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Desktop with Opensuse Leap 15.0 64bits amd Mate desktop
Thunderbird 60.5.1 (64-bit)
Install of the add-on:
Name: Local test
Local directory: /home/user/.thunderbird/hxxxxxxa.default/Mail
OK

In account settings window, click on "Local test" in the left column. Error message appears:

Server Settings
A parent directory of the directory specified in the Local Directory setting is already used by the "Local test" account. Please pick a different directory.

OK
Then click OK on the Account Setting window. Error message appears:

Server Settings
The Local Directory path "/home/user/.thunderbird/hxxxxxxa.default/Mail" is not suitable for message storage. Please choose another directory.

OK

This new folder can NOT receive mails from account by drag/drop nor by Move to nor by message filter. It has erratic behaviour.

By the way, when new local folders are created (for test) then deleted, directories created in "/home/user/.thunderbird/hxxxxxxa.default/Mail" are not deleted. How to remove them?

Hello,
I just have a question : is it dangerous, when you attach local folders through the extension, if you forgot that there is a pop mail box in them ?
I found it empty, and see no other reason for it ...

Currently when removing an account, directories and contents are not deleted.

In the dialog box:

1. Rename title to "Remove Account and Data"
2. Add "Remove account information" option, with keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "a"
3. Add "Remove message data" option, with keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "d"
4. Add "More Info" button, with keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "I"
5. Add "Show data location" button, with keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "S"
6. Remove the "(Note: ...)" string
7. Rename button label "OK" to "Remove", with keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "R"

Strings can be found at:
https://transvision.mozfr.org/

What do you think?

Thank you

Is it possible to use localfoder extension on 10 thunderbird clients to allow them to point to a NAS shared folder?
Thank you

the 'empty trash on exit' vbox within the most recent build's xpi file -localfolders-2.0.2-tb.xpi, has two values targeting mozilla.org vs thunderbird.net ... are these mail-specific references still valid?
just checking, as I cannot get at my emails within the local folders, noted in another post here.
reviewing the code, scripts to get an understanding of what is intended and what might be introducing an opportunity for the issue I have seen. definitely not a scripter or XUL 'coder' -just looking for understanding of an excellent tool and how it ties into the TBird.

Not all folders are in Hungarian for a LocalFolders called nas in the images below.

Unable to rename the folders either.

Thank you

Thunderbird 68.3.0 64-bit hu locale
LocalFolders 2.0.2
Windows 10 hu edition

I try to read a mutt maildir. It is organized in the 3 subfolders "cur, new, tmp". Neither selecting the /basicpath/ of the folder nor selecting /basicpath/cur as source dir will show any mails (yes, I did check maildir format). Using " mutt -f /basicpath/ " works perfectly.

What am I missing? Thank you

TB 102.2.1

when I try to copy or move an email from a local thunderbird default folder to the new "localfolders", the destination folder stays empty
Any idea ?

Thanks

beta already functional

When creating a LocalFolders Account, in addition to the Trash and Outbox folders, can the following default folders also be created: Templates, Drafts, Archives?

a) This can help with future integration with the Mail Merge add-on, as it uses Templates and Drafts folders

b) When creating these folders after a LocalFolders Account has been created the icons are standard folder icons, not the special icons

Local Folders = Default Thunderbird Account
LocalFolders = Default LocalFolders add-on Account

What do you think?

Thank you

Edit:

When creating a LocalFolders Account, in addition to the Trash and Outbox folders, can the following default folders also be created:
Trash, (done)
Sent,
Delete,
Drafts, (missing from image below)
Outbox, (done)
Inbox,
Archives,
Templates,
Junk

Screenshot from the FolderFlags add-on

The Add-ons manager shows this for the LocalFolders addon "Add new local folders from the account creation dialog". Where/which is the "account creation dialog"?
Thanks for your help -dj

Hello,
First of all thanks for the great work. I have been using your addon to backup my old archives for some time now. I have not used it for last few years since I had enough space in ma rad drive, but today I wanted to connect to and old archive I had on my usb drive.

