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Account Settings defaults to Local Folders

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I have a single POP e-mail account in Thunderbird. In the past, when I clicked Tools > Account Settings the Account Settings window automatically highlighted the e-mail account. Now, when I click Tools > Account Settings the Account Settings window automatically highlights Local Folders. How can I make Account Settings default to the e-mail account again? Thanks.

I have a single POP e-mail account in Thunderbird. In the past, when I clicked Tools > Account Settings the Account Settings window automatically highlighted the e-mail account. Now, when I click Tools > Account Settings the Account Settings window automatically highlights Local Folders. How can I make Account Settings default to the e-mail account again? Thanks.

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just right click the account in the left pane and select settings.

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Thanks, Matt, but I honestly do not understand your suggestion. When I right-click the account (or anything else) in the left pane of the Account Settings window, no menu is displayed.

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Serious question here Is your mouse broken?

There have been right click context menus on Thunderbird folder pane always, and I am unaware of an add-on ot theme that accidentally prevents that from working.

Try restarting Thunderbird with the restart with add-ons disabled on the tools menu and see if menus appear.

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Serious misunderstanding here. We are talking about the Account Settings window (Tools > Account Settings) and not about the main Thunderbird window. Thanks.

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Yes and changing the way you get there will get the result you want. Otherwise your stuck with what you have.