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Can't move multiple emails simultaneously from inbox to a local folder

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I want to organize my incoming emails into local named folders which I have created in Thunderbird. The target emails are not consecutive in my inbox. So I click on the first message I want to move and then control click on each other message that I want to move at the same time. I then attempt to drag the highlighted emails together to the target folder, but the only one that moves is the first one I control clicked on. All I can do is drag them one at a time, which is time consuming when I have a backlog. I am new to Thunderbird. I used to use Outlook Express. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong.

I want to organize my incoming emails into local named folders which I have created in Thunderbird. The target emails are not consecutive in my inbox. So I click on the first message I want to move and then control click on each other message that I want to move at the same time. I then attempt to drag the highlighted emails together to the target folder, but the only one that moves is the first one I control clicked on. All I can do is drag them one at a time, which is time consuming when I have a backlog. I am new to Thunderbird. I used to use Outlook Express. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong.

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sorry, I don't understand how Matt's reply relates to my question.

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