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Thunderbird won't quit

I am unable to Quit Thunderbird. MacOS Sonoma; TB 115.6.1, Mac Pro 2019. Hang text below: AdapterDeviceID: 0x66a3 AdapterVendorID: 0x1002 Add-ons: google%40search.mozill… (read more)

I am unable to Quit Thunderbird. MacOS Sonoma; TB 115.6.1, Mac Pro 2019. Hang text below:

AdapterDeviceID: 0x66a3 AdapterVendorID: 0x1002 Add-ons: google%40search.mozilla.org:1.0,bing%40search.mozilla.org:1.0,amazon%40search.mozilla.org:1.1,chambers-en-GB%40search.mozilla.org:1.0,ddg%40search.mozilla.org:1.0,wikipedia%40search.mozilla.org:1.0,default-theme%40mozilla.org:1.3 AvailablePhysicalMemory: 40525901824 AvailableSwapMemory: 1040973824 BackgroundTaskMode: 0 BuildID: 20240105183125 ContentSandboxCapable: 1 ContentSandboxLevel: 1 CrashTime: 1705981620 DOMFissionEnabled: 1 DOMIPCEnabled: 1 EMCheckCompatibility: true GpuSandboxLevel: 0 GraphicsNumRenderers: 0 HeadlessMode: 0 InstallTime: 1705709005 LastStartupWasCrash: 0 MacAvailableMemorySysctl: 94 MacMemoryPressure: Normal MacMemoryPressureCriticalTime: Unset MacMemoryPressureNormalTime: 1705981506 MacMemoryPressureSysctl: 1 MacMemoryPressureWarningTime: Unset MozCrashReason: Shutdown hanging at step XPCOMShutdownThreads. Something is blocking the main-thread. Notes: FP(D00-L1000-W0000000-T010) WR? WR+ GL Context? GL Context+ ProductID: {3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6} ProductName: Thunderbird PurgeablePhysicalMemory: 729776128 ReleaseChannel: release SafeMode: 0 SecondsSinceLastCrash: 222 ShutdownProgress: xpcom-shutdown-threads ShutdownReason: AppClose StartupCacheValid: 1 StartupCrash: 0 StartupTime: 1705981506 SubmittedFrom: Client TelemetryEnvironment: {"build":{"applicationId":"{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}","applicationName":"Thunderbird","architecture":"x86-64","buildId":"20240105183125","version":"115.6.1","vendor":null,"displayVersion":"115.6.1","platformVersion":"115.6.0","xpcomAbi":"x86_64-gcc3","updaterAvailable":true},"partner":{"distributionId":null,"distributionVersion":null,"partnerId":null,"distributor":null,"distributorChannel":null,"partnerNames":[]},"system":{"memoryMB":98304,"virtualMaxMB":null,"cpu":{"count":32,"cores":16,"vendor":"GenuineIntel","name":"Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-3245 CPU @ 3.20GHz","family":6,"model":85,"stepping":7,"l2cacheKB":1024,"l3cacheKB":22528,"speedMHz":3200,"extensions":["hasMMX","hasSSE","hasSSE2","hasSSE3","hasSSSE3","hasSSE4_1","hasSSE4_2","hasAVX","hasAVX2","hasAES"]},"os":{"name":"Darwin","version":"23.2.0","locale":"en-GB"},"hdd":{"profile":{"model":null,"revision":null,"type":null},"binary":{"model":null,"revision":null,"type":null},"system":{"model":null,"revision":null,"type":null}},"gfx":{"D2DEnabled":null,"DWriteEnabled":null,"ContentBackend":"Skia","Headless":false,"EmbeddedInFirefoxReality":null,"adapters":[{"description":null,"vendorID":"0x1002","deviceID":"0x66a3","subsysID":null,"RAM":0,"driver":null,"driverVendor":null,"driverVersion":null,"driverDate":null,"GPUActive":true}],"monitors":[{"screenWidth":5120,"screenHeight":2880,"scale":2}],"features":{"compositor":"webrender","hwCompositing":{"status":"available"},"gpuProcess":{"status":"unused"},"webrender":{"status":"available"},"wrCompositor":{"status":"available"},"openglCompositing":{"status":"available"},"omtp":{"status":"unused"}}},"appleModelId":"MacPro7,1","hasWinPackageId":null},"settings":{"blocklistEnabled":true,"e10sEnabled":true,"e10sMultiProcesses":8,"fissionEnabled":true,"telemetryEnabled":false,"locale":"en-GB","intl":{"requestedLocales":["en-GB"],"availableLocales":["en-US","en-GB"],"appLocales":["en-GB","en-US"],"systemLocales":["en-GB"],"regionalPrefsLocales":["en-GB"],"acceptLanguages":["en-GB","en"]},"update":{"channel":"release","enabled":true,"autoDownload":true,"background":true},"userPrefs":{"browser.cache.disk.capacity":1048576,"browser.fixup.alternate.enabled":false,"browser.search.region":"GB","layout.css.devPixelsPerPx":"1.5","network.proxy.autoconfig_url":"<user-set>","network.proxy.http":"<user-set>","network.proxy.ssl":"<user-set>","network.trr.strict_native_fallback":false,"widget.content.gtk-high-contrast.enabled":true},"sandbox":{"effectiveContentProcessLevel":1,"contentWin32kLockdownState":3},"addonCompatibilityCheckEnabled":true,"isDefaultBrowser":null,"defaultSearchEngine":"google","defaultSearchEngineData":{"loadPath":"[addon]google@search.mozilla.org","name":"Google","origin":"default","submissionURL":"https://www.google.com/search?q="}},"profile":{"creationDate":13599},"addons":{"activeAddons":{},"theme":{"id":"default-theme@mozilla.org","blocklisted":false,"description":"Follow the operating system setting for buttons, menus and windows.","name":"System theme — auto","userDisabled":false,"appDisabled":false,"version":"1.3","scope":4,"foreignInstall":false,"hasBinaryComponents":false,"installDay":18925,"updateDay":18925},"activeGMPlugins":{"dummy-gmp":{"version":"0.1","userDisabled":false,"applyBackgroundUpdates":1}}}} Throttleable: 1 TotalPhysicalMemory: 103079215104 URL: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/thunderbird/ UptimeTS: 113.76406045 Version: 115.6.1 XPCOMSpinEventLoopStack: default: nsThread::Shutdown: IMAP useragent_locale: en-GB

