All Mail removal from Thunderbird
Hi I have read many articles about Gmail accounts under Thunderbird and kind of understand how they use a single file, with labels, instead of the standard folders used by many email services. I do not want to see the Gmail section on my TB display. I had read that just 'unsubscribe' the section showing 'Gmail' and all its contents. I put my pointer on the account and look for 'unsubscribe' but it shows only 'subscribe' as a choice.
Why is Gmail section showing up? Why do I not see 'unsubscribe'? I am using TB 91.9.0 (64-bit). I have several accounts for which this is true. I use a Linux distribution (Fedora 34) which is EOL but upgrading should not be an issue for this generic issue. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated ... Robert
Изменено Matt
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robweir said
Hi Why is Gmail section showing up?
Because the IMAP server directory in Account settings > Server Settings > Advanced is not set to [Gmail] as shown in this advanced server setting snippet below.
{Note that case is important in the setting}
Why do I not see 'unsubscribe'? I am using TB 91.9.0 (64-bit). I have several accounts for which this is true.
Because you are dealing with the IMAP server directory setting, not a "folder" to be subscribed to.
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This is a multi-step process: - online in your Gmail account, you can specify which folders to be available at an email client. - in Thunderbird, the 'subscribe' option lets you tickmark the folds you want to subscribe to. - also, in Thunderbird, you can specifiy which folders to be available for offline use. be sure to untick there of they appear there.
By using both options, you can control/influence what Gmail information appears on Thunderbird.
Hi david Thank you for your reply to my post. I will be playing with what you have proposed and will further reply to your reply after I have played with those settings. It may take a few days for me to see what results I can get for several Gmail accounts I access through TB. I will reply as soon as I can. I have every reason to believe that I will be able to sort it out and I will get back and give my experience at that time ... Robert
Изменено Matt
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robweir said
Hi Why is Gmail section showing up?
Because the IMAP server directory in Account settings > Server Settings > Advanced is not set to [Gmail] as shown in this advanced server setting snippet below.
{Note that case is important in the setting}
Why do I not see 'unsubscribe'? I am using TB 91.9.0 (64-bit). I have several accounts for which this is true.
Because you are dealing with the IMAP server directory setting, not a "folder" to be subscribed to.
Hi Matt
Your assumption is spot on. I followed your advice and it has disappeared from TB. Thanks for confirming the issues you have seen with your 91.9.0 (64 bit). I think your answer has allowed me to deal with my specific question. I will mark this question solved. :-))
Robert
david said
This is a multi-step process: - online in your Gmail account, you can specify which folders to be available at an email client. - in Thunderbird, the 'subscribe' option lets you tickmark the folds you want to subscribe to. - also, in Thunderbird, you can specifiy which folders to be available for offline use. be sure to untick there of they appear there. By using both options, you can control/influence what Gmail information appears on Thunderbird.
Hi david
I am using your suggestions to fine tune how TB shows Gmail accounts. The specific answer from Matt ,where he confirms that he has experienced similar issues on 'Subscribe/Unsubscribe', in the right click menu for any Gmail account. That was extremely helpful to sort out my confusion. Thanks so much for your post ...
Robert