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en:aux_support:email_lc_tb [2018/07/01 03:51]
superadmin [Creating local folder for storing your messages]
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 How to use Thunderbird email client for creating local copies (backups) of the email messages held on the server. How to use Thunderbird email client for creating local copies (backups) of the email messages held on the server.
  
 +By clicking on the images on this page you'll be shown slightly larger version of the image.
 ==== Setting up an email account to Thunderbird ==== ==== Setting up an email account to Thunderbird ====
  
-Skip this if you already have the needed accounts configured.+**Note**: You can skip this step if you **already** have the needed email accounts configured in your Thunderbird.
  
 How to add Gmail account to Thunderbird (Video):  How to add Gmail account to Thunderbird (Video): 
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 ==== Creating local folder for storing your messages ==== ==== Creating local folder for storing your messages ====
  
 +Right click "Local Folders" and select "New Folder..."
  
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 +Input desired folder name and click "Create Folder"
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 +==== Copying messages ====
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 +The most simple method is to just drak a remote folder over the local folder. This will copy all of the messages from the remote server to local folder on your computer.
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 +==== Notes ====
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 +  * The copying procedure can take a while in case you have many (or large) emails on your account on the server.
 +  * [[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en|Google (Gmail) probably has some daily transfer limits per user]]. Exceeding the limits can lock your email client's access to Gmail for some time.