This report also contains technical information about the state of the application when it crashed.

Asked by Derek Williams 2 months ago

Answered by Derek Williams 2 months ago

Significant battery drain on S22

Firefox has been a great browser on my new S22 however I have noticed recently that it has been dropping my battery percentage extremely fast, and I notice its lower almo… (read more)

Firefox has been a great browser on my new S22 however I have noticed recently that it has been dropping my battery percentage extremely fast, and I notice its lower almost every minute I check. This is confirmed in the battery settings menu where it shows an abnormally high amount of usage, when I mainly use Firefox for general browsing and close background tabs.

Asked by angadsingh0515 2 months ago

Last reply by Noel Leka 2 months ago

Lost tabs after refreshing Firefox.

I did a 'refresh' of my browser, thinking that basic user information would be saved. But I lost all my tabs in OneTab (extension). Is it possible to recover them? … (read more)

I did a 'refresh' of my browser, thinking that basic user information would be saved. But I lost all my tabs in OneTab (extension). Is it possible to recover them?

Asked by lilou k. 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

Unblocking websites

All of a sudden I can't open a certain website. I opened the website a few days ago with no problem and have been using the site for years. (I checked to see if the site … (read more)

All of a sudden I can't open a certain website. I opened the website a few days ago with no problem and have been using the site for years. (I checked to see if the site is down but it's not.) I googled how to unblock websites in Firefox and nothing I've tried works. I disabled Trackers for the website and I cleared my Cookies. I added the Firefox uBlock extension a few weeks ago to stop constant website popups (after I tried resetting Firefox) and I turned uBlock off for this certain website but I still can't access the website. I also installed Mozilla VPN last week. I'm using Firefox 122.0.1. What could be the problem?

