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Thunderbird mail folders break permanently if trying to write to them when disk is full

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I have had this happen multiple times with multiple mail accounts and I've finally managed to narrow down why it happens.

The error: every time I restart Thunderbird, the affected mail accounts reset to the last proper state, which was sometimes weeks ago, requiring Thunderbird to fetch all "new" changes from the server.

If the Thunderbird appdata folder's disk is fully while the program tries to write new data to them, they irrevocably break. The only solution is deleting the account and then entering the login info again, fetching all the messages. I've tried every other possible suggested solution I could find to no avail.


102.9.1 (64-bit), Windows version

Also submitting a simple Thunderbird bug report is an absolute nightmare, for 25 minutes I've been redirected from site to site requiring me to register, then getting redirected again.

I have had this happen multiple times with multiple mail accounts and I've finally managed to narrow down why it happens. The error: every time I restart Thunderbird, the affected mail accounts reset to the last proper state, which was sometimes weeks ago, requiring Thunderbird to fetch all "new" changes from the server. If the Thunderbird appdata folder's disk is fully while the program tries to write new data to them, they irrevocably break. The only solution is deleting the account and then entering the login info again, fetching all the messages. I've tried every other possible suggested solution I could find to no avail. 102.9.1 (64-bit), Windows version ------ Also submitting a simple Thunderbird bug report is an absolute nightmare, for 25 minutes I've been redirected from site to site requiring me to register, then getting redirected again.

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It seems the simple solution is to clean up disk space periodically. Few software programs will work reliably if available space is that tight. Regarding bugs, the place for that is the bugzilla website. The URL is bugzilla dot mozilla dot org.