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Hello,

I need to purchase a new PC because my old PC was not compliant with Windows 11. I've installed Thunderbird and copied over my data, profiles, etc.

I've noticed that there is folder added to my offline Documents folder called "Thunderbird" and in this is another folder and a file.

Is this normal?

Thank you,

Gordon

Hello, I hope I'm in the right subforum. I have the following problem.

In my system settings, Opera is set as the default browser, using the command "opera %U --lang=de."

Unfortunately (despite the system-wide setting), when I want to open an https link, Thunderbird still asks me which application I want to use. Unfortunately, as is usually the case, I can't select one from the application menu (where the corresponding command is stored in Opera). Instead, I have to search for and specify the application in the /usr/bin folder. This logically opens the link with the "opera" command and not with the "--lang=de" option. However, Thunderbird doesn't accept a desktop file under "Open with...", where you could add the option.

I've now created a shell file with the following content:

1. ! /bin/bash

opera %U --lang=de

This opens the browser as desired when I click the link, but only with the home page; the link isn't passed.

My question is, how would the command in the shell file need to be changed to open the link, or is there any way to get Thunderbird to open links with the command "opera %U --lang=de"?

Thank you.

My questions are:

i was about to add another account to TB and checked for cves first and saw this:  CVE-2025-11715. 

Ubunut 22.04 is affected by it but there is no way to update my installed version to a stable release in the software centre.s my current 140.3.1esr snap download of thunderbird on ubuntu software centre unsafe and should i remove account and uninstall it immediately?

Is there a safer snap version to use? I see 140.4.oesr-1 is available in the drop down menu on the mozilla thunderbird snap page in software centre but its only latest/candidate which i think means not yet stable? Is this a safe choice?

Clicking on the 140.4. version from snap doesnt update but requires a new install. Is the best idea to go ahead and install this 140.4 candidate version rather than continuing with 140.3.1? Should i just hold off using thunderbird until my installation recieves an update? I do really need to use it so this is a last resort.

i have autism and stuggle with processing information and worry about installing the wrong thing. i thought the ubuntu snapstore as verified by canonical would be stable and secure. I am nervous of downloading from browser in case i download a fake site or mess it up installing and I dont know how I would be sure I had an authentic version. Im not great at using the terminal and knowing if ive input correctly either. It seems that apt would just fetch snap version anyway. if downloading from site was the best way to procees, do i need to uninstall snap first and how can I check its not a corrupted file?

Please can I get help on the best way to proceed to use a version of thunderbird that is definitly safe to use and add accounts to?

Also could my passwords and emails already be compromised by using 140.3.1esr and should i stop using it immediately? would an update be enough to remove the threats? 

Thanks

On my Framework 13, Thunderbird has stopped. Message reads Oups! We're sorry, it looks like thunderbird crashed. Please contact the developer if you want to report the issue. At 85, I'm anything but a nerd. Could someone please help me in simple, everyday terms? I have a lot of incoming and outgoing emails, and am completely stuck. Thank you.

Can't send to myself, can't receive to myself. Dates on display completely out of order and no current emails to inbox.

Thunderbird seems corrupted.

I am on the brink of re-installing Thunderbird.

Is it possible to open incoming mails in the same window as the list of e-mails, just like in Google? I get distracted from seeing suddenly my e-mail in another window/tab.

Thank you!!

I logged into my email account and almost 3 months of my most recent emails had disappeared. I don't know what happened. They were there the last time I checked my email about 5-10 minutes earlier. I've looked in other folders but they aren't there either. Aso tried repairing the folder with no success. Is there a way to recover these emails? I've been trouble shooting / googling this all afternoon and kept seeing reference to a recovery tool. Is this something already on Thunderbird or software I need to purchase? I really want to know if there is a way to recover the lost emails and how to do it. Thanks.

Thunder bird won't allow any emails it tells me it can't find my password and asks for a new password Ii do this and the same message happens again,I have turned off my cookies but nothing has happened . Please help in this. Richard Starrett

I would like to delete Thunderbird completely from my accout and then re-install fresh. However none of the answers I have found tell me where to start to delete it from my profile.

The online info is inaccurate as it pre-supposes a certain knowledge as to what is to be found where. I cannot follow that.

I've been trying to add a new email address/account on Windows 11 with Thunderbird 143.0 (64-bit). I've never had an issue adding email addresses/accounts previously. . I continually get this error message: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIMsgAccountManager.createIncomingServer]

I can log into this email account on roundcube (email client) without any issues using the same pword, but when I try to set up this email on thunderbird I get this error.

I get this error at the final "Enter Password" screen and can not finish the setup.

Thanks in advance for your help

What happens when an email is downloaded but the settings have been changed to send a spam/junk email to a folder that does not exist.

When I Alt/click an email, the alt/click menu allows you to mark it as Junk. I have just set the junk option in settings (Global) to move junk mail to the Junk folder but the Gmail account does not have a Junk folder, only a Spam Folder.

Why do people use such unprofessional terms? It is Spam. Even "Folder" is childish to someone who started with Dos 5.0 although it is sort of correct.

I have also adjusted the notifications so I do see a quick notification about receipt of an email. I saw a notification that mentioned an email that was considered junk. I cannot find it. I do not know for sure whether it was junk or not.

Where could this email have gone? Gone forever? I have nothing set to totally remove emails. I do this manually. Emails caught by my Filters are sent to the Bin/Trash (another mix) so I can check them before deleting permanently.

Regarding the Bin/Trash mix mentioned, I have 4 accounts showing. An old IP based and a Gmail based account for both myself and my partner. My partner is not interested in using computers. My Gmail account has a Bin folder but the other 3 have Trash folders, all with bin icons. I have no idea about setting icons for these folders, nor do I care about this, meaning I don't think it is something I have done deliberately. I just find it weird and confusing that there is no convention followed.

How do I get my email to work again. This may be related to the fact that I needed to send more then the usual number of emails a couple of days ago. I haven't gotten emails since then.

i just noticed i that outlook.com acct is number 2 [superqaz@outlook.com_2] . i didn't create a second acct knowingly and have never had 2.

could it be anything to do with my recently changing my [security] phone number and MS saying something about it taking effect in 30 days?. also i just yesterday used the TB tool to import my acct details which successfully recovered personal TB folders which had previously only been present on my other PC

am using up to date TB and win10

thanks anyone