Asked by grov10 2 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 2 months ago

Firefox stops audio playback when on a teams meeting while using a BT headset. Is there a way to prevent firefox from stopping audio playback?

I was on a teams meeting because I wanted to do a study session with someone on another country. As part of the homework I needed to do, I needed to listen to some audio.… (read more)

I was on a teams meeting because I wanted to do a study session with someone on another country. As part of the homework I needed to do, I needed to listen to some audio. I changed my windows audio devices to output through the Communications device for the headset. Then I played the audio on a tab. The audio played for a few seconds before stopping again.

I understand that this is behaviour intended to let you take a call or meeting without having to manually pause any open tabs you might not have at hand, but I would like Firefox to understand I really want that audio to play without thinking it knows better. Is there any way to disable this behavior?

Asked by ardyvee 1 month ago

Last reply by Medhasree Suram 1 month ago

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my saved passwords are gone

i opened firefox (v.95) and tried opening up my email and found that all my saved passwords were gone from firefox on my computer. it said i should crate a firefox accoun… (read more)

i opened firefox (v.95) and tried opening up my email and found that all my saved passwords were gone from firefox on my computer. it said i should crate a firefox account to get my logins back so i did and i still could not access any of my web logins. so i searched the help pages. opened up my profile n made a backup of my key3, key4, n loginjson files, downloaded v.91 firefox esr and copied my key3 file into a new profile.

so i still dont have my web logins ... n now i have an outdated version of firefox with none of my bookmarks either. im sick of troubleshooting n my wifi is almost out for the month.

how do i get my web logins and bookmarks back so i dont have to spend hundreds of hours recreating them?

Asked by redfoxole 2 years ago

Last reply by dpt150v 1 year ago

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Imap Email and Gmail 2 step authentication

I have 6 gmail accounts which until last Thursday were all working fine on Thunderbird. However, I received an email for my main account from google telling me that they … (read more)

I have 6 gmail accounts which until last Thursday were all working fine on Thunderbird. However, I received an email for my main account from google telling me that they were switching on 2 step authentication, whether I wanted it or not.

After that imap stopped working for this 1 account. So I logged out of google for this account, and logged in again, using 2 step via phone. Still not working.

So I checked all my Imap settings with googles instructions, updated from the default smtp server, and still nothing.

Went back to google, and found I could switch off 2 step verification which I did. Thunderbird now partially works. I can download emails but when I come to send or save as draft, I get the error message as shown.

Windows 10, Firefox 91.4.0 (64bit)

TYIA

Asked by MartininNZ 2 years ago

Last reply by allen34 1 year ago

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I do not want to use the Virtual Private Network. How do I quit and get a refund

I signed up to try Firefox's VPN. It did not load properly and I have not used it. In thinking about it, I use my PC so seldom and I really don't need it. I want to st… (read more)

I signed up to try Firefox's VPN. It did not load properly and I have not used it. In thinking about it, I use my PC so seldom and I really don't need it. I want to stop the VPN and get a refund of my money for the trial period. I have never used it anyway. Thanks for any help. It is not easy to get help from Firefox.

Rob Stoinoff

Asked by robnsac1 2 years ago

Last reply by ryancarrie 2 years ago

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Losing internet connection

How do I keep Firefox from losing the internet connection just cause I don't want to close all the tabs I've had open the past week or so? I've tried clearing the cookie… (read more)

How do I keep Firefox from losing the internet connection just cause I don't want to close all the tabs I've had open the past week or so? I've tried clearing the cookies, and then reloading my open tabs, but it ends up losing the connection, just the browser itself. Other browser still works. Completely closing all tabs and restarting Firefox gets it working again, but dare I reload the previous session again, open all the tabs (acts like it's going to work), but then loses connection.

Asked by markfleener 2 years ago

Last reply by Iggy 1 year ago

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Replacing Firefox 78 for OS 10 El Capitan

Hello, I've followed Firefox's invitation to install and update the browser on my Mac. Unfortunately the new version is not compatible with OS 10 El Capitan, my operating… (read more)

Hello, I've followed Firefox's invitation to install and update the browser on my Mac. Unfortunately the new version is not compatible with OS 10 El Capitan, my operating system, so now I can't use Firefox at all. How I do get the old version back?

