How to Save Drafts Automatically in Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird does not crash or hang while you are busy composing a message. There won't be a power outage either while the batteries of your laptop have just run out of energy. No, it's simply indescribably cool to have your computer do something automatically.

Having Mozilla Thunderbird save a message as a draft ever so often in the background and while you are composing it is a great way to watch your computer inspire you with semi-autonomous action.

Save Drafts Automatically in Mozilla Thunderbird

To tell Mozilla Thunderbird to save drafts of messages you are composing periodically in the background:

• Select Tools | Options... (or Thunderbird | Preferences... on a Mac) from the menu.
• Go to the Composing category.
• Select the General tab.
• Make sure Auto save every __ minutes is checked.
• Enter the desired frequency for saving (three minutes is usually reasonable).
• Close the preferences window.