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REQ: Locked folders / Warning for drag'n'drop

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Hi

Could we get a tool to lock folders in Thunderbird ? Or a warning before moving folders with drag and drop.

Pretty much what https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/disable-draganddrop-tb-v2/ is probably doing - I'm just a bit worried to use addons that requires a permission: "Have full, unrestricted access to Thunderbird, and your computer"

I think this would be a welcome addition to many, especially those whom use IMAP like Gmail to use their mail account. If you accidentally drag a folder into another it can result a huge mess.

At the very least there should be an optional feature to get a warning message "Are you sure you wish to move this folder ..."


Thank you so much for this awesome software. I've used Firefox probably a few decades already .. and now Thunderbird too. Love it!

Hi Could we get a tool to lock folders in Thunderbird ? Or a warning before moving folders with drag and drop. Pretty much what https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/disable-draganddrop-tb-v2/ is probably doing - I'm just a bit worried to use addons that requires a permission: "Have full, unrestricted access to Thunderbird, and your computer" I think this would be a welcome addition to many, especially those whom use IMAP like Gmail to use their mail account. If you accidentally drag a folder into another it can result a huge mess. At the very least there should be an optional feature to get a warning message "Are you sure you wish to move this folder ..." Thank you so much for this awesome software. I've used Firefox probably a few decades already .. and now Thunderbird too. Love it!

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I'm just a bit worried to use addons that requires a permission: "Have full, unrestricted access to Thunderbird, and your computer"

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/permission-request-messages-thunderbird-extensions

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Wayne Mery said

Thanks. You will want to vote for https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/lock-folders-to-prevent-accidental-movement/idi-p/52272

Thanks for the link, sorry didn't find a similar Req even that I tried to look.