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Keeps downloading e-mails over and over on each start-up

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Each time I start my laptop and start thunderbird then the e-mails are downloading all over again. Like they don`t cache. Then my laptop freezes becaus it are to much e-mails. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance!

Each time I start my laptop and start thunderbird then the e-mails are downloading all over again. Like they don`t cache. Then my laptop freezes becaus it are to much e-mails. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance!
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Do you end up with multiple copies of each? (I know that sounds like a dumb question but I just want to be clear / certain.)

In server settings, have you selected Leave Messages on Server? That might be part of problem.

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