Thunderbird - Subscribe to all Folders#

TL;DR#

  • In the main navigation, right click and select „Settings“.

  • Select „Server settings“ of the account in question.

  • Click „Advanced“

  • Uncheck „Show only subscribed folders“

Motivation#

If you want to see a folder in your navigation pane in Thunderbird, then you need to explictly select it.

We like to automate things by using the recipient delimiter + to create folders based on them, e.g.

alice+foobar@example.com

results in the folder foobar in Alice’s inbox.

Alice should be notified of new mail as soon as possible without having to check her subscription settings all the time. :D