How to open web links in Firefox while Thunderbird retains focus?
Thunderbird sends me to Firefox any time I click a link. But where there are multiple links in an email I'm forced to interrupt the reading experience in order to get the… (read more)
Thunderbird sends me to Firefox any time I click a link. But where there are multiple links in an email I'm forced to interrupt the reading experience in order to get the links loaded into my browser. Preferred behavior, at least as an option, would be to maintain focus in Thunderbird/email while opening multiple links externally. Finish reading email >> switch to browser to read linked information.
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Where are my profiles and emails ?
I am using Windows 10 and have been using Tbird for many years. It just updated to 52.9.1 (32-bit), when I went to about Tbird to find out which version I am using. I ha… (read more)
I am using Windows 10 and have been using Tbird for many years. It just updated to 52.9.1 (32-bit), when I went to about Tbird to find out which version I am using. I have uploaded screen prints of what it now looks like when I go into Thunderbird. I was asked when I first went in about linking to a calendar, which I didn't think much of and I just have a Tbird screen that shows nothing, like I am a totally new user. It simply thinks that I am new to Thunderbird, I believe that my profile information is still there. What could have happened? and more important, how do I fix it. Please help !! Jon
Not all Google Calendars Display in Lightning
I have linked my Google Calendar to Thunderbird using Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar. In my Google Account, I have six sub-calendars, one of them being "Holid… (read more)
I have linked my Google Calendar to Thunderbird using Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar. In my Google Account, I have six sub-calendars, one of them being "Holidays in United States." I can see the Holidays when I view my Google calendar at Google.com, but holidays do not appear in my Lightning Calendar. All other sub-calendars appear correctly in Lightning.
Any suggestions on how I can get the contents of that calendar to appear?
Thanks,
Doug
How do I consolidate profile to one default folder location?
I have a user who at one time moved his profile.default folder to his e:\ drive. All has been working fine. However, we just added another imap account and it was crea… (read more)
I have a user who at one time moved his profile.default folder to his e:\ drive. All has been working fine. However, we just added another imap account and it was created on the C: drive in the appropriate location and there is another account in that profile as well. So to be clear... and I'll just use generic names to represent accounts and to be clear.... he has..
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\3wo2547u.default\ImapMail\account1\ C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\3wo2547u.default\ImapMail\account5\ E:\Thunderbird\Profiles\3wo2547u.default\ImapMail\account2\ E:\Thunderbird\Profiles\3wo2547u.default\ImapMail\account3\ E:\Thunderbird\Profiles\3wo2547u.default\ImapMail\account4\
YES, the 3wo2547u.default is identical in both places. YES, all of the accounts work just fine. He sends, receives, has rules etc..
The problem is that his C drive is not large enough to handle the new imap account5.
How do I get all of the accountX folders to their proper place on e: and prevent thunderbird from using the C: profiles folders that frankly shouldn't even be there I would think since everything is supposedly on E:??
DATE COLUMN IS ONLY SHOWING TIME NOT DATE RECEIVED
My date column in Thunderbird is only showing time and not the date received.
not receving mail at home
I get mail when out of the house but when I get hm I dot not get mail
Fails when "Copying message to Sent folder..." process when the email has an attachement
After getting the dialog box: "Copying message to Sent folder... " I then get "There was an error saving the message to Sent. Retry?" Then, "Copy Failed" This happens w… (read more)
After getting the dialog box: "Copying message to Sent folder... " I then get "There was an error saving the message to Sent. Retry?" Then, "Copy Failed" This happens with most any attachments. Any help is greatly appreciated.
how to get archived messages back in inbox
i don't want my emails to be archived unless i move them to a different folder myself. i started using thunderbird in july, but the only emails in my inbox are from augu… (read more)
i don't want my emails to be archived unless i move them to a different folder myself. i started using thunderbird in july, but the only emails in my inbox are from august. i need to be able to search thru all my old emails without having to go to the server & hope they can be easily found. i DO NOT want to store any emails in any folders that i cannot open with a simple click of my mouse. how do i even know where to find them to re-open them in thunderbird? the menus & drop downs can be so confusing. the online help is useless. it tells you that emails are archived & the worst instructions on how to do it, but it isn't for people new to thunderbird.
i am so glad i didn't completely turn off & kill my windows live mail because at least there i can see every email in my inbox since january. i am trying to adjust to using thunderbird & up until i tried to find an email from july, it was going pretty good. i know i read that email in july in thunderbird, but it isn't there now. where did it go? how do i get it back?
