Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: > Lanny Marcus wrote: >>> However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell >>> your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files. >> >> With the Evolution MUA, also using IMAP on gmail.com the mbox files >> are easily seen. in .evolution >> >> I suspect that I should post on a Thunderbird mailing list and ask >> where the mbox files are located on my Desktop, or, if using IMAP, as >> I am, there are no mbox files on my Desktop. Probably it's one or the >> other. > > I guess evolution automatically saves a local copy of your mail. > As I suggested earlier, Thunderbird does not. > Go in File, Offline, "Download/Sync now" and choose the folders that you > want to download... Yes. Apparently, Evolution automatically creates the mbox files on my local hard drive. I have the mbox files on my hard drive now. Thanks