Thunderbird doesn't correctly copy Gmail folder names with a '/' in them
I have a Gmail folder with a '/' (Satnav / Tracker) which Thunderbird changed to a non accessible folder 'Satnav' with a sub folder 'Tracker'.
I cured my issue by changing the folder name to 'Satnav & Tracker' which works for me.
I raised this issue so it can be either investigated on added to the 'known issues'.
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Thanks for that info sounds exactly like what TB did with my Gmail folder.
To confirm it, I made 2 new folders in Gmail - colors/red & colors/blue expecting to find a folder colors with 2 sub folders but I find separate folders named colors/red & colors/blue. I then also managed to add a folder colors but when I tried to add a sub folder 'red' to colors Gmail reported the folder already existed.
So it proves the theory a '/' does indeed indicate a sub folder
Thanks for your help.
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This issue is due to gmail. You have created a nested label.
If I logon to gmail webmail and want to create a label - lets call it 'Junk', which does not display under the Gmail italised folder in Thunderbird, then I have to create it as follows: [Gmail]/Junk
So in webmail account it looks like this: [Gmail]/Junk But in Thunderbird it is just a folder under the gmail imap account called 'Junk'.
Gmail is seeing the 'Satnav' as a folder with a no_select flag and the '/' indicates there is a subfolder called 'Tracker' which can hold emails.
See images below explaining info.
Also located some gmail info:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/gmail/jMpz7aIhom4/yBVOkpEI70gJ
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Thanks for that info sounds exactly like what TB did with my Gmail folder.
To confirm it, I made 2 new folders in Gmail - colors/red & colors/blue expecting to find a folder colors with 2 sub folders but I find separate folders named colors/red & colors/blue. I then also managed to add a folder colors but when I tried to add a sub folder 'red' to colors Gmail reported the folder already existed.
So it proves the theory a '/' does indeed indicate a sub folder
Thanks for your help.