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Two Thunderbird clients (2 computers same network) 1 email address, When an email is deleted one client it is deleted on the other client. How to stop the other

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I have 2 computers running TB (one Ubuntu and the other Windows) one email address. When an email is deleted on one client it is deleted on the other client. How do I un-Sync the 2 clients ?

I have 2 computers running TB (one Ubuntu and the other Windows) one email address. When an email is deleted on one client it is deleted on the other client. How do I un-Sync the 2 clients ?

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This sounds like you run IMAP on both computers. If so, this is exactly the expected behavior.

How do I un-Sync the 2 clients ?

You'd need to set up your accounts as POP. Doesn't sound like a brilliant idea to me, but it may actually fit your needs. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/faq-changing-imap-pop