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Why does deleting messages in Outlook.com result in them being deleted from my downloaded messages in Thunderbird?

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This has not happened with my Talktalk messages but has happened with Outlook recently, resulting in messages that I wanted to keep on my computer being lost completely. I daren't check it again on my Talktalk mail messages in case the same thing happens. Is it a new feature in Thunderbird?

This has not happened with my Talktalk messages but has happened with Outlook recently, resulting in messages that I wanted to keep on my computer being lost completely. I daren't check it again on my Talktalk mail messages in case the same thing happens. Is it a new feature in Thunderbird?

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If you're using IMAP Thunderbird will always default to synchronize any changes (including deleting mail) done on the webmail interface.

If you want to keep email on your computer, move / copy them to Local Folders.

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If you're using IMAP Thunderbird will always default to synchronize any changes (including deleting mail) done on the webmail interface.

If you want to keep email on your computer, move / copy them to Local Folders.