Tips and tricks

Learn tips and shortcuts to help you work faster

Cannot send messages

If you cannot send messages with Thunderbird, this page provides a series of steps you can follow to check for common problems.

Ignoring threads

The Ignore Thread (or Subthread) feature is very useful for mailing lists. It lets you skip reading the rest of a conversation you're not really interested in.

Cannot receive messages

If you cannot receive messages, this page provides a series of steps you can use to check for common problems.

New in Thunderbird 102

Detailed introduction to the most interesting new features, improvements, and changes visible to users in Thunderbird 102.0.

Hyperlinks in Messages Not Working

When clicking hyperlinks in email, your default web browser should open and display their content. Learn why that may fail and why links may not be clickable.

Open Search

Instantly take part of a message and search for it in Bing, Yahoo, Twitter or other websites.

Dangerous directories

Some system folders are not allowed when setting Thunderbird storage location as they cause issues.

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