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!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Syncing delete email between Thunderbird and Gmail.

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 15 views
  • Last reply by AgnesRM

fnp10
fnp10
more options

Is it possible to delete an email in Thunderbird and have that email deleted in our Gmail account? I want to use Thunderbird, but my law partner wants to stay in Gmail. Our firm email is a Gmail account, and I cannot avoid the interaction between users (meaning, my partner and me).

Lamentably for me, if I cannot manipulate the Gmail account through Thunderbird, I'm stuck with the Gmail account.

Any help will be appreciated.

Peter

Is it possible to delete an email in Thunderbird and have that email deleted in our Gmail account? I want to use Thunderbird, but my law partner wants to stay in Gmail. Our firm email is a Gmail account, and I cannot avoid the interaction between users (meaning, my partner and me). Lamentably for me, if I cannot manipulate the Gmail account through Thunderbird, I'm stuck with the Gmail account. Any help will be appreciated. Peter

All Replies (1)

AgnesRM
AgnesRM
more options

That is always how it works. You do have options regarding how long an email is stored in Trash after you delete it, in case you hit delete by mistake, but everything that goes to Trash in Thunderbird goes to Trash(Bin) in Gmail. The way that happens is slightly different depending whether you set up Thunderbird as IMAP or POP. In the case of POP3, all email is moved from Gmail to Thunderbird, and in the case of IMAP, Thunderbird is simply showing you what is in Gmail and can manipulate where your emails are in Gmail. Look at the See Also articles beside this question - "Thunderbird and Gmail" will tell you more. Agnes