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How can I get Thunderbird to check subfolders on IMAP?

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Mar 15, 202628677 views
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I have Thunderbird set up to use my Gmail account through IMAP. All works well and good, except for one problem: I have a group of gmail mail filters set up to redirect mail into different labels based on what it's for. However, by default, it seems Thunderbird only checks the Inbox for new message…

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Fix for: How can I get Thunderbird to check subfolders on IMAP?

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It can be done, similar to Thunderbird 2: Tools - Options - Advanced - Config Editor, then set to . In Thunderbird 8 the property is called See also: Checking for new messages in other folders - Thunderbird - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

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