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Account Login Very Strange Behavior

I recently updated to Firefox 131.0.3, having signed out of my Firefox/Mozilla account. Now I am trying to sign back in. After a seemingly successful sign-in (with email… (read more)

I recently updated to Firefox 131.0.3, having signed out of my Firefox/Mozilla account. Now I am trying to sign back in. After a seemingly successful sign-in (with email and pw, followed by "authorization code"), I'm taken to my account page. Scrolling down to Connected Services, I can see a recognizable account name (my Windows 11 user name and the name I've assigned to my computer). But looking up at the account button at the top right of Firefox, I see a small yellow triangle. Clicking on the button, I'm told "Account disconnected." (Remember, I'm currently looking at my account page, which says I'm connected.)

So I try to log in again. I give email address and password, and authorization code, and I'm in again. Now I see an addtional account connected, "Firefox 131, Windows 10" (remember, I'm using Windows 11).

So looking up again to the upper right at the account button, I see the yellow triangle, and clicking tells me once more that I'm disconnected, even though I have my account page open in front of me.

All of this, of course, prevents me from having access to the sync function. I've been through this circle several times with the same strange results.

Anyone have any idea what' going on.

Screenshot attached.

Thanks! Lance

Asked by LN108 1 year ago

Answered by LN108 1 year ago

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Donation

I thought Thunderbird was free to use. It's asking me to donate and I can't access my current emails from my account. If this is free than why on earth do I HAVE to do… (read more)

I thought Thunderbird was free to use. It's asking me to donate and I can't access my current emails from my account. If this is free than why on earth do I HAVE to donate to get access to my emails. That is not right. Please help me.

Thank you Malcolm

Asked by Malcolm Maxwell 1 year ago

Answered by david 1 year ago

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Trouble setting up Newsgroup in Thunderbird

I'm a Thunderbird novice. I had Thunderbird working to allow me to read and write messages to the Quicken newsgroup. Something went wrong (Thunderbird was displaying t… (read more)

I'm a Thunderbird novice.

I had Thunderbird working to allow me to read and write messages to the Quicken newsgroup.

Something went wrong (Thunderbird was displaying the Quicken newsgroup name twice - in the left column), but clicking on either of the displayed names produced a blank screen. It did not matter what the read/unread setting said: no messages diaplayed.

So I tried reinstalling Thunderbird - which is requiring me to set everything up again. I struggled to get setup the first time, and this time I'm getting almost nowhere.

First: Thunderbird setup my email account even though I don't want to use Thunderbird for my email. I'm hoping that's just a minor annoyance, though I'd like to get rid of the Thunderbird email account.

But I am not getting anywhere setting up the Newsgroup.

I'm trying to use www.eternal-september.org to get messages from the newsgroup alt.comp.software.financial.quicken - which was working fine before I had to reinstall.

Is there a simple step-by-step guide I can follow to achieve my goal.

Asked by JEP 1 year ago

Answered by david 1 year ago

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All Sync Data Was Removed Upon Password Reset

I submitted this as a bug report but I will also submit this here to see if anyone has any information or a solution. After resetting my password, none of my sync data f… (read more)

I submitted this as a bug report but I will also submit this here to see if anyone has any information or a solution.

After resetting my password, none of my sync data from before the install is there. Only the sync data from my laptop, but even on my laptop it no longer lists my old computer, it is as if my PC from before the new OS has simply been deleted from the sync logs. In fact, my sync logs only go back to the moment I changed my password. I am not sure how to proceed as it appears that there aren't even any traces of my sync from before this point.

It would be nice if I could get the old tabs I had open on my desktop before I changed my OS, but it's not exactly a "world ending" situation.

Asked by liam.m.connorb 1 year ago

Answered by Paul 1 year ago

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Profiles on build 140

Hello all! According to the article [Firefox Profiles] there is supposed to be a way to manage profiles through the account icon. I do not have that option on my build … (read more)

Hello all!

According to the article [Firefox Profiles] there is supposed to be a way to manage profiles through the account icon. I do not have that option on my build 140 with windows 11.

