If you do not want to see the 'All Mail' folder in Thunderbird then uncheck 'show in imap'. Make sure all the necessary Labels have the 'Show in imap' selected. You should see a list of the 'System Labels' and below them a list of your 'Labels' that you created. If you logged on to your gmail webmail account via a browser, do you see folders (gmail calls them Labels) and do they contain emails ? Gmail knows that this is not exactly user friendly, so they apply a type of filter - they apply 'Labels' to emails so they can 'appear' in other more useful 'folders' eg: Inbox. Gmail keeps all your emails, incoming,sent, archived - the lot, in the 'All Mail' folder. We strongly recommend MozBackup to all users, of any level of experience, since it offers a simple solution when it comes to preserving your settings for Mozilla applications.Re : when I reconnected to gmail it started sucking in every email I have ever sent or received into one big all mail folder. It does not have a Help file yet it is so simple to use, that beginners do not even need one. The program uses a very small amount of system resources and manages to quickly complete a task. They can be from general settings, emails and address books to extensions, bookmarks, saved passwords, downloaded files list and certificates. In the final step, you can select the details you want to backup. Plus, you can secure the file by choosing a password (this is especially useful if you share your computer with multiple users, so we suggest you apply this option). The backup file will have the PCV format. Select parameters to save and password-protect the results

Now you can pick the profile you want to backup and set the destination directory. In order to continue, the selected program must be closed. Firefox, Thunderbird, even their portable versions). The program’s interface consists of a simple wizard in which you can choose the operation you want to perform (backup or restore a profile), as well as select the Mozilla application (e.g. Wizard-like GUI which helps you select profile and back it up It can come in handy in case something bad happens and you lose your profile settings. MozBackup is a small but very powerful software that can create backups for your Mozilla products.

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