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How do filters work with threads?

I am in the midst of the long process of moving most (not all!) of my gmail from the gmail server to TBird, using filters as discussed in this thread. I've started by fi… (read more)

I am in the midst of the long process of moving most (not all!) of my gmail from the gmail server to TBird, using filters as discussed in this thread.

I've started by first using filters on less important emails (ie so that no true disaster occurs if something goes horribly wrong). As I do so, I have questions!

For example, let's say I use a filter to: copy all the emails from @someone.org to a local folder then delete those emails (from the server)

What happens if one of those emails happens to be within a thread, including emails from people who don't match the filter (ie are not @someone.org). Have I broken the thread forever, ie, has something gone horribly wrong? If so, how do I prevent this behavior/have the entire thread move along with the targeted value? If not, I don't see how I can move email without breaking threads, which is a bit of a problem.

(Also - whoops, I see I should update, but the question remains.)

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Cant Add email Address

Trying to set up you Thunderbird Im used to Outlook. The setup here is not the same and it won't connect. The "Manual Account Configuration" is not the same as the pictur… (read more)

Trying to set up you Thunderbird Im used to Outlook. The setup here is not the same and it won't connect. The "Manual Account Configuration" is not the same as the pictures here. Pic 1 = What your system picked Pic 2-3 = Is whats in my Outlook pick 4 = is what happens.

In your help: "Manual Account Configuration" These pictures look nothing like what I see in your setup I could use some help. Im uninstalling Microsoft 365 and replacing it with LibreOffice and Thunderbird.

Id rather donate than have 365 main Email is home@barrysplace.ca AS you can see, im using a email that i rarely use. dont want to mess with the main ones

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Unable to add AOL account

I have three AOL accounts for various reasons. Until recently, all three were available and working in Thunderbird - no issues. A few days ago on start-up, I had a pop-up… (read more)

I have three AOL accounts for various reasons. Until recently, all three were available and working in Thunderbird - no issues. A few days ago on start-up, I had a pop-up requesting indicating that my password for one of these accounts had not been recognised in Thunderbird. The account was working fine on another device, ipad. Re-entering the password didn't give me access to the account, and in desperation I deleted the account from Thunderbird. I then tried to re-create it, but although Thunderbird shows all the correct(?) details in the account settings, it actually just gets all the ...box contents from another of my accounts. Does anyone have any ideas how Thunderbird references existing account when add a new mail account, or how to stop Thunderbird referencing an existing account please?

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local Folders

My thunderbird would not open. Said the file location couldn’t be found. I read online it recommended that I uninstall the application and reinstall. This fixed my issue … (read more)

My thunderbird would not open. Said the file location couldn’t be found. I read online it recommended that I uninstall the application and reinstall. This fixed my issue with being able to access thunderbird but during the install all of my local folders were removed. Is there anyway I can get these back? I also lost all of my address book contacts.

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Thunderbird IMAP – brak tematu i nadawcy po „Porządkuj folder”

Po użyciu funkcji „Porządkuj folder” w Thunderbirdzie część wiadomości w folderze Odebrane zaczęła wyświetlać się bez Tematu i Nadawcy/Korespondenta. Daty wiadomości są w… (read more)

Po użyciu funkcji „Porządkuj folder” w Thunderbirdzie część wiadomości w folderze Odebrane zaczęła wyświetlać się bez Tematu i Nadawcy/Korespondenta. Daty wiadomości są widoczne.

Konto działa przez IMAP. W webmailu wszystkie wiadomości są widoczne poprawnie wraz z tematami i nadawcami, więc problem występuje tylko w Thunderbirdzie.

Próbowałem już:

  • Napraw folder – bez efektu,
  • usunięcia lokalnych plików INBOX i INBOX.msf.
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Archivierung nicht möglich

Hallo zusammen. Ich kann seid etwa 2 Wochen keine Nachrichten mehr in meinen Lokalen Ordner archivieren. Habe schon sehr viel ausprobiert: - Papierkorb geleert - Archiv k… (read more)

Hallo zusammen. Ich kann seid etwa 2 Wochen keine Nachrichten mehr in meinen Lokalen Ordner archivieren. Habe schon sehr viel ausprobiert: - Papierkorb geleert - Archiv komprimiert - Lokalen Ordner neu aufgebaut (.msf-Dateien entfernt) - komplett neues leeres Archiv an einem neuen Speicherort erstellt. Es kommt immer die selbe Meldung: Die Nachricht konnte nicht in den Ordner "Archiv/2026/2026-09 in Lokale Ordner" verschoben oder kopiert werden, da das Schreiben in den Ordner fehlgeschlagen ist. Um Speicherplatz frei zu machen, wählen Sie aus dem Menü "Datei" zuerst "Papierkorb leeren" und dann "Alle Ordner des Kontos komprimieren". Versuchen Sie es dann nochmals. Hat jemand eine Idee wie ich das beheben kann?

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I moved emails from inbox to a folder and they have disappeared

I moved emails from my inbox to three different folders, including my deleted folder. All have disappeared and I don't know where to look to find them. I thought it might… (read more)

I moved emails from my inbox to three different folders, including my deleted folder. All have disappeared and I don't know where to look to find them. I thought it might just be the system being slow so exited and re=entered. But the emails have still not shown up in the folders I moved them to. Any suggestions as to where to look or how to recover welcome.

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