I created profiles using the about:profiles command; however, they seem to want to be separate accounts, not profiles.

I want help to achieve the functionality as described in the article so I can stop using Edge because I need to keep my work/personal/school accounts separate.

Thanks!

Asked by HCVA 7 months ago

Answered by TyDraniu 7 months ago

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Thunderbird asks me to authenticate an already deleted account

Hello! Everytime I open Thunderbird it asks me to authenticate an old mail account that 1) has already been deleted and 2) isn't visible anywhere within Thunderbird - so… (read more)

Hello!

Everytime I open Thunderbird it asks me to authenticate an old mail account that 1) has already been deleted and 2) isn't visible anywhere within Thunderbird - so I since I don't even see the old account anymore, I can't delete it and don't know what to do. I have deleted the SMTP server that was related to the deleted mail account. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Thunderbird - the message still shows up.

I hope someone will be able to help me. :) Thank you!

Asked by Len Ski 1 year ago

Answered by Len Ski 1 year ago

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谋智是不是没了?中国版账户是不是也要没了?

https://www.landiannews.com/archives/109793.html http://mozilla.com.cn/thread-430093-1-1.html 有传言称 Firefox 将关闭中国运营公司 (谋智火狐信息技术公司) 和终止中国版账户,中国区的论坛里面出现了莫名其妙的常见问题总结,请问是否属实? … (read more)

https://www.landiannews.com/archives/109793.html http://mozilla.com.cn/thread-430093-1-1.html 有传言称 Firefox 将关闭中国运营公司 (谋智火狐信息技术公司) 和终止中国版账户,中国区的论坛里面出现了莫名其妙的常见问题总结,请问是否属实?

Asked by 普莱是袋熊 7 months ago

Answered by NoahSUMO 5 months ago

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SUSPICIOUS EMAIL

I received an email at an email account I don't use for my Mozilla Firefox, thus why seems suspicious and strange to me. So I researched it here and saw the answer to ano… (read more)

I received an email at an email account I don't use for my Mozilla Firefox, thus why seems suspicious and strange to me. So I researched it here and saw the answer to another persons same question. I did go and check, I am logged in. Firefox is my primary and I use it constantly. Also on my phone and tablet, same account. As I write this, I have about 15 tabs open and active. The email associated to my account is not the same as the one I got this email at. The email I got it in, I use for solicitation, signing up for things and things I don't trust. This is what the email stated (same info as what was posted by the other person that got this same post) I copied and paste vs. Screen shot... so the Mozilla logo didn't show up. MIND YOU, I HAVE NEVER GONE 2 YEARS WITH NOT BEEN ACTIVE ON FIREFOX. AND I ONLY HAVE ONE ACCOUNT. PLEASE ADVISE --- The email they sent it to is [email removed]@gmail.com

Mozilla logo Your Mozilla account and data will be deleted in 7 days Your Mozilla account is used to access free privacy and browsing products like Firefox sync, Mozilla Monitor, Firefox Relay, and MDN. Your account and your personal data will be permanently deleted on Sunday, Jun 29, 2025 because you haven’t been active. Sign in to keep your account If your account is deleted, you’ll still receive emails from Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation, unless you ask to unsubscribe.

If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact our support team. This is an automated email. You are receiving it because you have a Mozilla account and it has been 2 years since your last sign-in. Mozilla. 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 Mozilla Accounts Privacy Notice Mozilla Accounts Terms of Service

Asked by JE-ART 8 months ago

Answered by Kiki 7 months ago

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Filelink

Hi, I am trying to use Filelink to send a large file. I selected WebDAV and am trying to log in there on Mozilla's Composition screen. Under Private URL it wants me to en… (read more)

Hi, I am trying to use Filelink to send a large file. I selected WebDAV and am trying to log in there on Mozilla's Composition screen. Under Private URL it wants me to enter my username and password. I entered my email address and password but error message says account not properly configured, What am i supposed to do?

