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Local Folders in Mozilla Thunderbird

(archiving mail messages)

Default location of Local Folders

Network Thunderbird

  C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Thunderbird\Mail\Local Folders

Locally installed Thunderbird

  C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<profile name>\Mail\Local Folders

1. Create a new storage location for Thunderbird Local Folders on your local disk partition

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2. Move the contents of Local Folders from default to new storage location

from

 C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Thunderbird\Mail\Local Folders

or

 C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\<profile name>\Mail\Local Folders

to

 D:\My Local Folders

Changing Local Folders Location in Mozilla Thunderbird

1. Open your Thunderbird application and click on Tools in the upper menu

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2. Click on Account Settings in the pop-up menu

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3. Select Local Folders in lowermost part of the Account Settings menu

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4. Click on Browse to locate a new Local Folders directory (My Local Folders)

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5. Find and select My Local Folders as the Local Folders directory

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6. Set My Local Folders as the Local Folders directory

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Create a new local folder

1. Click on Local Folders in the mailboxes and folders list and select New Folder… in the pop-up menu

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2. Enter the name of the new local folder, e.g. Archive 2015 and click Create Folder

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