This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

IMAP local folders still appear in folder view

  • 2 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 3 views
  • Last reply by nyartist

nyartist
nyartist
more options

I just switched from POP to IMAP in Tbird with earthlink as my ISP. It seems to be working well now but that leaves a question

when I go into tools, accounts I see my IMAP account with the outgoing server list. But under that account I see Local Folders with the smtp settings nested under that. In Tbird I see the all the folders listed under my IMAP account name but also see Local Folders with all of its folders listed under it. Back in account settings I click on Local Folders and then click on account actions but 'remove account' is grayed out. when I go into %APPDATA% and Thunderbird I see a default folder with a weird name: snjybqrk.default with todays date and then 4 other accounts listed below it with the same snjybqrk but with -AsOf[08-11-15@1413 in each of those profiles there is a ImapMail folder and a Mail folder. Under Mail folder there is a Local Folders folder, a pop folder and a smart maiboxes folder. Question is should I just delete the Mail folder and be done with it leaving just the ImapMail folder?

I just switched from POP to IMAP in Tbird with earthlink as my ISP. It seems to be working well now but that leaves a question when I go into tools, accounts I see my IMAP account with the outgoing server list. But under that account I see Local Folders with the smtp settings nested under that. In Tbird I see the all the folders listed under my IMAP account name but also see Local Folders with all of its folders listed under it. Back in account settings I click on Local Folders and then click on account actions but 'remove account' is grayed out. when I go into %APPDATA% and Thunderbird I see a default folder with a weird name: snjybqrk.default with todays date and then 4 other accounts listed below it with the same snjybqrk but with -AsOf[08-11-15@1413 in each of those profiles there is a ImapMail folder and a Mail folder. Under Mail folder there is a Local Folders folder, a pop folder and a smart maiboxes folder. Question is should I just delete the Mail folder and be done with it leaving just the ImapMail folder?

All Replies (2)

Toad-Hall
Toad-Hall
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

re :Question is should I just delete the Mail folder and be done with it leaving just the ImapMail folder? NO. 'Local Folders' is a default mail account and you cannot remove it. It contains the 'Outbox' which is used by all mail accounts.

If you need to get any emails off an imap server, but not delete them, then Local Folders account is where you can store them.

re : when I go into %APPDATA% and Thunderbird I see a default folder with a weird name: snjybqrk.default with todays date and then 4 other accounts listed below it with the same snjybqrk but with -AsOf[08-11-15@1413

snjybqrk.default is your profile folder name. What you do not say is where you are looking. It seems very odd to have several profile fodler names with various dates. Thunderbird keeps Profiles here: Appdata > Roaming > Thunderbird not Appdata > Local > thunderbird.

nyartist
nyartist Question owner
more options

Yes. I meant Appdata Roaming Thunderbird.. then under Profiles is where I see those snjybqrk.default folders