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Moving archived folders off line to my PCs hard drive

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sales375
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Hi All,

I tried searching for an answer to this with terms like "offline storage" or "moving archived folders" and I found some topics that were close, but did not really answer the question or did not have the detail I needed.

For one of my TB email accounts I have a lot of subfolders for each year, going back for many years. For example, I have a "archive 2017" folder, and so on. Is there a way I can remove these archived folders to my local hard drive so they are not taking space on my server, but that I can still access them easily if needed?

I don't know if it matters, but I use IMAP settings/server.

If there is a solution, please provide as many steps and details as possible.

Thanks everyone, 

  Bill
Hi All, I tried searching for an answer to this with terms like "offline storage" or "moving archived folders" and I found some topics that were close, but did not really answer the question or did not have the detail I needed. For one of my TB email accounts I have a lot of subfolders for each year, going back for many years. For example, I have a "archive 2017" folder, and so on. Is there a way I can remove these archived folders to my local hard drive so they are not taking space on my server, but that I can still access them easily if needed? I don't know if it matters, but I use IMAP settings/server. If there is a solution, please provide as many steps and details as possible. Thanks everyone, Bill

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david
david
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Try these steps: - check account settiings>synchronization&storage to verify that the files can be downloaded - click File>offline>download to ensure all message content is placed on PC - click help>troubleshootinginformation - scroll down to 'profile folder', and click 'open folder' - exit thunderbird - you are now in the profile, click the imapmail folder - now, click the account folder - you should now see archive and archive.msf, copy the archive item - now, click back to profile and then click the Mail folder - Now, click the Local Folders folder and past the Archive item there - restart thunderbird and the archive should appear in Local Foldrs

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sales375
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David,

Thanks for your reply. Some questions before I begin.... 

 Under "check account settiings>synchronization&storage to verify that the files can be downloaded"

I go there and there is nothing obvious that advises me that the files can be downloaded. How do I know?

Sorry, but this shows you the level of hand-holding I need. I am concerned if I do something wrong I will end up deleting my archived folders.

Thanks again, 

Bill

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david
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Bill, Once there, click the 'advanced' button to verify that the desired folders are all checked as being allowed for offline access. If not checked, they will not be downloaded. Always glad to assist. :)

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