Asked by springvale151 7 months ago

Answered by Matt 7 months ago

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Applying security settings to all user-accounts of one PC including add-ons

Hi all, For quite a while I'm working together with others on a voluntary base (nobody gets money) as members of a computer-club, a charitable NGO and NPO (in German: ge… (read more)

Hi all,

For quite a while I'm working together with others on a voluntary base (nobody gets money) as members of a computer-club, a charitable NGO and NPO (in German: gemeinnütziger Verein) for seniors in order to bring them closer to the use of digital devices and media. It's not only teaching, but administrating the hard- and software as well.

I can remember that it was possible in former versions of Firefox to include at least a script into "defaults->prefs". I think it was user.js (not sure) in the installation folder to define common preferences to be fixed, like proxi settings. It always worked well, preventing non-privileged users from making any unwanted changes. As a I found out there must have been a very similar way to include add-ons (like uBlock Origin).

Unfortunately all content I found was older than about 10 years. When trying setting up Firefox as it is now, my test system didn't care about anything I've tried.

I'm talking about > 50 Windows-PC having in average 3 user profiles each (for teaching more than 400 members). We are amateurs regarding PC administration, except some network ex-professionals. "Baking" installation media including our needs, as I already found on Mozilla's pages, seems to be beyond our abilities as well as distributing a fitting profile (we don't have a MS-server), not speaking about Group Policies.

Is there any usable guideline for people like us? Today, each FF-installation looks different and I would like to unify this as easy as possible.

Asked by ByteRider 5 months ago

Answered by Mike Kaply 4 months ago

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Windows Thunderbird AppData Folder on Windows

I periodically backup my Thunderbird AppData information: C:/Users/<me>/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird I believe I installed Thunderbird from the MS Store. On one de… (read more)

I periodically backup my Thunderbird AppData information: C:/Users/<me>/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird

I believe I installed Thunderbird from the MS Store.

On one device (MS Surface Go, Windows 11), this directory does not seem to exist. I have hidden folders visible, and several folders show up under AppData\Roaming, but not Thunderbird. I tried using %APPDATA%\Thunderbird, which works on my other devices, but the result is "not found".

I created a local folder ("save") and then used "properties" to display its location:

mailbox///C:/Users/<me>/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/pv771buo.default-release/Mail/Local Folders/Save

When I put this into the file explorer and hit return I get told there is no app to open this 'mailbox' link, and I should look for one on the MS store. When I remove the mailbox/// it gives me the "not found" dialog.

I used the help->troubleshooting dialog to "Open Folder" under the Profile Folder entry, and got a "Location is not available" dialog. The dialog cited the same folder path as given above.

Where is the Thunderbird App Data stored? How do I access it????

Asked by That60sKid 1 year ago

Answered by That60sKid 1 year ago

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Signing in with a school account

I am trying to convert from Chrome to Firefox. Everything is going well with my main account, but on my school account, I can't receive emails from out of my school distr… (read more)

I am trying to convert from Chrome to Firefox. Everything is going well with my main account, but on my school account, I can't receive emails from out of my school district. Is there any way that I can make an account without email verification?

Asked by meissam8971 10 months ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 10 months ago

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donation

I got charged twice for a recurring monthly donation. Once on the old 9152 card and once the new 6767 card. I got the new card because there was fraud on the old one whic… (read more)

I got charged twice for a recurring monthly donation. Once on the old 9152 card and once the new 6767 card. I got the new card because there was fraud on the old one which was closed down. I just got a bill for $5.70 on the old credit card and another charge for $5.60 on the new card. Please stop the $5.70 recurring donation charge on the 9152 card. thanks Robin

Asked by Robin Christianson 1 year ago

Answered by James 1 year ago

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How do I update my email address

Hi, I am in the process of changing all my accounts to my new email. However in the Firefox Sync settings, there does not seem to be a way to update my primary email addr… (read more)

Hi, I am in the process of changing all my accounts to my new email. However in the Firefox Sync settings, there does not seem to be a way to update my primary email address (no button beside the email). I can only add a secondary email, which is not what I want. Is there a way for me to update the primary email?

Asked by nexusst 1 year ago

Answered by nexusst 1 year ago