• I have installed addon
• I have added the archive pointing to my usb drive
• I got some error message and after restart I have result as attached.

BTW I am missing an option to delete the folder.

I am using Suse Tumbleweed with Thunderbird 91.3.2 and your addon downloaded today.

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Hello - new user here.
When trying to create a local folder, the pop-up windows comes up all white. Cannot read anything.
See attached image for how it looks on my screen.
Is there a workaround for this issue?
Thank you

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Version originale en FR
Bonsoir,
j'ai créé plusieurs "nouveaux" dossiers locaux (un pour chacune des associations auxquelles je contribue bénévolement). Le premier semble fonctionner normalement. Mais les autres n'affichent pas le contenu des messages mais un message tronqué : "Ou vous pouvez ajouter une exception..." en bleu et un bouton "Réessayer" non fonctionnel. Je ne sais pas ce que je dois faire pour afficher le contenu des messages que j'y ai transférés alors qu'il semble qu'ils sont bien là. Merci d'avance pour toute aide.
Cordialement,

Version EN with Systran
Good evening,
i have created several "new" local files (one for each of the associations to which I volunteer). The first one seems to work normally. But others don't display the content of the messages, but a truncated message: "Or you can add an exception..." in blue and a "Retry" button not functional. I don't know what to do to display the content of the messages I've transferred to it when it seems they're there. Thank you in advance for any help.
Cordially,

Latest Beta:
https://github.com/cleidigh/Localfolder-TB/blob/v3.3.0/xpi/localfolders-3.3.0-b3-tb.xpi

• b1
• first 102 pass
• Integrate new folder icons, use classic for 91
• fix ui, make lighter
• b2 - fix checkboxes
• b3 - fix cb, folder/browse

v3.0.0 is in the Q

Issues:

J'ai d'abord installé Thunderbird 78.6.1 sans aucun compte de messagerie associé.
Ensuite, j'ai installé le module Localfolders 3.0.1
Il fonctionne correctement, j'ai ajouté de nombreux dossiers locaux.
Puis, j'ai installé mon compte de messagerie en mode IMAP dans Thunderbird.
Cela a provoqué la disparition de l'option "Ajouter un dossier local" ,
je ne pouvais donc plus créer de nouveaux dossiers locaux
Remède : en réinstallant une nouvelle fois le module Localfolders 3.0.1 ,
le problème a été résolu, l'option " "Ajouter un dossier local" et
elle fonctionne normalement.

Greetings, I have a slightly different use case for the LocalFolders plugin, but one I think maybe a lot of people might have. It ties somewhat into the other posts below, for instance, for forcing rescanning of content.

I would like to use the LocalFolders plugin in a manner similar to the way I used ".pst" files of Outlook - in fact, I'm migrating all my current and archived email from Outlook now. The LocalFolders I have now were imported from Outlook.

So I would like to be able to use the LocalFolders plugin to "attach", i.e., recognize a previously populated set of TB mbox files and ".sbd" folders. For instance, I have a directory structures dedicated to emails related to my wedding, employers of the past, schools attended, etc. (Similarly, my wife has ".pst" files separated by year that I plan to convert into LocalFolders.) I don't have need to access them most of the time; I just want them there in case I do. I want to be able to add any one of them to the TB interface, and then remove them as needed to reduce the clutter.

Maybe it's supposed to already do this, but I have not found it to be the case. The first time, I created the folder without the content, closed TB, and then moved the content in from another location, and re-opened TB - it found and displayed the content.

But that appears to be the only sequence that works, because after removing the local folder and re-adding it again (or even just creating a new local folder pointing to pre-existing content), it no longer seems to recognize that content. The subfolders don't show up. Similar to the case with the networked locations, I waited to see if TB would eventually recognize them, but it's been hours now and no indication that it ever will.

