Thunderbird: Leave Copy of Email on Server with POP3 Carrie SmahaUpdated on June 17, 2024 1 Minute Read Most email clients, including Thunderbird, allow you to leave a copy of the emails in your inbox on the server. This can be important since by default POP3 email protocol downloads the email message from your inbox on the server, then deletes it. For more information about the differences between POP3 and IMAP please read out article. If you need help configuring your email client, please read our tutorial. Changing your settings to leave a copy on the server is easy. If this is an existing account, you’ll need to go to: Tools > Account Settings > Server Settings Look under the section “Server Settings” and be sure the check box is marked next to “Leave messages on server” On newer versions of Mozilla Thunderbird, this box is checked by default. If you need further assistance please feel free to contact out support department. Summarize and Research with AIShare on Social Media Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a digital strategy, web development, and SEO leader with 20 years of experience. She built her foundation in fast-paced agency environments before moving in-house to InMotion Hosting, where she leads go-to-market programs, agency initiatives, and technical product marketing that connects product capability to real customer decisions. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles How to Find Your Email Settings in cPanel or Webmail How to Allow or Block a Country in WHM with cPHulk or CSF Transferring Emails from Your Old Host to InMotion Hosting How to Block Spam Email in cPanel and Strengthen Email Authentication How to Back Up Email Using Thunderbird Mail Delivery Failed: Returning Message to Sender How to Use InMotion Email with Gmail (2026 Update) SPF, DKIM, DMARC, PTR, and BIMI Records: Complete Setup Guide SMTP and ESMTP Error Code List Common Email Error Messages
