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Where does Thunderbird store archived IMAP emails?

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I am using Thunderbird to read my gmail and yahoo emails. Both using IMAP. Then in the Synchronization & Storage option of the account, I tick the check-box with the message: Keep messages for this account on this computer.

So, where on my filesystem does Thunderbird store these archived messages?

P.S. I have the ~/.mozilla and ~/.thunderbird folders in my home directory.

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answered 1 Year ago warrdel · Accepted Answer

If you didn't change the default profile, Thunderbird will save imap accounts in ~/.thunderbird/something.default/ImapMail and Directories there for your different accounts.

Anyways, you can have a look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini under [Profile0] to see the path it is using for your profile.

LocalFolders and Pop accounts are in ~/.thunderbird/something.default/Mail directory.