Configuration

TBCThere's a Mozilla KB page on configuring Thunderbird as a Gmail client, listed in the Reference section below.

Config Editor settings

The Config Editor is accessed via Preferences -> Advanced -> Config Editor.

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From kb.mozillazine (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders): If the folder is severely corrupted, deleting the .msf file won't help much, and compacting the folder may just make things worse because Thunderbird can't reliably figure out where a message ends anymore. You'll typically run into this only with the Inbox folder. It's much more vulnerable to corruption because it frequently has both lots of messages and a high percentage of deleted (but not visible) messages. That's why it's recommended that you move messages you want to keep to other folders/child folders rather than keep storing them in the Inbox."

Troubleshooting

TBC

References

Thunderbird as a Gmail client: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Gmail