does It Work?
- ThunderStor searches for your ThunderBird installation
- ThunderStor recognizes your Mail Box Files
- ThunderStor automatically creates a storage location "c:\ThunderStor\"
- ThunderStor creates sub folders for each of your Mail Folders
- ThunderStor extracts your email into individual .msg (text) files and places them into the newly created ThunderStor archive folders
- ThunderStor extracts your email Attachments into individual files with there original names and places them into the newly created ThunderStor archive subfolders
- ThunderStor recognizes that your email only needs to be saved when your Mail Box Files have changed(when not using the 'Allow Duplicates Option'). That means when you get new mail, or move mail around in ThunderBird
Command Line Usage
ThunderStor can be ran from the command line or as a one-click windows solution! To run by command line, just type "ThunderStore -QuietMode" without the quotes, and ThunderStor will run in the background! Great for setting scheduled tasks, so you can run daily, or even every hour!
Example Usage 2
By using ThunderStor, you can easily setup an incremental backup of your email and not have to worry having to copy those large mailbox files over and over again!
So for example, let's suppose you have several sub folders in Thunderbird where you save important messages. Over time those messages grow until your mail box file is hundreds of megs! If you were to back those files up every night, then you would have to copy those 500+ meg files every time!
But with ThunderStor, your backup program will only have to copy the new messages in those mail boxes. So instead of hundreds of megs being copied, you now only have to copy a few megs at a time!
All you have to do is:
- Set ThunderStor to run once a day with something like the windows task scheduler.
- Set your back-up program to run afterwards
Example Output
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Export ThunderBird Email to Outlook
- Execute ThunderStor to create your .eml or .msg files
- Follow this tutorial on how to import .eml or .msg files into Outlook
- Thats all! Your Done!
Try emlBridge for importing eml files into Outlook and virtually any other email client!
*Please take special note that BitDaddys recommends you to continue using ThunderBird. It is simply the best client out there.
The most common problem that ThunderStor users run into, is the security error that .Net reports when you attempt to run ThunderStor from your local network.
The error looks like this:
This problem is easily resolved! Click here for a tutorial and demo on how to quickly correct this issue.
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Another common error is when you attempt to execute ThunderStor from a new location (other than the default installation directory). It will contain a message similar to:
This too is easily fixed!
Just copy the following file to where you want to execute ThunderStor from:
C:\Program Files\BitDaddys Corp\ThunderStor\dart.powertcp.mail.dll
| Trial Version of Release Application : Setup Program (max of up to 250 messages) |
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| Microsoft .NET framework only ( now requires .net 2.0 or better ) *note: Install this first if you are having trouble! |
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Additional Command Line Syntax Info
Command Line options are run in this manner:
"C:\Program Files\BitDaddys Corp\ThunderStor\thunderstor.exe" -options
for example:
"C:\Program Files\BitDaddys Corp\ThunderStor\thunderstor.exe" -QuietMode
Here are some example command line options:
-QuietMode
Use this to run ThunderStor in the background. It prevents the graphical interface from showing and ensures an interaction free session
-LogToFile
Records ThunderStor actions to a file named thunderstor.log located in the root of the currently defined output folder
-ExtractMode
Creates the following files during extraction:
1. From Log
contains the raw extracted email addresses from each message.
as defined by the message "From" header line.
2. To.log
contains the raw extracted email addresses from each message.
as defined by the message "To" header line.
3. Address.log
contains a list of each unique email address found in the processed messages
4. list.log
contains a record of each email processed.
includes the from,to,date and subject of the message
5. list.html
contains a record of each email processed.
includes the from,to,date and subject of the message.
Is presented in a html file allowing you to review/search and even click on the messages previously processed.
-.eml
changes the default output extension to be .eml
-.msg
changes the default output extension to be .msg
-.txt
changes the default output extension to be .txt
-SkipJunk
forces ThunderStor to not process the Junk mail box
-SkipDeleted
forces ThunderStor to not process messages that are not in the mail box active index. In effect - this turns of automatic deleted message recovery.
*special note : this option is not recommended. it can in some cases cause false positives resulting in some valid emails not being extracted
-OutPath="path"
changes the location of the output files. This can be important if you want to store multiple ThunderStor archives to a central location. For example, if you want to save several user's email to a backup network location.
*special note : be sure to end the path with a double backslash like this:
-OutPath="c:\myoutputfolder\\"
-InputFolder="path"
changes the default location that ThunderStor considers for processing. This is most important if you want to include profiles / users other than the current default.
*special note : be sure to end the path with a double backslash like this:
-OutPath="c:\myinputfolder\\"
In General, it is advised that you set all of these options via the Windows interface the first time. ThunderStor will remember the setting and process correctly on that computer from that point forward. In doing it this way, you will only have to execute with -QuietMode to process as a background task from the command line.
* Be sure to end your command line with the path statements if they are going to be used ... in this order:
thunderstor [options] [-OutPath] [-InputFolder]
example:
thunderstor -QuietMode -OutPath="c:\mysavedfiles\\" -InputFolder="c:\mymailfiles\\"
Did you know that you can also find additional help inside of ThunderStor?
Just click on 'Help' and then 'Contents'
Then Click on 'Index'
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