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Thunderbird keeps crashing and won't reopen

I have used Thunderbird for years without issue. In the last 2 days, it keeps crashing on one of my laptops (fine on the other). I sent a crash report, but I can't reop… (read more)

I have used Thunderbird for years without issue. In the last 2 days, it keeps crashing on one of my laptops (fine on the other). I sent a crash report, but I can't reopen Thunderbird. I tried both quitting and restarting. I shut down my computer and restarted it. I tried updating by downloading the latest version, but that didn't work either. I completely uninstalled it, reinstalled it, and it worked for a few hours. Now, it is back to the Crash Report.

Any suggestions? I love TB and don't want to switch to something else.

Christine

Asked by cfiechter 1 month ago

Last reply by Matt 4 hours ago

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newly added account on TB disappears on closing. And multiple prefs.js files - prefs-1.js, prefs-2.js (win10)

Problem: newly added account disappears when TB is closed. Thunderbird on this PC (Dell Latitude 6540) has held a Verizon account for years. The "new" account is a differ… (read more)

Problem: newly added account disappears when TB is closed. Thunderbird on this PC (Dell Latitude 6540) has held a Verizon account for years. The "new" account is a different, equally old Verizon account kept on TB in an identical PC I no longer use. When added to TB on the present PC it tests and works fine until TB is closed. Repeated numerous times. Having read thread # 1286437 I did what follows , to no avail: 1. tried TB in troubleshoot mode; 2. tried in Windows safe mode; 3. cleared startup cache; 4. drastically pruned old emails; 5. looked up profile folder under troubleshooting info. Folder qxxxxxxd ( size 1.18 GB before adding new account) holds one folder tree, one directory tree, but NO prefs.js file. Instead, twenty-two prefs-xx.js files from 1 to 22; removed all to a thumb drive except prefs-1.js which I dared not rename as prefs.js; 6. found two profile folders, both labeled default. One is the above holding 1.18 GB, the other holds 685 MB (probably harmless and related to an old university account no longer extant). I copied both profile folders to a thumb drive. Note: profile folder qxxxxxxd is clearly engaged in what I am attempting. When TB is open with the added new account working -- which is the case as I am writing --, profile folder size increases from 1.18 to 1.20 GB and the number of folders increases by one (under "Mail" the list of pop.verizon-xx.net sub-folders increases from 17 to 18). Please advise on what to do next; I am 86 and no software geek, but can follow instructions... Thanks --Paul

Asked by pmdeweer 1 month ago

Answered by pmdeweer 2 weeks ago

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How to whitelist a trusted email address going to Junk

Email from a trusted address over past decade is suddenly going to Junk as of today. Cannot see how to whitelist the Sender, and googling the question tells me to go to T… (read more)

Email from a trusted address over past decade is suddenly going to Junk as of today. Cannot see how to whitelist the Sender, and googling the question tells me to go to Tools>Options, however Options does not show in the Tools menu.

Asked by Derek Williams 6 months ago

Answered by Matt 6 months ago

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SETUP: Unable to login at server, for gmail account

I have just installed Thunderbird. I've completed the Account Setup. The page checks the input and then return an error message saying: "Unable to log in at server. Prob… (read more)

I have just installed Thunderbird. I've completed the Account Setup. The page checks the input and then return an error message saying: "Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password".

The username and password are stored in Bitwarden [Password Manager] so are not wrong. In any case, I have the same email account open in a different browser demonstrating that I am using the right log-in name and password.

Knowing that the configuration is likely incorrect is no help. I have no idea what part of the configuration is incorrect. Guidance on what to change would be appreciated.

[Just in case the developers are reading, it would be really useful if paste was not disabled for the password field. Other browsers don't disable paste and I don't see why security requires it.]

EDITED ADDITION [Thanks David]: The email provider is Gmail.

Asked by Paul Temple 5 days ago

Answered by Paul Temple 5 hours ago

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I am running Windows 11, with Firefox 97.0 ("Up To Date"), but the installer for the new 115 ESR does not work

I am running Windows 11, with Firefox 97.0 ("Up To Date"), but the installer for the new 115 ESR does not work. The installer (Firefox Setup 115.18.0.esr.exe) seems to t… (read more)

I am running Windows 11, with Firefox 97.0 ("Up To Date"), but the installer for the new 115 ESR does not work.

The installer (Firefox Setup 115.18.0.esr.exe) seems to think that my system is running Windows 7 and does not proceed.

Asked by lee.roll 2 days ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 day ago

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How to show upper right-hand menu with Options / Attachments alternative

Hi! Under the upper right hand Menu, where do I find the Attachments submenu, with the choice between Save to Disk and Open in TB? Is it under Settings or under Add-ons?… (read more)

Hi!

Under the upper right hand Menu, where do I find the Attachments submenu, with the choice between Save to Disk and Open in TB? Is it under Settings or under Add-ons?

Thank you very much in advance for all advice!

Best, Stefan

Asked by Stefan Andersson 10 hours ago

Answered by david 10 hours ago

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Missing folders etc after xubuntu upgrade to 22.04

I have just raise a question here - missing folders after xubuntu upgrade, but I accidentally put "xubuntu 22.04" in the headline instead of 24.4. Can't find my way back… (read more)

I have just raise a question here - missing folders after xubuntu upgrade, but I accidentally put "xubuntu 22.04" in the headline instead of 24.4. Can't find my way back to edit the question. Profuse apologies.