I also notice that when removing a local folder "account" from the accounts list, the directory of that local folder's name under the "Mail" directory in the TB profile stays there. So when I want to create the local folder again it creates another folder with a "-X" sequence number appended. It would seem to me that the plugin (or is it TB's job?) should delete the folder under the profile under the assumption that if the user is removing the account, the user wants TB to forget it existed - until the next time s/he wants to create it anew again. Can they be deleted manually without repercussions? Or else the plugin can re-use the folder that was there before? Or make that a choice for the user during the attaching process?

Thanks.

Problem with local folder synchronized with Google Drive

• need more detail

I'm new - thank you for the plugin, very helpful - but there is strange issue with 3.3.0

If I create a new local folder (mbox) and I have to restart Thunderbird to be able to use folders inside because otherwise no e-mails can be copied/moved

Before restart Thunderbird:

New Folder inside "LocalFolder" will turn into

• Dir: NewFolder (-> unusable in mbox format, did it expect to be a maildir format??)
• File: NewFolder.msf

After restarting Thunderbird, a new folder will result in

• File: NewFolder (mbox)
• File: NewFolder.msf (index)
  and in case of sub-folders
• Dir: NewFolder.sbd

Can anyone reproduce this beside me?

For en-US locale:
Add keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "N" to "Name:"
Add keyboard shortcut (accesskey) "D" to "Directory:"

Add keyboard shortcuts (accesskey) to any other dialog boxes, menus which are missing keyboard shortcuts (accesskey).

Add appropriate keyboard shortcuts (accesskey) to other locales.

What do you think?

Thank you

already seen in #16 and fixed in v2.0 but it's happening again.

I've installed plugin, created a new local folder.
running thunderbird in terminal I see when trying to move an email:

failed opening offline store for mailbox://nobody@carpeta%20sincronizada/2019

cheers!

Sorry Im not too technical and I used to use ImportExportTools NG, but it has not been updated in a while. So I was looking at this add on, does it allow you to actually import Mbox emails and Mbox folders into Thunderbird like ImportExportTools NG did?

Does it still work for latest version of thunderbird despite not being updated since 2021?

Thanks

Thunderbird version 78.6.0

avec Module LocalFolder version 3.0.1

Ci joint l'image de l'ajout du dossier local nommé "2009"

avec le message d'erreur généré

Ci joint l'image de Thunderbird avec le dossier "2009" ajouté

Le dossier est vide et le nom du dossier n'apparaît pas

Sur l'image, seulement un rectangle vide en bas à gauche

Par contre, si je nomme le dossier local "Travail 2009",

tout est OK

I have Thunderbird on a windows 10 system and shared the profile folder. on a other windows 10 system in the same network i map the profile folder as a drive and point the localfolder add-on to the localfolder on that network drive.
I can see all the folders in Thunderbird but all are empty and Tb keeps on spinning.
What do i do wrong?

I have used LocalFolders for local network storage of emails to keep them organized and off of the cloud.
The more recent add of inserting folders other than 'trash' may be useful in other cases, but as I use it, 'trash' is the only useful standard folder. All others I set up as I need. I have absolutely no need for an out-box/ unsent sub-folder. Please modify this to that end.
thank you, excellent tool, should be core Tbird functionality.

Sometimes when adding files but especially when adding another folder to one of additional local folders

I receive an error, see attached error.

As a consequence, I have noticed that the automatic emptying of the deleted files from the deleted folder does not work/occur.
Also I cannot manually delete them.

Best Wishes
Jim

Due to the confusing terminology used within Thunderbird (see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1699984 which I just filed as well), I was under the impression I could use your addon to add a local mbox or maildir created by Postfix. It seems that's not the case, since the local folders API in thunderbird is only meant for Thunderbirds own file format and expectations.

Would you maybe consider adding a disclaimer on the addon page and in your README here that explains that your addon sadly cannot import independent mailbox in mbox/maildir format that don't originate from Thunderbird? That would probably prevent other users the confusion and waste of time if they're trying to do the same thing I was trying. Hopefully Thunderbird will also clarify this based on my report.

