For Any Thunderbird Users, Please. Changing From POP To IMAP ?

[Robert4]

Hi,

Tried to ask this on their Forum, but can't connect.
I imagine a number of you folks also use Thunderbird.

How, or where, from Thunderbird can I change the POP to iMAP, and vice versa ?

The selection box came up when I installed the program for the first time, but can't
seem to access, or find it anymore. How do I do this, please ?

Old age problem, so very exact details would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Slartibart]

Mozilla Support at your service. 🤓

 

[JayAgostino]

Hi,

Tried to ask this on their Forum, but can't connect.
I imagine a number of you folks also use Thunderbird.

How, or where, from Thunderbird can I change the POP to iMAP, and vice versa ?

The selection box came up when I installed the program for the first time, but can't
seem to access, or find it anymore. How do I do this, please ?

Old age problem, so very exact details would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

Send a tweet to the official Mozilla Thunderbird account: https://twitter.com/mozthunderbird

 

[Slartibart]

Send a tweet to the official Mozilla Thunderbird account: https://twitter.com/mozthunderbird

The guide provided by the Mozilla Foundation linked above explains in detail how to change POP to IMAP.

 

[JayAgostino]

The guide provided by the Mozilla Foundation linked above explains in detail how to change POP to IMAP.

Okay, and?

 

[Slartibart]

Okay, and?

What does a tweet to the MF Thunderbird account add to the guide linked, which offers the solution by MF?

 

[splifingate]

What does a tweet to the MF Thunderbird account add to the guide linked, which offers the solution by MF?

I had to re-re-read the thread . . . "[M]ozilla [F]oundation"

 

[JayAgostino]

What does a tweet to the MF Thunderbird account add to the guide linked, which offers the solution by MF?

I was telling the OP to send a tweet to that account. They’d be able to offer a concise answer instead of having to comb through that long guide.

 

[sgtaylor5]

Basically, you'd move all of your email in all folders to Local Folders, then setup a new account using IMAP on your existing email address. Then, start moving your email online, a folder at a time.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Basically, you'd move all of your email in all folders to Local Folders, then setup a new account using IMAP on your existing email address. Then, start moving your email online, a folder at a time.

Correct. You won't be able to "convert" an existing Thunderbird account from POP to IMAP. You have to save your emails as sgtaylor5 says, remove the POP account, add the IMAP account and move your old email into new IMAP folders.

 

[zachiedoo]

Correct. You won't be able to "convert" an existing Thunderbird account from POP to IMAP. You have to save your emails as sgtaylor5 says, remove the POP account, add the IMAP account and move your old email into new IMAP folders.

Yup, found this out the hard way. Deleted then re-downloaded all my folders from Gmail <sigh>