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I have created filters and folders in Gmail for multiple email addresses and it is a mess when imported into T'bird

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For several years I had no access to my computer and used Gmail. Now I want to use Thunderbird but importing from Gmail divides the mail for each email address and creates several inboxes and sent folders. Do I need to clear the filters and folders from Gmail and recreate them in T'bird to get T'bird to combine everything?

For several years I had no access to my computer and used Gmail. Now I want to use Thunderbird but importing from Gmail divides the mail for each email address and creates several inboxes and sent folders. Do I need to clear the filters and folders from Gmail and recreate them in T'bird to get T'bird to combine everything?

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Matt
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Thunderbird will faithfully mirror the folder structure you have on Gmail if you use IMAP. My guess ifs you are adding POP accounts for a number of gmail accounts instead of an IMAP account for whatever account it is they all end up inn after your server side shenanigans.