1- When the option "one file per message (maildir)" is chosen, and a message is moved to a "local folder", a file is created in a folder \Name\Inbox\Cur.

This file has no extension.
Is it possible that the add-on automatically adds the .eml extension to the file? Because if I do it manually, can I open the mail.
Or can we consider an improvement that would save the mail in another format, for example PDF?

2- When a mail is moved to a "local folder", it is saved in \Inbox\Cur\ with a file number to formatting of the name.
Is it possible to add an option to set the file name instead of the number?

Regards,
B3 (Stéphane)

I use the same local folders for different instances of ThunderBird. Often they work simultaneously. Every time, I delete messages in TB1, they are still shown in TB2. But when I click on the message in TB2, the error of inaccessibility occurs. This situation lasts until I close TB2 and rerun it.

I'm having a hard time to keep my local folders ordered. Local folders seem to get ordered randomly each time the startup, no matter used naming of folders (I've tried to prefix numbers or letters but to no avail).

I'm also using the Addon Manually sort folders which doesn't seem to affect the local folders ordering.

Specs:

• Thunderbird 78.7.1
• Manually sort folders 2.0.6
• Arch linux using xfce

I currently have version 2.0.2 installed on Thunderbird 68.10, and Thunderbird suggests that I could upgrade the add-on but I need to grant the following permissions:

• Access your data for all websites
• Access browser tabs

What does it mean? Why would this add-on require these permissions and why not before?
I found the permissions documentation, and it makes me think the descriptions I pasted above are poorly worded, but it still not clear what it means.
I know nothing about Thunderbird development, sorry if this is a basic question :)

Thanks for your work!

I can create a new local folder, I can create subfolder but I can't transfert any message on it.

I try with Onedrive, dropbox and local.

It work without problem with the basic local folder

Hello,
We put your add-on in use in our agency as follows:
1- Creating folders: Pierre, Stephane, Marie ... on our local server.
2- On Thunderbird, creation of "local folders" with the plug-in by giving as option "a file per message (Maildir).
3- Thunderbird is open on several networked stations.
4- I move an email from my incoming mail to a local folder, a file is saved in the folder \Pierre\Inbox\Cur
5- The mail does not always appear on all other local network stations while the mail is present in the folder. The email is not deleted.

I guess this problem is related to the Inbox.msf file that does not refresh on all the networked stations in the same way.
By clicking on "Incoming Mail" from the "Local Folder" - Right Click, then choose "Repair Folder", this solves the problem.
Perhaps, could you schedule a refresh of the Inbox.msf file automatically and periodically?

Regards,
B3 (Stéphane)

Hello
I've just downloaded the extension.
I've created a folder.
When moving a file from the original local folder to the new one created with your extension, some folders remain empty.
Also, is it normal that the system just do a copy of the file and do not move it?
Thanks for your help !

On dark theme is impossible to see gui

Check and fix when deleting nonexisting folder.

Latest Final: https://github.com/cleidigh/Localfolder-TB/blob/v3.0.0/xpi/localfolders-3.0.0-tb.xpi

Status: b7 => v3.0.0 is in the Q

• Initial beta conversion

• first pass for 78

• post b2 - Windows 78/68 with quirks, locales enabled

• post b3 - fix version title, some locales, am focus

• post b4 - IMPORTANT - fixed nonlocal account removal , cn locale

• quick platform tests
  released

all
make sure you manually upgrade when the release comes out !

cannot Copy, Move, Archive or anything else with additional folders

I am trying to create a new local folder using the LocalFolders add on in Thunderbird. How do you enter or choose a local directory to set up the folder?

Thanks!

I want to sync Thunderbird's local folders. Thunderbird with LocalFolders are installed on PC1 and PC2 in a LAN network. What should be done so that the two Thunderbirds synchronize the local folders and their contents with each other. Where exactly are the paths entered?

