Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird to align with Outlook

Different email clients have different naming conventions for their folders. Thankfully Mozilla Thunderbird allows customization so you don't have to hunt for where your deleted or sent items went if you alternate between Thunderbird and Outlook.

Note that these instructions are for Thunderbird 2.0.0.24.

How to set your Sent folder (from ISBER)
  1. Click on Edit -> Account Settings
  2. Under "Copies & Folders", check the box "Place a copy in" and select the radio button "Other"
  3. Choose the folder you want from the drop-down menu (usually "Sent Items" for Outlook compatibility)

How to change your Trash folder (from mozillaZine)

  1. Locate your preference file, pref.js, in your profile folder
    Windows XP/Vista/7"%APPDATA%\Mozilla\"
    Linux~/.mozilla-thunderbird/<Mozilla generated profile key>
  2. Open pref.js with a text editor (Notepad on Windows, vi on linux etc.) and find the server number associated with your IMAP account. Look for a line similar to this:
    user_pref("mail.server.server2.hostname", "mail.YourImapProvider.com");
  3. Insert the following line into "prefs.js", with the correct server# and name for the Trash folder:
    user_pref("mail.server.server2.trash_folder_name", "Deleted Items");

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