We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

How do you read archived emails

more options

HOW DO I ACCESS ARCHIVED EMAILS ??? I was getting error message sent folder full cannot save so I archived 2 years’ worth of emails to fix now I need cannot access to archived messages. If I did not need to access them I would have deleted ?? Why archive if they are not accessible ???

HOW DO I ACCESS ARCHIVED EMAILS ??? I was getting error message sent folder full cannot save so I archived 2 years’ worth of emails to fix now I need cannot access to archived messages. If I did not need to access them I would have deleted ?? Why archive if they are not accessible ???

Asịsa ahọpụtara

It is in Thunderbird. One exception is Gmail... It's archive folder is "all mail"

Gụọ azịza a na nghọta 👍 2

All Replies (4)

more options

look in thew folder named archive.

more options

Thanks:

I was looking in the directory tree not in Thunderbird ????

more options

Asịsa Ahọpụtara

It is in Thunderbird. One exception is Gmail... It's archive folder is "all mail"

more options

I archived all my saved 2014 emails. I need to find one of them to solve a legal matter. There is an "Archive" button on the left of my Thunderbird screen. There is a "2014" button as a subfolder of this. When I click 2014, absolutely nothing happens.