{"id":9233,"date":"2026-06-01T09:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9233"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:39:21","slug":"how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I archive emails in Thunderbird?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archiving emails in Thunderbird helps you organize your inbox by moving older or less important messages into a separate folder while keeping them accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/#Manual_email_archiving\" >Manual email archiving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/#Setting_up_archive_folders\" >Setting up archive folders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/#Automatic_email_archiving\" >Automatic email archiving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/#Benefits_of_email_archiving\" >Benefits of email archiving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-archive-emails-in-thunderbird\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manual_email_archiving\"><\/span>Manual email archiving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To archive emails manually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Thunderbird<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the folder that contains the messages you want to archive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select one or more emails (you can use <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> or <strong>Shift<\/strong> for multiple selection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click the selected messages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Archive<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the destination archive folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm with <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-4024673504\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selected emails will be moved to the archive location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_up_archive_folders\"><\/span>Setting up archive folders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thunderbird allows you to configure where archived messages are stored. You can set a dedicated archive folder for each account in the account settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This helps keep archived emails organized separately from your main inbox structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automatic_email_archiving\"><\/span>Automatic email archiving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also automate the process using built-in settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Tools<\/strong> menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Archive settings<\/strong> (or similar archiving options depending on version)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define rules for archiving messages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set criteria such as message age or folder location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once configured, emails will be automatically moved to the archive based on your rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_email_archiving\"><\/span>Benefits of email archiving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archiving helps you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>reduce inbox clutter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve email organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keep important emails accessible without deleting them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maintain better performance in large mailboxes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archiving in Thunderbird allows you to move emails into dedicated storage folders either manually or automatically. 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