It contains the 'Outbox' which is used by all mail accounts. '''Local Folders''' is a special account. If you want a copy of message to be left on the server, then you would need to set this in : Emails are downloaded and stored in the Profile folder name. '''POP''' mail accounts can only get access to the server Inbox.
'''IMAP''' mail accounts aee a remote view of folders on the server. To delete: right click on folder and select :Delete
This account is not linked to any server. You can store emails in this account and they are stored in your thunderbird profile folder name.
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Then click on 'Get Messages' to download them to Thunderbird and finally move then into the Thunderbird Sent folder. So make sure you send an email, even if only to yourself. Note: In new POP mail accounts, you would not see a 'Sent' folder until you actually sent an email, at which point the 'Sent' folder appears. You would have needed to do a one-off workaround. When you created this account, you could not see the emails in the Sent folder because there is no access to that folder on the server. It is expected that you have downloaded emails and therefore backup those emails. However, you will need to make sure you do not keep too many email on server else you may use up quota. Tools > Account Settings > Server Settings fo pop mail account If you want a copy of message to be left on the server, then you would need to set this in : POP mail accounts can only get access to the server Inbox. If you lose emails off server then you would need a backup. It is still a good idea to backup emails. This was the original type of account you used and by the sounds of it, you have gone back to IMAP. You can read emails even when offline.Īnything you do via Thunderbird or webmail eg: Delete will be reflected in the folders you see via webmail and Thunderbird. If you 'synchronise' those 'subscribed' folders then a copy of the folder is downloaded and stored in the Profile folder name. You cannot read emails when in ofline state. It is not stored in your Profile folder name. Headers are downloaded and when you select to read an email, it is retrieved from the server and stored in a temporary file. IMAP mail accounts aee a remote view of folders on the server. Some background info as you do not seem to know how things work.