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Multiple gmail accounts

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I have more than one Gmail account. 3 actually. One I use just for business emails, one for personal and one for newsletters and I like it that way - not worrying about junk emails that I'll surely get when signing up for newsletters etc., mixed into my "important" - business and personal. Some would say that is crazy but I've done it for years and it works perfectly for me. However, the though of signing into one place and checking in any one of them or all of them sounds intriguing. Does Thunderbird allow more than one Gmail account or would I have to set them up as separate Thunderbird accounts? Which if so, that would defeat the purpose it appears to me. I can do that already in Gmail - just open 3 tabs but have to be in a browser and online. What I like most about the possible use of Thunderbird is being able to access it off line from my home/office during internet outage and if I can do only one, obviously that would be my business use one. Thanks for any advice.

I have more than one Gmail account. 3 actually. One I use just for business emails, one for personal and one for newsletters and I like it that way - not worrying about junk emails that I'll surely get when signing up for newsletters etc., mixed into my "important" - business and personal. Some would say that is crazy but I've done it for years and it works perfectly for me. However, the though of signing into one place and checking in any one of them or all of them sounds intriguing. Does Thunderbird allow more than one Gmail account or would I have to set them up as separate Thunderbird accounts? Which if so, that would defeat the purpose it appears to me. I can do that already in Gmail - just open 3 tabs but have to be in a browser and online. What I like most about the possible use of Thunderbird is being able to access it off line from my home/office during internet outage and if I can do only one, obviously that would be my business use one. Thanks for any advice.

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You can add multiple accounts to TB, but in the case of gmail, you must define separate smtp servers for each account:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1438310

First, disable account hub in Settings/General, then add accounts from ⇶ - New Account - Email. Accept cookies in TB (not browser) Settings/Privacy & Security (before adding accounts). The account setup will enter the correct settings, and on first connection, enter the account password in the OAuth browser window to allow TB access.

https://kb.mozillazine.org/Gmail

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