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View folder of a given mail

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e.demeester1
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In the Message List I'd like to add Folder as a column (so I can see in which folder a given mail is located). How do I do that or is there a workaround ?

In the Message List I'd like to add Folder as a column (so I can see in which folder a given mail is located). How do I do that or is there a workaround ?

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sfhowes
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Right-click a column button and enable the Location column. If you choose View/Folders/Unified, the Location column is automatically shown in the unified folder. The Account column further specifies the folder location.

e.demeester1
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I enabled the Location and Account fields. When I then select "All Mail" the fields in the Location column are all empty. The Account fields are correct. I check the Location by right-clicking on a random folder and the data displayed is correct. What am I doing wrong ?

sfhowes
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Gmail doesn't work like conventional services. Every message is stored in AllMail, and those that are placed in a 'folder' are simply assigned a different label. Most users unsubscribe from AllMail.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Gmail_with_Thunderbird_and_Mozilla_Suite