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Since January I can't get gmail on Thunderbird. It asks for password - which is correct - and still doesn't work if correct password tried again. Please give details of how to change settings, if this will fix problem.

Since January I can't get gmail on Thunderbird. It asks for password - which is correct - and still doesn't work if correct password tried again. Please give details of how to change settings, if this will fix problem.

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Here are the basics:

- change your security authorization to Oauth2 (do this for the incoming server settings and also for the Outgoing (SMTP) server - two places - remove the password entries for the account (remove the entire entries both incoming and outgoing - that password info is at Tools>Preferences>Privacy&Security - click 'saved passwords' Then click 'show passwords' then highlight the rows with incoming and outgoing gmail servers and click DELete. ) - check to ensure that TB is set to accept cookies (that setting is just above the Passwords section) - Google will then step you through the authentication process for your PC.