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How to change what folders are displayed?

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Hi, I have a Windstream email account connected to Thunderbird. In all my account has 9 folders under my Inbox. However, in Thunderbird, only 5 show up. It's ok if TB can only handle 5 subfolders under an inbox. However, some of the ones that TB displays, I don't want or need in TB; but some folders that don't show up, I do need to access on TB. One folder that does not show up is one I recently created on the Windstream email website. I have looked all over TB to try to find how to toggle which folders and subfolders appear for an email account. Can anybody help?

Hi, I have a Windstream email account connected to Thunderbird. In all my account has 9 folders under my Inbox. However, in Thunderbird, only 5 show up. It's ok if TB can only handle 5 subfolders under an inbox. However, some of the ones that TB displays, I don't want or need in TB; but some folders that don't show up, I do need to access on TB. One folder that does not show up is one I recently created on the Windstream email website. I have looked all over TB to try to find how to toggle which folders and subfolders appear for an email account. Can anybody help?

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Right click the account in the folder pane. Select subscribe from the menu. Check all the folders you want to see. Or all of them.

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Matt
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Right click the account in the folder pane. Select subscribe from the menu. Check all the folders you want to see. Or all of them.

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Thank you! I'm not used to "subscribe" as a term for toggling settings like that.

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It is becoming a more common term in general, especially where synchronization between locations, devices and applications are involved.