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In Thunderbird a password for an email account was deleted, but how is a new one then applied to a mail account? I only get error login messages.

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ste7phen
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In Thunderbird a password for an email account was deleted from the password list, but then how is a new password applied to that same mail account? I'm only getting error login messages with no apparent field, or opportunity to enter a new password. I'm concerned starting fresh and deleting the email account itself will delete all my saved emails associated with that account.

In Thunderbird a password for an email account was deleted from the password list, but then how is a new password applied to that same mail account? I'm only getting error login messages with no apparent field, or opportunity to enter a new password. I'm concerned starting fresh and deleting the email account itself will delete all my saved emails associated with that account.

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david
david
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First, it is possible to delete an account and restore it without losing mail, but I'll sidestep that for now. To ensure old password is removed,

  1. click to settings>privacy&security and click to show savedpasswords and then showpasswords.
  2. then, highlight the rows displayed for that account and delete them.

Note: if prompted for a password during this process, it is for your Windows password to ensure you're authorized to do this.)

  1. close and restart thunderbird and you should receive a prompt for password
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