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The File (saving to a folder) Recent function used to have the folders alphabetically. Some genius thought to reorganize the Recent folders to be in chronological order. Is there a setting to have the Recent folders be in alphabetical order again? I could not find anything. Thanks in advance.

I copy/paste emails a lot for my job, which needs to include from, sent, to, cc, bcc, and subject:

From: Sender <sender@email.com>; Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM EST To: John Doe <johndoe@email.com>; Cc: Jane Doe <janedoe@email.com>; Bcc: Subject: Email Subject

Currently, I am using the plugin ReplyWithHeader, which will produce this style of header on reply/forward, but is there a way to display this in the email body on view, without me having to reply/forward to produce the headers in the email body?

Hi,

I’m experiencing an issue while trying to print emails to PDF in Thunderbird. Instead of opening the print preview or print dialog, Thunderbird sends the email straight to the default printer. Because of this, I don’t get the option to choose my PDF printer or adjust print settings.

This started after updating to a newer Thunderbird version, and earlier versions did not behave this way. The menu still shows Print…, which normally indicates a preview or settings window, so this feels like unexpected behavior.

Has anyone else faced this issue, or is there a setting or workaround to restore the print preview before printing? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello, I just installed a clean version of Thunderbird (version 146.0.1) and set up my email accounts and CardDAV address books.

I do have multiple address books and I tried to find a setting to show the name of the address book for each contact shown in the suggestion list for recipients when composing a new email. However, I could only find a general setting to get suggestions for recipients from local address books, nothing more specific.

On a different device I still have Thunderbird 140.6.0esr installed. There, the suggestion list does indeed show the name of the address book next to the suggested contact: "name of contact <email@address> - name of addressbook"

I tried to find a corresponding setting for this in version 140.6.0esr, but without success.

So I'm wondering:

1. Did the style/layout of the suggestion list change in recent versions?
2. Does a setting exist to show the name of the address book in the suggestion list?

Additional info: The only extension that is installed and enabled on both devices is ImportExportTools NG.

Have: When quoting, "start my reply above quote" and place my signature "below my reply (above the quote)" but signature continues to show below the quote.

What have I missed in this setup?

I have version 146 of Thunderbird. My OS is Windows 11. The Local Folders in Thunderbird are out of alphabetical order.

I have list of 130 local folders that are in the correct alphabetical order. Under that list, I have another list of 25 folders, starting with the letters L - U, that are in order alphabetically. I have tried to move several of them back up into their correct place in the list of 130 folders that are above them. This worked well for about 10 folders. Now, when I try to move a folder from the second set to its correct place in the group of 130 folders above them, they all end up in the same spot, between folders starting with De and Dra. When I try to move them away for this location, into their correct alphabetical slot, they will not move.

Also, when I try to create a New Subfolder under Local Folders, it is not created in the correct alphabetical location.

Does anyone know of an easy to correct these errors? I need to get my local folders in the correct order alphabetically again. Thank you.

I use a 32" monitor. In Thunderbird, I want to create some Message Filters. I bring up the Message Filter window and enter a filter. When I go to click the OK button to save the filter, I cannot see the button on the screen so I try to scroll the window via the scroll bars to find it but it won't scroll. I next try to shrink the window by using the CTRL key plus the mouse scroll wheel but nothing happens.

I cannot see any way to create and save Message Filters in Thunderbird unless the window can be reduced. Why does Thunderbird NOT use Windows facilities? I can generally shrink or expand a window by the Windows facility of CTRL + scroll wheel, but not so in Thunderbird.

I need some direction, please.

1 How can the list "recent folders" in the icon "store in" be sorted alphabetically? (sorry, my version of Thunderbird speaks German) It used to be alphabetically, but now is sorted chronologically.

2 I cordially suggest to add a function exactly like this one, but with item at my own disposal (maybe the favorite folders).

Thanks, Martin

I upgraded to TB v115.10.1 and find it somewhat difficult versus previous app.