Hi,

thanks for maintaining this. This is a very much needed piece of functionality, especially for corporates (=support for TB). I was active TB user for corporate environment years ago, where we mapped all users' specific subfolder of LocalFolders into a single point on Linux file share, to create a single shared e-mail storage for all users. Finally (after many GB), this started to slow startup and accidential folder move with mouse became an issue. Crazy times.

Now, today, most users have an existing folder structure for their companies, clients, suppliers, hobbies, investments, etc. These are not *.sbd folders, but normally without any extensions. Can LocalFolders be instructed to use these "normal folder trees" as TB Local Folders structure? This would enable co-living of file folders with e-mail folders, and would not require users to duplicate file folder systems in TB local folders. I suspect that *.sbd probably is required by some e-mail storage standard, but maybe you can create an exception here?

Thanks,
Kaido

With the exception of the "Microsoft Exchange Account" which may be caused by the inconsistency of the Equilla for Exchange add-on, it would be consistent with the location here:

"Local Folders Account…" for the en-US locale could have the keyboard shortcut (aka accesskey) "L".

What do you think?

Thank you

I have TB v.78.10
I installed (for the first time) LocalFolder, I see the add-on installed, but I don't have its menu.
Somethine has LocalFolder with 78.10 ?

Hi I've installed the local folders extension several times including both methods suggested. But when I try to open a new local folder I get the following message:

An error occurred while creating the local folder.
[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIMsgAccountManager.createIncomingServer]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://localfolder/content/localfolder.js :: eu.philoux.localfolder.creeDossierLocal :: line 325" data: no]

Any suggestions? Thanks

Thunderbird 68.6.0
OS CentOS 7.7
I installed the latest version of LocalFolder.

In Thunderbird, when I create a new Local Folder, the folder starting by a '.' (hidden folders) are not displayed therefore I can not go to .thunderbird/
I can only create the new folder under my home folder
for in $HOME/LocalFolder2
Which is not a problem by itself but :
In thunderbird, when I try to move mail in this new localFolder2, the mail is not copied in $HOME/localFolder2 but is copied
in the folder of my thunderbird mail account in :
$HOME/.thunderbird//LocalFolder2
therefore the mail disapears from the mailbox but is not displayed in the LocalFolder2 because of this double location.

Any idea to fix this issue ?

many thanks

I love this extension/add-on, it is in my opinion a missing capability (network Folders) in T-Bird.
I have used it for many years to access a network drive with folders there to pull emails off of Google's prying eyes on Gmail onto a structured set of folders in my storage that makes sense to me for reference & retrieval. I also have a prior-client-efforts archive folder on my net drive as well.
{ASIDE/BKGD: Since MS Win10 decided to push the horribly corrupt 2004 spring '20 build down onto me a 5th time, each time crippling my systems with 5+min browser window and app response times, and the last time, all keyboard mappings were to CTL+ or CTL+ALT+ functions, I gave up. installed Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 w/latest updates) and not looking back.}

setting up T-Bird +LocalFolders (T-Bird for Linux, search for add-ons within T-Bird to get, install LocalFolders add-on) was fine, without a hitch. The LocalFolders accessed network folders' directory structures show up exactly as before(win10), correctly ordered, etc.

However when I click on a LocalFolders directory the T-Bird/LocalFolders engine just 'spins' forever -even overnight -and it continues. I can click on the base T-Bird inbox and continue work in email directories that are within T-Bird scope (not attached via LocalFolders) but any attempt to look inside any directory presented via LocalFolders again is an infinite spinning wait.

If there is not a known fix or process to correct this inability to view emails in Linux T-Bird+LocalFolders, is there a mechanism to offline repair/rebuild the needed indexing files within the network folders/directories? While they had no problem before, and still do correctly show the structure, perhaps the Linux T-Bird engine is looking for a specific indexing file or format thereof?

Will there be an update that works with TB 91+ soon?

Can you please advise if this add-on is planned to be available for Thunderbird 78.2.2?

Thank you

Please, could you verify Tb 102 compatibility?