Creating a local folder in Thunderbird

Written by Jacob Nicholson

You can create a local folder on your computer in Thunderbird to archive messages from the server into. This will allow you to reduce the disk-space used by an e-mail account on the server and help it remain as efficient as possible while you’re syncing new messages from that account.

 

  1. Launch Thunderbird and right-click on Local Folders and select New Folder...
    Thunderbird-local-create
  2. Then give your new folder a name
    Thunderbird-new-folder
  3. OPTIONAL: Select your messages to archive, right-click and choose Move To > Local Folders > Your folder's name
    Thunderbird-move-to-local
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