My problem is the same as with previous versions - I cannot resize the message pane. On Classic View left pane I have 20+ email accounts listed. On top right pane I have the inbox for a selected email account and takes 1/2 of window. On bottom right pane, the individual message displays with header and takes the other 1/2. The message pane height size can be reduced with mouse but not increased. I want it to take at least 3/4 of right pane to make previewing emails easier.

In older versions it was possible to do this but not for several years. Any suggestions as to how to edit the settings? Nothing seems to be available that I can see.

 Thanks!

"Hello, I am having trouble with my Thunderbird interface. I am trying to import a 6GB MBOX file using the 'ImportExportTools NG' add-on, but I cannot proceed because:

The Folder Pane is visible but completely empty (blank).

Even though 'Local Folders' should be enabled in the settings, the header 'Local Folders' does not appear in the left column.

In the Folder Pane header menu (...), the option 'Hide Local Folders' is visible, which suggests they are supposed to be shown, but they remain invisible.

I have already donated, but the 'Place to Freedom' (Donation) tab is taking up half my screen and I cannot find the 'X' to close it.

How can I force the 'Local Folders' to reappear in the side pane so I can perform my import?

Thank you for your help."

What font can used in Thunderbird that will display a capital I with top and bottom bars? Otherwise it's impossible to determine whether the letter is an capital i or the letter L.

Thunderbird is not saving IMAP message bodies to my home computer.

My settings: - Keep messages in all folders on this computer is checked. Under "Advanced" all the folders are checked for download. - Synchronize all messages locally regardless of age is on.

If a message has some significant graphics there is a fairly long delay before the body is shown. I know that this is a characteristic of IMAP. But if I close Thuderbird and return to it later, the same message will again have the download delay. Clearly it is not being stored on my computer.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you, Paul

For some time the feature to use color in text has not worked. I deleted and re-installed Thunderbird but no change. I cannot change the font color when typing an email, and making changes in the settings has no effect, either.

I have my "signature" saved as an HTML in color, and it also will only display in black.

Any articles and solutions posted seem to be for people using Macs or some other kind of computer. I have Windows 11 for a Lenovo Idea Pad 5. Thank you in advance for any and all guidance you can offer.

I'm having problems getting my signature to appear in Thunderbird as it does in my soon-to-be former email client. I've attached pics of the signature as it should appear and as it appears when imported to Thunderbird. I can edit the HTML code, but I'm not sure how to correct things like the image not importing when the link is correct and how to get rid of the dotted line border that shows up in Thunderbird when it does not appear in my current email client signature. I attempted to attach my HTML file, but cannot. I can post the code, if that would be beneficial. HELP!

A few weeks ago, I had to re-add my email account in Thunderbird and took the opportunity to switch from POP3 to IMAP. I am generally familiar with the synchronization behavior associated with IMAP. However, I did not pay close attention to the Sent folder at the time, and I have now noticed that there are almost no sent emails stored on my local computer. When I checked with my email provider (freemail.web.de), I discovered that the retention period for sent emails is limited to 30 days. Apparently, the sent emails (in the “Sent” folder) are synchronized with the server and are therefore deleted from my local system as well once they are removed on the server.

I have now increased the retention period on the server, but I would still like to clarify the following points:

• Is the synchronization of the Sent folder in fact intended to mirror the server folder (i.e. including the deletion of emails)?
• If so, is it possible to configure the synchronization to be one‑way only (i.e. that new emails from the server are added locally, but emails that are no longer present on the server are not deleted from the local Sent folder)?

-- Thunderbird 115.18.0 (32-bit) on Windows

Thunderbird: My cat jumped on my keyboard while I was using Thunderbird, and, now I have every email I have in my Inbox opened about 50 times each, and each one in a separate tab.

I can delete the message and it closes the open tabs, but I would like to keep the open messages, just not have ten million copies of it open in a separate tab at the top of Thunderbird.

Is there any way to close all of the tabs without deleting each message?

Thank you.

When I open an email that contains a thread, each response (or reply) shows up in its own window. This results in LOTS of email windows on the screen, and I have to fish around to find the one I want to see. Then I have to close all of them one at a time. How can I change this so the email thread is in one continuous window?