I use Gmail with Thunderbird, which is working great, except for the part where I get a new email. It shows me the new email twice when notifying because it appears in both the inbox and All Mail folders. I know I can just unsubscribe to the All Mail folder, but then I can't back it up like many people do with Thunderbird. How do I set Thunderbird to notify me of new emails in only certain folders?
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Having the same issue here, except that I don't even know how to "unsubscribe to the All Mail folder" since I don't need to back it up. Any hints on that?– Evgeniy DolzhenkoJan 14, 2011 at 8:33
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I just unsubscribe from "All Mail", as you've suggested. I'm sure you realize there are many ways to back up your Gmail, but here is a nice list of options: mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail– Philip DurbinMay 10, 2011 at 14:00
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- Right click on the folder you don't want notifications for;
- Select "Properties";
- Uncheck the checkbox "When getting new messages for this account, always check this folder".
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2021: Answer now seems to be the Mailbox Alert extension, which allows setting of alerts down to folder level and works in current Thunderbird version as of this message 78.6
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I wanted not only notifications from specific folders (because I could miss them), but also a tray icon to persist with the unread messages status (but only for specific folders, not all folders). That is why I was searching this question. Is there a solution with tray icon persistant notification? I also wanted to use Kmail instead of thunderbird. I went to menu Settings -> Kmail settings -> Modules -> Akonadi agents -> New mail notifications -> settings button. In new opened window went to Folders tab and unchecked all folders except those I was interested in to receive notifications for.– AsharkFeb 10, 2021 at 10:13
Maybe it is possible with filters and the FiltaQuilla Add-on? The add-on adds many new filter actions and one of them is to disable notifications. You could try to add a new filter rule without conditions, action “Do not notify” and then apply it to the All Mail folder. (I haven’t tried it myself.)
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1This was the correct answer for Thunderbird up until recently. With version 78 Thunderbird has now rendered many old addons useless, including FiltaQuilla. And there still doesn't seem to be a native way to do this. By the way, this is the github repository: github.com/RealRaven2000/FiltaQuilla– sp00nNov 3, 2020 at 17:26
Not sure where it is, but within Tb, write a message rule that notifies receipant of new mail received then filter within the rule you're creating to flag only the folder you want notification for.
