thunderbird threading creates a big mess, deletes messages. how to stop this
hello, my inbox folders and subfolders come up with a threading option. I don t want this. When I unthread the messages/folders, the threaded messages disappear. I am glad I have an IMAP copy otherwise I would lose precious info.
PLEASE let me know how to STOP this automatic overall threading option, without losing my emails. thanks in advance. best
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ou need to highlight each folder and click View>sort by>unthreaded. If this applies to just a few folders, just repeat the process as necessary. If you have many folders or plan to add many new folders, you may wish a different approach, below:
More info: To change default for new folders, In config editor, you can change default that applies to NEW folders you set up: mailnews.default_view_flags 0=unthreaded
Config editor is available at Tools>settings>general and scroll to bottom right.
To set many existing folders, follow these steps:
In the Message List view, in the column header on the far right, open the options menu. At the very bottom is the option: -> "Apply current view to..." -> "Folder and its children..." -> Hover over an account -> In the next menu don't select a folder. Instead select the account name itself.
This isn't a perfect solution, but it does address the issue of unthreading many folders.