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why is Thunderbird so slow on my new computers?

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gfhn1949
gfhn1949

My two new computers (Lenovo PC and HP laptop) both run Windows 8. Thunderbird is extremely slow on both when selecting and deleting messages. Get frequent 'not responding' messages.

My two new computers (Lenovo PC and HP laptop) both run Windows 8. Thunderbird is extremely slow on both when selecting and deleting messages. Get frequent 'not responding' messages.

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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#McAfee

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Gnospen
Gnospen

What is your firewall /virus protection?

gfhn1949
gfhn1949 Question owner

McAfee Livesafe

christ1
christ1
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#McAfee

gfhn1949
gfhn1949 Question owner

Thank you - " Uncheck Email attachments under Real Time Scanning > Settings > Scan these attachments and locations" worked.