How do I set Thunderbird to notify me of new emails in only certain folders?

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?

digitxp

Posted 2010-05-22T20:36:05.933

Reputation: 13 502

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 Dolzhenko – 2011-01-14T08:33:44.057

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: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/

– Philip Durbin – 2011-05-10T14:00:44.037

Answers

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".

nynexman4464

Posted 2010-05-22T20:36:05.933

Reputation: 324

It's unchecked but I'm still always notified about it... – RomanSt – 2015-08-11T12:20:06.633

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.

Transplanted

Posted 2010-05-22T20:36:05.933

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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.)

hfs

Posted 2010-05-22T20:36:05.933

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