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 Gmail's support articles on email clients.Lastly, review Google's recommended settings for Thunderbird so that your local actions, such as labelling and deleting, correspond to those which Gmail takes and do not cause any conflicts.įor more detailed information, please refer to: Thunderbird will begin downloading your existing messages. Click Done, sign in with your Google account if prompted. After you provide your account information (real name, email address, password), Thunderbird will automatically configure your Gmail connection. Next, select File > New > Existing Mail Account… The Mail Account Setup dialog is displayed. See Google's article on “less secure apps” for help. Double check that “Access for less secure apps” is enabled.

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