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feat: procedure for thunderbird to convert the message store type for an account

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1. [Backing up profiles](#backing-up-profiles)
1. [Restoring profiles from backups](#restoring-profiles-from-backups)
1. [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
1. [Create a dummy account](#create-a-dummy-account)
1. [Convert an account's message store type from one file per folder (_mbox_) to one file per message (_maildir_)](#convert-an-accounts-message-store-type-from-one-file-per-folder-mbox-to-one-file-per-message-maildir)
1. [Rebuild the Global Database for a Profile](#rebuild-the-global-database-for-a-profile)
1. [Sources](#sources)
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## Troubleshooting
### Create a dummy account
1. Go to Menu > _Account Settings_.
1. _Account Actions_ > _Add Mail Account…_.
1. Insert any valid, but not necessarily existing, email address in the email field.<br/>
`dummy@example.com` is more than fine.
1. Hit _Configure manually_ as it appears in the wizard.
1. In the _Incoming Server_ configuration, ensure to set it to `POP3` and not `IMAP`.
You can safely ignore the rest of the server configuration as it is not needed.
1. Hit _Advanced config_ and confirm to create the new dummy account.
1. In the dummy account settings, under _Server Settings_, disable the automatic check for, and download of, new messages on the server.
### Convert an account's message store type from one file per folder (_mbox_) to one file per message (_maildir_)
1. [Create a new dummy account][create a dummy account].
1. Move all the messages to the dummy account.
1. Delete the old account.
1. Recreate the old account.
> Make sure to select its message store type correctly in the advanced options **before** it starts downloading messages.
1. Move all the messages back.
1. Delete the dummy account.
### Rebuild the Global Database for a Profile
The Global Database is the indexing system that enables Thunderbird to search messages.<br/>
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[profiles - where thunderbird stores your messages and other user data]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#
[rebuilding the global database]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/rebuilding-global-database#
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[create a dummy account]: #create-a-dummy-account
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[arch wiki]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/thunderbird