How do I create an automatic reply
I am going out of town and need to create an automatic reply for incoming emails for my thrunderbird email. How do I do that?
Adobe Flash Player out of date malware message
When accessing Thunderbird in the mail and newsgroups window, I get a malware ad in the pane just below the email message window where normally the contents of a highligh… (read more)
When accessing Thunderbird in the mail and newsgroups window, I get a malware ad in the pane just below the email message window where normally the contents of a highlighted email is displayed (see attached image).
The ad says "Adobe Flash Player" is out of date and presents buttons with options to update now or later.
As soon as I click on an email, the content is shown in the pane and the malware ad disappears. It reappears whenever I re-open or start Thunderbird. I am sure it is malware because I inadvertently clicked on it once and it installed a number of programs that promised to "clean" my Mac but are known as shams.
I have tried to search for a way to remove this annoyance from Thunderbird but Googling turns up suggestions on how to remove add-ons from Firefox. I have found nothing for Thunderbird specifically. Can someone help with this?
When I delete my mail, it does not go into any folder. Where is it?
When I delete my email I don't know where it ends up. Before, I would always see them in my trash folder, but my trash folder is empty. Thank you for your help. … (read more)
When I delete my email I don't know where it ends up. Before, I would always see them in my trash folder, but my trash folder is empty.
Thank you for your help.
After an automatice update to TBv60, I almost always get "not responding" when I try to write an e-mail
TB automatically updated to version 60 yesterday evening. Since then, almost every time I try to write an e-mail I get a 'not responding' message which eventually result… (read more)
TB automatically updated to version 60 yesterday evening. Since then, almost every time I try to write an e-mail I get a 'not responding' message which eventually results in a 'Thunderbird is not responding - close the program or wait for it' message. Waiting doesn't fix the problem, so have to close the program and start again.
I can sometimes write 3 e-mails, but the 4th causes this problem.
I've removed all add-ons and plug-ins and have tried running it in safe mode - still get the same problem.
It's infuriating, because I didn't ask for this update!
Thanks for any help anyone can give, as it's a real time waster.
inbox size
I used to diligently move inbox message sto folders to keep this organised, but with the increasing speed of searching, I don't bother now. As a result I have over 20,000… (read more)
I used to diligently move inbox message sto folders to keep this organised, but with the increasing speed of searching, I don't bother now. As a result I have over 20,000 messages in my IMAP inbox...... is this likely to be causing me problems?
Is there a recommendation for a maximum number to keep in the inbox?
I've had a crash and although I've recovered my email I cannot find my message filters or calendar data. I'm using Linux Mint 17.1
The calendar is present but there's no data in it and the same applies to message filters. Pls advise if any further info is required to assist me in resolving this probl… (read more)
The calendar is present but there's no data in it and the same applies to message filters.
Pls advise if any further info is required to assist me in resolving this problem.
Allen Oz
Thunderbird and Gmail do not agree on email quantity
Thunderbird (Win7) ver: 52.9.1 Situation: I use several gmail accounts in Thunderbird, tow for some reason became IMAP accounts (one of which occurred as I was setting u… (read more)
Thunderbird (Win7) ver: 52.9.1
Situation: I use several gmail accounts in Thunderbird, tow for some reason became IMAP accounts (one of which occurred as I was setting up an existing gmail account that I had not previously used with Thunderbird - noticed the automatic IMAP set up). I researched and saw the solution was to remove the accounts (leaving data intact) and then setting each up again as POP. (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/faq-changing-imap-pop)
After doing that I started getting new messages.