Asked by Roy 2 months ago

Answered by Roy 2 months ago

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Regarding ur kindness n kind support promptly

Dearest all family members of firebox community hope well. Please hardly request to save my family specially my two small babies and save me from online hackers. Theref… (read more)

Dearest all family members of firebox community hope well. Please hardly request to save my family specially my two small babies and save me from online hackers.

Therefore i pray n hope that u must consider my crucial situation at present. Your best wishes MD FAKHRUL HOSSAIN CHOWDHURY

Asked by 68987qxnyd 12 hours ago

Last reply by markwarner22 12 hours ago

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updates disabled by your system administrator

So I need to update my Firefox Browser to 128 BUT somehow "Updates disabled by your system administrator." and as I am the only user I have never set up an administrator.… (read more)

So I need to update my Firefox Browser to 128 BUT somehow "Updates disabled by your system administrator." and as I am the only user I have never set up an administrator.

So I have had a look and I don't understand most of what I am reading.

So about:policies.... DisableAppUpdate true So how do I change that? I have looked at Reg Editor but have no idea what I am looking at.

It took me a long time to update to Firefox 121 because I did not like some of the changes Mozilla did to it like spacing between Bookmarks in the dropdown so to update again is a big thing for me. Attached as much as I think is relevant. Any help will be much appreciated.

Asked by phillstroud 3 days ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 3 days ago

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Missing Menu in Thunderbird 115.10.1

Thanks to getting a new computer, I've been forced to upgrade Thunderbird to 115.10.1, which is fine except for a menu I've got on one computer, but not on the other comp… (read more)

Thanks to getting a new computer, I've been forced to upgrade Thunderbird to 115.10.1, which is fine except for a menu I've got on one computer, but not on the other computer.

See attached images. "thunderbird_right.jpg" has the menu I want. "thunderbird_wrong.jpg" is the other computer without that menu, with a search box I do NOT want.

Have gone through settings, account settings, view, etc. and everything looks the same, so I can't figure out how to get the missing menu to display -- and NOT the unwanted search box.

Any help MUCH appreciated. I'm sure it'll be fine once I'm used to it!

Asked by really2 14 hours ago

Answered by david 13 hours ago

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Firefox will not display Al-Jazira website, but Edge will?

I don't know what the problem. When I go to the Al-Jazira website, the front page come up briefly, then goes blank to an empty pages display. https://www.aljazeera.com/ s… (read more)

I don't know what the problem. When I go to the Al-Jazira website, the front page come up briefly, then goes blank to an empty pages display. https://www.aljazeera.com/ still shows in the address bar, but the page is empty. If I access the site in MS Edge, it works as expected. Where should I look to fix this in settings?

Asked by the-n 3 days ago

Answered by TyDraniu 3 days ago

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Descending order within a message thread

I just recently switched to Thunderbird and Libre Office to get rid of MS365. I am happy so far, if there wasn't one particular issue which I do not find a solution for: … (read more)

I just recently switched to Thunderbird and Libre Office to get rid of MS365. I am happy so far, if there wasn't one particular issue which I do not find a solution for:

I know how to sort messages with the newest on top, I know how to toggle the threaded view on and off. But I would like to use the threaded view and find it impossible to adjust a descending order within a thread. So I end up with the newest thread on top, but the thread headline shows the oldest message and if I unfold the thread it's in ascending order.

This is a major issue for me. To avoid overlooking incoming mails, I need to switch of the threaded view. Websearch didn't provide me a solution.

Asked by haRrY014 3 months ago

Answered by Toad-Hall 3 months ago

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Spellchecker not working in Protonmail - they say it is a Firefox problem

I use Protonmail - a web-based email app. They do not provide spellchecking, but say that the Firefox spellchecker should work in their email composer (it used to work s… (read more)

I use Protonmail - a web-based email app. They do not provide spellchecking, but say that the Firefox spellchecker should work in their email composer (it used to work so for me!) but, despite having Settings/General/Spellchecker ticked, and a dictionary (GB) selected (and, I see, the spellchecker working in this dialogue box) it is not working in the Protonmail composer.

Help!!

Asked by Andrew Corser 3 days ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 3 days ago

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CSV Adress book fields

Hello there :) I just merged all my CSV files from all my different emails into one big file. I managed to import it in TB, playing with the checkbox for the matchi… (read more)

Hello there :)

I just merged all my CSV files from all my different emails into one big file. I managed to import it in TB, playing with the checkbox for the matching fields so far so good

but

some of my contact have 3 emails, and i need those. so i added a custom field in TB, for the 3rd email (cause the default in TB is 2 emails)

then, if i edit a contact, add a 3rd email to it, it all display ok in TB

the issue i have now, is if i export my adress book back to CSV, that 3rd email information is lost during the process. the "custom" field in the csv field is blank, and the "3rd email" i created in TB is nowhere to be found

anyone could tell me if it's a TB limitation, or if i'm doing something wrong? :)

many thanks,

Baptiste

Asked by titoufx 20 hours ago

Answered by david 17 hours ago