Thank you, Lars

Asked by larsdrinkrow 2 years ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 2 years ago

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How do I set the language to English (UK) NOT English (USA)

The spell checker is constantly using English (USA) and not English (UK). No matter what I set it to it reverts. I suspect every time there is an update it does this an… (read more)

The spell checker is constantly using English (USA) and not English (UK). No matter what I set it to it reverts. I suspect every time there is an update it does this and it is extremely annoying for anyone living this side of the pond (In the UK).

PLEASE can we have English (UK) by default. I notice when you add it to the list of languages in settings the USA version cannot be deleted.

Asked by acc.junk 2 years ago

Last reply by Toad-Hall 1 year ago

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copy to sent folder problem resurrected

Hi, TB 91.5.0 on Windows 10 (with profile folder excluded from virus scan) The latest update to seems to have resurrected a problem with saving copies of sent emails. … (read more)

Hi,

TB 91.5.0 on Windows 10 (with profile folder excluded from virus scan)

The latest update to seems to have resurrected a problem with saving copies of sent emails. Sending works fine, but copying of the sent email to the sent folder causes the send dialog to hang. Disabling the "Place a copy in:" option in account settings eliminates the problem. Using the "Other" option to place it in a local folder works *that is not part of a unified folder* works OK.

I have tried repairing folders and deleting the sent files inside "smart folders" in the profile, with no luck.

Older details here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1363781

Asked by rustyconc 2 years ago

Answered by rustyconc 2 years ago

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Cannot disable fullscreen animation (F11)

Hi, I'd like to disable that annoying animation when going to fullscreen (by hitting F11). Supposedly, setting the following should work: Go to about:config Set: full-s… (read more)

Hi, I'd like to disable that annoying animation when going to fullscreen (by hitting F11). Supposedly, setting the following should work:

Go to about:config

Set: full-screen-api.transition-duration.enter 0 0 full-screen-api.transition-duration.leave 0 0 full-screen-api.transition.timeout 0 full-screen-api.warning.delay 0 full-screen-api.warning.timeout 0

Restart

However, this does not have any effect in Firefox 94.0 on Ubuntu. Is this a bug/regression? Or is there some other way to disable the animation?

Asked by Bla Blubb 2 years ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Why won't Mac Monterey allow me to store bookmarks

I can't get Firefox to store bookmarks on my Mac since I installed Monterey 12.0.1. I managed to find some instructions on your trouble shooting page but they do NOT work… (read more)

I can't get Firefox to store bookmarks on my Mac since I installed Monterey 12.0.1. I managed to find some instructions on your trouble shooting page but they do NOT work. Hate to give you guys up, but unless y'all can help me fix this, I'll be moving on.

Asked by glendervin 2 years ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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How will this Google announcement affect Thunderbird?

On 30 May, you may lose access to apps that are using less secure sign-in technology To help keep your account secure, Google will no longer support the use of third-pa… (read more)

On 30 May, you may lose access to apps that are using less secure sign-in technology


To help keep your account secure, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password. Instead, you’ll need to sign in using Sign in with Google

Asked by peter.d.budd 2 years ago

Answered by david 2 years ago

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Sending & Receiving gmail on Thunderbird not working

I have spent the last two days trying to re-establish receiving/sending emails on my Apple MacBook Pro using Thunderbird without success. This problem developed suddenly… (read more)

I have spent the last two days trying to re-establish receiving/sending emails on my Apple MacBook Pro using Thunderbird without success. This problem developed suddenly about 3 or 4 days ago and only affects the MacBook, not any other device (I have an iMac and two iPads). I have gone through the instructions in Thunderbird's support pages and those in Mozilla with no success.

How do I fix this please? Would the easiest way be to simply delete the account xxxxxxx.gmail.com from Thunderbird on my MacBook and re-instate it by adding it back in?

All the setting for IMAP and SMTP are correct and the username/password is identical on all my devices.

Asked by acc.junk 2 years ago

Answered by christ1 2 years ago