Here are the problems:
(1) In account 1 using Chrome / Gmail account this account indicates I have 14,783 emails, however Thunderbird has already downloaded 32,873 emails! (earliest are from 2007 and at this point I am still downloading 2015 emails) Sorting by subject line I do not have any duplicates. Question: So why is there such a difference between what Gmail/Chrome and Thunderbird is showing
(2) Thunderbird downloads in batches of 100 and 250 (example 109 - 269 varies). Email checking time is set to 10 minute (default) and I’ve read the reason is to not cause confusion with IMAP accounts. Question: Why doesn’t Thunderbird simply download all the POP email at once?
(3) In account 2 using Chrome / Gmail account I have 51 emails, however in Thunderbird I have 108 (there are no new messages). Question: If the answer is the same; great. If now; why is the email count reporting differently?
Thanks, the dilemma is confounding me!
Thunderbird Account removal - does it only affect local files?
I have two accounts set up in Thunderbird that access the same server, one via POP, one via IMAP, both using the same email address. I only use the IMAP account now. If … (read more)
I have two accounts set up in Thunderbird that access the same server, one via POP, one via IMAP, both using the same email address. I only use the IMAP account now. If I remove the POP account, will that affect what is one the server in any way, also will it affect the local IMAP account in any way?
Is there anything I should be aware of before deleting the account?
Thanks. Bryan
I've been using Thunderbird email service at least for five years and more, you must have in your records my details
Suddenly, on or about July the 30th 2018, when I opened my computer I was horrified to notice that everything has been changed from web to email. Something like an act of… (read more)
Suddenly, on or about July the 30th 2018, when I opened my computer I was horrified to notice that everything has been changed from web to email. Something like an act of piracy....I was totally unaware that Window 10 would have changed in such a way, that is taking my records on the web (Google and Mozilla) and my email system (Thunderbird). I had to ask Swisscom for assistance and managed to retrieve my three emails, but lost the address book and I just discovered that Format and Spelling are not operating (I had three dictionaries English GB, Italian Italy and French France. What I have been asking you for, is simply to restore what I enjoyed for a long time since I first got in touch with your goodselves. Thank you.
Hello, When will Lightening be available for Thunderbird 61.0.1? I just re-imaged my machine with Linux Mint 19 "Tara"
Hello, Does anyone know when will Lightening be available for Thunderbird 61.0.1? I just re-imaged my machine with Linux Mint 19 "Tara". I am lost without a calendar:( … (read more)
Hello, Does anyone know when will Lightening be available for Thunderbird 61.0.1? I just re-imaged my machine with Linux Mint 19 "Tara". I am lost without a calendar:(
Thanks, C-K
Cannot get messages on laptop (but can with K-9 app on phone)
For the last 3 days, TB (v. 52.9.1) running on my laptop (Ubuntu 18.04) has been unable to get new messages from the IMAP server of the GMX mail service. Messages cannot… (read more)
For the last 3 days, TB (v. 52.9.1) running on my laptop (Ubuntu 18.04) has been unable to get new messages from the IMAP server of the GMX mail service. Messages cannot be sent either. IMAP access to the same email account works fine with the K-9 app on my phone, however, as does GMX's web interface.
When I attempt to get messages, the notification "...@gmx.net: Connected to imap.gmx.net..." appears. 100 seconds later, another notification appears: "Connection to server imap.gmx.net timed out." appears. No messages are downloaded, even though GMX's web interface shows that there are new messages.
I have tried starting TB in safe mode. I have checked that the password is correct. I have not knowingly changed any of TB's settings recently, nor any settings of my email account, and, as I said, IMAP access via the K-9 app seems to be fine.
Screenshots of the troubleshooting information are attached. (By the way, is there a way to get all of the troubleshooting info into a single uploadable file? I see how to download the info into a text file but not into an image file as required by this web form.)
After many years' nearly trouble-free use of TB, I'm hoping to get things back to normal soon. Any hints you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
how many email accounts can i create
is there a Limit on how many email Accounts i can create using Thunderbird-- Thank you