We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Om de ûnderfining foar jo te ferbetterjen is tydlik de funksjonaliteit dan dizze website troch ûnderhâldswurk beheind. Wannear in artikel jo probleem net oplost en jo in fraach stelle wolle, kin ús stipemienskip jo helpe yn @FirefoxSupport op Twitter en /r/firefox op Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Sykje yn Support

Mij stipescams. Wy sille jo nea freegje in telefoannûmer te beljen, der in sms nei ta te stjoeren of persoanlike gegevens te dielen. Meld fertochte aktiviteit mei de opsje ‘Misbrûk melde’.

Mear ynfo

Dizze konversaasje is argivearre. Stel in nije fraach as jo help nedich hawwe.

Converting from pop3 to imap inbox issues

  • 1 antwurd
  • 1 hat dit probleem
  • 1 werjefte
  • Lêste antwurd fan christ1

Cherylchezzi
Cherylchezzi
more options

I work in Thunderbird on an iMac. I have recently converted my account from pop3 to imap. I have copied the files i need from my pop3 inbox and folders to the imap account. I would like to have both the old POP account alongside a new IMAP account as there are old emails I want access to (especially in the sent folder) but that I don't want to copy to my imap account as they are old files and there are many of them. I Stopped the POP account from checking for new messages (I Untickked the two boxes in Tools menu > Account Settings > Server Settings > Check for new messages...). My problem is this. New messages download to the imap inbox but then immediately and automatically transfer themselves to the pop3 inbox. I don't want to keep transferring these back to the imap inbox every time I download mail. Can you help by letting me know if this can be rectified?

I work in Thunderbird on an iMac. I have recently converted my account from pop3 to imap. I have copied the files i need from my pop3 inbox and folders to the imap account. I would like to have both the old POP account alongside a new IMAP account as there are old emails I want access to (especially in the sent folder) but that I don't want to copy to my imap account as they are old files and there are many of them. I Stopped the POP account from checking for new messages (I Untickked the two boxes in Tools menu > Account Settings > Server Settings > Check for new messages...). My problem is this. New messages download to the imap inbox but then immediately and automatically transfer themselves to the pop3 inbox. I don't want to keep transferring these back to the imap inbox every time I download mail. Can you help by letting me know if this can be rectified?

Alle antwurden (1)

christ1
christ1
  • Top 25 Contributor
more options

So basically you're saying you just want to keep the POP account for accessing old messages not to be uploaded to the IMAP server.

I'd move those messages underneath the Local Folders account where they remain accessible, and just delete the then obsolete POP account.

Make sure to create a backup of your Thunderbird profile prior to moving stuff around. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#w_backing-up-a-profile