Can I replace the Thunderbird Mail folder in my laptop profile with a copy of the Mail folder on my Desktop?

I use Thunderbird to access my Hotmail account. I normally work on my Desktop Windows 11 system but have a laptop Windows 11 which I seldom access email with. When I just… (mear ynfo)

I use Thunderbird to access my Hotmail account. I normally work on my Desktop Windows 11 system but have a laptop Windows 11 which I seldom access email with. When I just tried to update the laptop Thunderbird mail I eventually get the Thunderbird message "Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you write privileges, and you have enough disk space to copy the mailbox". There is enough free space on my drive and it succeeded writing 10522 messages before it came to a halt. I notice that the desktop is at 140.4.0 and the laptop is at 144.0.1 and help says they are both up to date.

Since the Desktop mail is up to date it would seem the quick solution is to replace the mail folder on the laptop with a copy of the mail folder from the desktop. Will this be a problem since they seem to be at different versions. Version 140.4.0 on the Desktop and 144.0.1 on the laptop.

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Setting up Outlook email account

Trying to set up My outlook email account in Thunderbird. Enter the correct info (User and password) and get incorrect password when I am 1000% sure I am entering the cor… (mear ynfo)

Trying to set up My outlook email account in Thunderbird. Enter the correct info (User and password) and get incorrect password when I am 1000% sure I am entering the correct password but because there is no way to make any manual changes because Mozilla thinks they have everything set correctly, when they don't, I can't add the account. The manual evidently only works if the password is correct?? I can set the account up obviously in Outlook both on PC and both Outlook and Mail app on the IPhone using the same password but not Thunderbird??

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Trash Folder

For the third time now I have found messages I have saved in Local folders in TRASH. I did not put them there, and the original ones in Local Folders are empty. I have … (mear ynfo)

For the third time now I have found messages I have saved in Local folders in TRASH. I did not put them there, and the original ones in Local Folders are empty. I have had to manually move messages intended to be saved from Trash into my intended folders. I am perplexed why this is happening, as I have not chosen Compact Folders or anything. Very, very annoying. If it continues I will search for another mail tool

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Setting up Thunderbird again

Thunderbird was unable to find my Yahoo email to enable me to set up TB after Windows 11 took it off my computer. I was given a solution that partially worked and then, … (mear ynfo)

Thunderbird was unable to find my Yahoo email to enable me to set up TB after Windows 11 took it off my computer. I was given a solution that partially worked and then, I don't know how, some fiddling about of my own got all my emails and everything seemed fine. But when I tried to read an email today, TB said it couldn't find my email address exactly as it had done before.

I have now removed Thunderbird with the hope that someone will be able to tell me how to set it up and find my email address - vervelu@ yahoo.com - so that it stays set up.

Frege troch Kitty, 1 oere lyn

I cannot receive my email via Mozilla Thunderbird

Hello, I received an email from Spectrum (.TWC) that I needed to change my password by Nov. 11th. I did change it last evening. Now today I cannot receive my email via Mo… (mear ynfo)

Hello, I received an email from Spectrum (.TWC) that I needed to change my password by Nov. 11th. I did change it last evening. Now today I cannot receive my email via Mozilla Thunderbird, I receive the pop up to Enter the Password when I open it.

Then a second submit I added: -I came to search helps as to why I need to add the password every time I open Thunderbird's password. I searched and found something similar to what I am having problems with here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1525666

I removed the password that was there for years, I then shut Thunderbird, retyped the new password and it still does not work, and in the Settings Security Password there is no more the TWC in the list but only the hotmail account I have also in the list. Now I do not know how to ADD a new Password in the Settings Password. I am stuck there. No more emails coming in for two days now.-

Then the third submit I added: -I still cannot set the Password that the support above said to remove, I cannot add a new password and the settings shows that .twc is not on the list any more for Setting Security.

Also once in a while it shows a pop up at the right bottom of the page. I added it as an image.

Can someone please help me with this so I can get my .twc mail back. I tried myself and it does not work, I've read many Helps and it's not the issue that I have.-

I tried the original password, made several new ones and it still not working nor showing the .twc account password in the Settings, Security and Passwords area.

I am at a loss and need TB to work as it was before Spectrum informed that I need to change my Spectrum Password before Nov. 11.

Thank you for your time and efforts.

