To change how messages are downloaded, set synchronization options for the account and for individual folders. If you don't synchronize a folder, the message header will still be displayed in Thunderbird, but the message content will only be downloaded when you click on the message header. This allows you to define which folder should be synchronized. If you want to see all your Gmail labels and messages in Thunderbird but prefer to avoid all the messages being downloaded to your system, you may want to tweak the synchronization settings. However, the Gmail label (Thunderbird folder) will not be displayed. They will also be included in search results. Messages will still be downloaded and available through the "All Mail" folder. Uncheck any folders that you don't want to display in Thunderbird. To configure folder display, right-click on the account name and select Subscribe.
By default all Gmail folders are displayed, as described above. You can configure which Gmail folders you want to display in Thunderbird. Subscribing to or unsubscribing from folders (labels)
(See Priority Inbox overview for more details about this Gmail feature.)
Gmail uses a special implementation of IMAP. Subscribing to folders and synchronizing messages Understanding Gmail labels and Thunderbird folders
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button is disabled for Gmail accounts, as it is not necessary to define the archive granularity with Gmail. In order to be consistent with Gmail's behavior, Thunderbird archives your message in the "All Mail" folder, and not in an "Archive" folder as it does for other accounts (as described in the Archived Messages article). Gmail's particularities Archiving messages
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Click Done, sign in with your Google account if prompted and that's all! Thunderbird will download your existing messages and your Gmail will be ready to use.įor more detailed information, please refer to: After you provide your account information (real name, email address and password), Thunderbird will automatically configure your Gmail connection. The "Mail Account Setup" dialog is displayed. Next, select File > New > Existing Mail Account. See Google's article on "less secure apps" for help. Double check that "Access for less secure apps" is enabled.