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does linking my gmail to thunderbird, automatically back up my e mails before my gmail account gets cancelled?

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laylaracy
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I am about to close my gmail acct. Will linking my acct to thunderbird before I close it, allow me to access these e mails after my acct is closed?

I am about to close my gmail acct. Will linking my acct to thunderbird before I close it, allow me to access these e mails after my acct is closed?

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christ1
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You can set-up your Gmail account as an IMAP account in Thunderbird and then move all messages off of the server to your Thunderbird Local Folders account.