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New install with previous profile disconnects email address from local folder

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I'm tryin the best way to ask this question... I've always had my freenet address associated with the local folders. I also have a gmail address. This time when I reinstalled thunderbird and used my previous profile it separates the freenet address and the local folders. So now when I get a new email it goes into the freenet inbox but that is not where all my older mail and subfolders are - they are in local folders and the local folder is not getting any new mail. This is distressing because I organize my mail when it comes in and now I have two different places where my mail is.

The gmail is unaffected.

I have tried installing twice and same issue.

I'm tryin the best way to ask this question... I've always had my freenet address associated with the local folders. I also have a gmail address. This time when I reinstalled thunderbird and used my previous profile it separates the freenet address and the local folders. So now when I get a new email it goes into the freenet inbox but that is not where all my older mail and subfolders are - they are in local folders and the local folder is not getting any new mail. This is distressing because I organize my mail when it comes in and now I have two different places where my mail is. The gmail is unaffected. I have tried installing twice and same issue.
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account settings > server settings. The option is only avaiable when the account type is POP.

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account settings > server settings. The option is only avaiable when the account type is POP.

bk913
bk913 Jụọ onye nwe ya ajụjụ

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed to do. I have no idea why, after 15 years, it came "undone" but this advanced setting was what I was looking for.

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