How can I get rid of email threads?

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How can I get rid of email threads?

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I like to keep each individual email separate in my inbox and other folders. It adds to clarity and simplicity, and I can read below the new email what it's responding to. Where there's been an option (for example in Gmail), I always turn threads off.
But suddenly Thunderbird is imposing threads on me, unwanted. This is completely messing up the way I organise my work.
I've looked in Settings but can't find any way to turn threads off.
Can anyone help, please?
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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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Menu bar > View > Threads > check folder(s) as desired
I often take a long windy road to my destination. Upon arrival, I wonder how I missed the shortcut.
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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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BruceAWittmeier wrote:Menu bar > View > Threads > check folder(s) as desired
That option isn't there in ...Threads.
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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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What version of TB are you using?
I often take a long windy road to my destination. Upon arrival, I wonder how I missed the shortcut.
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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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BruceAWittmeier was nearly right. View > Sort By and check "Unthreaded".
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Re: How can I get rid of email threads?

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Gone Postal wrote:BruceAWittmeier was nearly right. View > Sort By and check "Unthreaded".
Thanks -- that seems to have worked!
Very much appreciated!
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You're welcome.
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Post by OldGrantonian »

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DVB wrote: Thanks -- that seems to have worked!
With respect, it might be unwise to celebrate too soon.

About a week ago, I used the instructions given here to remediate the same issue. Worked fine.

When I opened TB this morning, my email list had regressed to "Threaded".

I did the following:
- View > Sort By
- "Unthreaded" was already checked !!
- Select "Threaded"
- Nothing happened. (So, at least that step worked properly by not working).
- View > Sort By "Unthreaded"
- That worked.

The principle is similar to thumping the top of the old valve TVs. You had to know exactly where to thump. A useful skill, because it gave a bit of leverage when arguing over which channel to watch.

Thanks.
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