Storing Local folder on a different drive
I am looking to create a local folder where I can archive my emails to a different drive. Lets call that drive D: for now. I want to setup in "Local Folders" A folder called "Archive" and I want that to reside on the D: Drive But want to keep my email accounts that all emails come into initially on the C: drive till I move the emails to the "Archive" folder that is on the D: drive. How do I do that? It does not seem to allow me to change the location of the folders in "Local Folders" When i create one.
Any help, Helps... Thank you
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The folder hierarchy in Thunderbird directly reflects the folder hierarchy in the filesystem within the profile folder. There is no mechanism to make a folder that's not within Local Folders in the filesystem to appear as if it was in the folder pane.
This article explains how to move the location of mail folders:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_-_Thunderbird
Basically, you would copy your Local Folders folder from the profile to D, then set the Local Directory to that location.
There's also an add-on to define multiple Local Folders:
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/localfolder/
Sfhowes : Would this not move ALL the folders even the ones where the mail is stored. Problem I have is that I have 6 Mail accts and they have their own folders, When i am done with the mail in those folders I drag and drop the messages to the "Archive" folder I only want the Archive folder to move to D: not all the rest is that possible??
Changing the location of the whole Local Folders is not what you want, hence why I didn't suggest that, but it seems that the add-on, which I didn't know existed, would be a way to accomplish what you want, by setting up a separate Local Folders for your Archive, in addition to the Local Folders you already have.
john p said
Sfhowes : Would this not move ALL the folders even the ones where the mail is stored. Problem I have is that I have 6 Mail accts and they have their own folders, When i am done with the mail in those folders I drag and drop the messages to the "Archive" folder I only want the Archive folder to move to D: not all the rest is that possible??
You can move all of Local Folders or mail for specific accounts, since each has a Local Directory (as explained in the kb article). To relocate a specific Local Folder folder, use the add-on.
I've never heard of a single issue re add-on security or privileges, which are described here:
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