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Mail sync to server

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Martin
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How do I stop emails from being deleted from Thunderbird when I delete them from my ISPs server? There must be a connection or sync that can be broken but I can't find anything.

How do I stop emails from being deleted from Thunderbird when I delete them from my ISPs server? There must be a connection or sync that can be broken but I can't find anything.

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If this is an IMAP account, that's how it works. If you want to keep messages on PC with an IMAP account, move them to a local folder.

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If this is an IMAP account, that's how it works. If you want to keep messages on PC with an IMAP account, move them to a local folder.

Martin
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Thank you very much Martin