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Draft message not copied to drafts folder due to ....

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After Thunderbird updated to 78.4, I've encountered the error message shown in the first attachment.

However, I have all mailboxes configured for copies and folders as shown in the second attachment.

When I click "Save," the message does not appear in the Drafts folder under Local Folders. After the third or fourth time I click "Save," the message will appear in the Drafts folder for the mailbox.

Even when I was having the drafts saved to the Drafts folder for the mailbox (account), I didn't have this issue prior to upgrading to 78.4.

Where else should I be looking? ...thanks!

After Thunderbird updated to 78.4, I've encountered the error message shown in the first attachment. However, I have all mailboxes configured for copies and folders as shown in the second attachment. When I click "Save," the message does not appear in the Drafts folder under Local Folders. After the third or fourth time I click "Save," the message will appear in the Drafts folder for the mailbox. Even when I was having the drafts saved to the Drafts folder for the mailbox (account), I didn't have this issue prior to upgrading to 78.4. Where else should I be looking? ...thanks!
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Really? No one else has this issue? No solutions offered by Mozilla?

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It may seem unnecessary, but I would select "Drafts" Folder on: Local Folders, not Other. Special folders such as Inbox, Sent, Drafts have properties that are specific to their function, unlike user-created folders. I think that will stop the error, which indicates an attempt to store on an IMAP server.

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That's what I selected for Drafts.

Copies of Sent messages go into the Sent folder, but for every mailbox, I have drafts set to go to the Drafts folder on Local Folders.

Am I missing something?

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No, I'm just suggesting you select the first choice for drafts, which applies the default Drafts folder in Local Folders, not the 'Other' selection.

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OIC. I'd tried that before, but when I was having the issue, I changed to "Other." I'll try changing back to see if that makes any difference.