Where Does Thunderbird Store Archived Imap Emails?

I am using Thunderbird to read my gmail and yahoo emails. Both using IMAP. Then in the Synchronization & Storage option of the account, I tick the check-box with the message: Keep messages for this account on this computer.

So, where on my filesystem does Thunderbird store these archived messages?

P.S. I have the ~/.mozilla and ~/.thunderbird folders in my home directory.

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If you didn't change the default profile, Thunderbird will save imap accounts in ~/.thunderbird/ and Directories there for your different accounts.

Anyways, you can have a look in ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini under [Profile0] to see the path it is using for your profile.

LocalFolders and Pop accounts are in ~/.thunderbird/ directory.

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In ubuntu , open your Home directory and press Ctrl +H to show hidden files in this directory . You will found .thunderbird in which you will get all files related to your mail .

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