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how do I search emails older than 30 days

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grzerkel
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I have unlimited inbox storage, and suddenly I cannot search for anything older than 30 days or so. What do I do to expand search criteria?

I have unlimited inbox storage, and suddenly I cannot search for anything older than 30 days or so. What do I do to expand search criteria?

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Zenos
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Thunderbird doesn't ordinarily impose any such limits. What is happening to lead you to say that you "cannot search for anything older than 30 days"?

grzerkel
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Until very recently, when doing a search of either my inbox or sent box, every email (received or sent) matching the criteria I selected, would appear! Now, the search only goes back 30 or so days. It's probably something I inadvertently did myself that has caused this, but I don't know what to do to correct it!

Zenos
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While I was looking around for something else, I rediscovered a settings page in Thunderbird I had forgotten about.

Tools|Account Settings|{select account}|Synchronization & Storage

There are settings there for a message age limit…