Creating a local folder in Thunderbird

You can create a local folder in Thunderbird to archive messages from the server. This allows you to reduce disk space used by an e-mail account on the server and helps to prevent resource usage issues when using IMAP.

1. 

   Right-click on Local Folders and select New Folder…
2. 

   Give your new folder a name
3. 

   OPTIONAL:

   Select your messages to archive

   Right-click and choose

   Move To > Local Folders > Your folder’s name