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If I add a new email address will I lose my retained messages from my old email address?

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If I add a new email address to Thunderbird, will I lose my retained messages etc from my old email address?

If I add a new email address to Thunderbird, will I lose my retained messages etc from my old email address?

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No. Add as many as you like. If you remove the old address before you move the old messages to a folder under Local Folders they will disappear so move them before removing any old account.

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No. Add as many as you like. If you remove the old address before you move the old messages to a folder under Local Folders they will disappear so move them before removing any old account.