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Move local copy of emails to a different folder without sync (imap setting) with server (server side copy has been accidently deleted)

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alem3122
alem3122

I have a folder will a bunch of email. The server copy has been accidentally deleted. The local computer has a copy of the folder. I am not letting it to sync with the server. Now I want to copy all the email from that folder to a new folder. But Thunderbird won't let me do it because it wants to sync with the server first. Frustrating. Please help. Thanks.

I have a folder will a bunch of email. The server copy has been accidentally deleted. The local computer has a copy of the folder. I am not letting it to sync with the server. Now I want to copy all the email from that folder to a new folder. But Thunderbird won't let me do it because it wants to sync with the server first. Frustrating. Please help. Thanks.

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user01229325
user01229325

duplicate post. Continue here. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1236986