can I still view old emails in Thunderbird after my google business account has been cancelled
I have just set up a Thunderbird account and linked it to my Google business account which I am going to cancel and close.
can I still view old emails (for the google account I am going to close) in Thunderbird after my google business account has been cancelled
Vahaolana Nofidina
Yes - anything in the Local Folders 'pseudo-account' is separate and unrelated to any 'real' email account and will persist no matter what real accounts are added or removed.
If you feel at all uncomfortable or uncertain with that you should make a backup copy of your Thunderbird Profile before making any big changes. Actually, you should make regular backups of your profile if your email collection is precious to you.
Export your Thunderbird Profile https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-export
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You should copy all folders and messages that you want to keep to Thunderbird's Local Folders. They are all local to your computer and separate and distinct from any email accounts you may have set up. When you finally have no more new mail coming in, you can close the Google account and remove it from Thunderbird.
can emails under a tag in Thunderbird be accessed after my Google workspace account has been cancelled? In other words, are emails under tags in Thunderbird local to Thunderbird or are they still part of my Google workspace account?
Novain'i BASatbest t@
"Tags" has no meaning to Thunderbird. If by "tags" you mean Gmail "labels", their labels translate to Thunderbird folders. If the folders and their contents are copied to Thunderbird's Local Folders section, they will persist even after the account has been closed and removed from Thunderbird.
I archived the emails I would like to keep and I can now see "Local Folders"\Archives on the left panel in Thunderbird. Does this mean they will stay in Thunderbird even after I cancelled my workspace account? Thanks heaps for your help!
Vahaolana Nofidina
Yes - anything in the Local Folders 'pseudo-account' is separate and unrelated to any 'real' email account and will persist no matter what real accounts are added or removed.
If you feel at all uncomfortable or uncertain with that you should make a backup copy of your Thunderbird Profile before making any big changes. Actually, you should make regular backups of your profile if your email collection is precious to you.
Export your Thunderbird Profile https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-export
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