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Thunderbird recipient auto-complete is very slow

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murakami8
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When creating a new email and entering a recipient address, Thunderbird automatically suggests addresses after typing a few characters. However, in my case the auto-complete suggestions take about 10 seconds to appear after I start typing.

I am using Thunderbird version 149.0.1. My settings under Settings → Composition → Addressing are as follows:

☑ Local Address Books ☐ LDAP Server ☑ Automatically add outgoing recipients to: Collected Addresses Initial Directory for Address Book: Last Used Directory

I would like to understand what kind of search Thunderbird performs when auto-completing email addresses.

Also, if anyone has experienced the same issue, how did you resolve it?

Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated.

When creating a new email and entering a recipient address, Thunderbird automatically suggests addresses after typing a few characters. However, in my case the auto-complete suggestions take about 10 seconds to appear after I start typing. I am using Thunderbird version 149.0.1. My settings under Settings → Composition → Addressing are as follows: ☑ Local Address Books ☐ LDAP Server ☑ Automatically add outgoing recipients to: Collected Addresses Initial Directory for Address Book: Last Used Directory I would like to understand what kind of search Thunderbird performs when auto-completing email addresses. Also, if anyone has experienced the same issue, how did you resolve it? Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Ed
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See if this helps:

- go to TB menu > Settings > General 

- scroll all the way down and click the 'Config editor' button on the right

- click 'Accept the risk and continue' if that appears

- search for accessibility.force_disabled > change the value to 1 > click the check mark

- restart TB

Also try clearing cache:

- press Ctrl-Shift-Delete (Mac: Cmd-Shift-Delete)

- set 'Time range...' to 'Everything'

- untick all items except 'Cache'

- clear, then restart TB

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murakami8
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Dear Edo,

Apologies for the delayed response, and thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, the issue did not improve after following the instructions provided. Upon checking, I found that the profile size is approximately 160GB. Could this be the cause of the problem?

Best regards,

Ed
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murakami8 said
Dear Edo, Apologies for the delayed response, and thank you for your message. Unfortunately, the issue did not improve after following the instructions provided. Upon checking, I found that the profile size is approximately 160GB. Could this be the cause of the problem? Best regards,

Probably not. Does the slowness also happen in [Troubleshoot mode](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-mode-thunderbird/)?

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