Frege troch Bibb, 1 oere lyn

Grey folders in Thunderbird

In Thunderbird one of the folders somehow became grey and appears in italics. I can read contents but suddenla not save new files in the folder. What can I do to fix it? … (mear ynfo)

In Thunderbird one of the folders somehow became grey and appears in italics. I can read contents but suddenla not save new files in the folder. What can I do to fix it?

Frege troch james-alfred.loader, 2 oeren lyn

Computer crashed. Starting from scratch. All my Gmail routed through Thunderbird now lumped into "inbox".

For years, I have been routing all my Gmails through Thunderbird very seamlessly. Then my computer crashed. Nothing on my hard drive was retrievable...so I had to downlo… (mear ynfo)

For years, I have been routing all my Gmails through Thunderbird very seamlessly. Then my computer crashed.

Nothing on my hard drive was retrievable...so I had to download Thunderbird onto my new computer. I then proceeded to move all my Gmail to this newly downloaded Thunderbird. I had many different files in Thunderbird on my old computer, so everything was tidy and easy to find. When I opened Gmail after losing my old computer, I was relieved to see that the files, and the way I had them organized was the same. So, I assumed it would transfer over to the newly downloaded Thunderbird that way.

However, when I moved all my Gmails to the newly downloaded Thunderbird, all 3200+ Gmail emails were lumped into Thunderbird's "inbox".

What can I do to get everything back into their folders like they were before?

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Incoming mail is partly unreadable, strange characters appear

Incoming mail (txt only; no html) is getting more and more unreadable the last weeks. It looks like in the attached screenshot. I am desperate. What can be the cause of t… (mear ynfo)

Incoming mail (txt only; no html) is getting more and more unreadable the last weeks. It looks like in the attached screenshot. I am desperate. What can be the cause of this?

At the same time there are problems with outgoing mail. Characters like 9 or : do not appear on screen although I typed them. When I copy the text to another program, these characters do show. Very annoying. Hope there is a solution to be found somewhere!

Best, Mike

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Cannot open an attachment

I cannot open attachments directly in an email with a double click, Probably since a week or so back. I have to copy the link address and insert it into a web reader. The… (mear ynfo)

I cannot open attachments directly in an email with a double click, Probably since a week or so back. I have to copy the link address and insert it into a web reader. There is no command in the settings as I can see Quite a nuisance, Best regards, Gustaf

Frege troch gustaf.eklof, 2 oeren lyn

Why is ImapMail folder so large ?

Why is this folder SO LARGE !!! C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\6v2ccsvd.default-release\ImapMail On my PC, it is over 3.5GB ! How can I … (mear ynfo)

Why is this folder SO LARGE !!! C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\6v2ccsvd.default-release\ImapMail

On my PC, it is over 3.5GB !

How can I minimize it !

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strange filter/target folder problem

Hello, let me tell you that I have a few hundred email filters defined, and they (almost all) work fine. There are three filters that cause problems, and it looks like … (mear ynfo)

Hello,

let me tell you that I have a few hundred email filters defined, and they (almost all) work fine.

There are three filters that cause problems, and it looks like the problem sticks to the sender.

Let me expand: FAZ, REWE, and Campact cause problems. Two out of three emails from these senders can't be moved to the target folders. I get a pop-up messeage telling me that I have to repair the folder. I do so, and a few days later the same problem comes up. Just for these three senders.

I searched all folders for filters for these three and removed all filters I could find.

Then I created a new folder as a child to the inbox folder, and a new folder inside of this folder to hold emails from FAZ. I defined a new filter rule, as the old ones were removed. Worked for a few emails, and, voila, the message pop-up came again, telling me there are problems moving the email over to the (new) target folder.

Let me repeat: all other filters work fine, just emails from these three senders cause problems.

Any idea where I could have a look, a switch to check?

One last information/idea: all three have different email addresses they send from, I will check the ones that do not work, maybe there is a clue.

I am using POP3/SMTP, not IMAP.

Hoping for a tipp, a clue, an idea -

Georg

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Copying thousands of emails to local folders and to IMAP folders in Gmail

I have have had a Gmail address for a few years and have just created a new Gmail address, I am trying to copy about 20,000 emails from the original Gmail IMAP folders to… (mear ynfo)

I have have had a Gmail address for a few years and have just created a new Gmail address, I am trying to copy about 20,000 emails from the original Gmail IMAP folders to local Thunderbird folders as a backup, and then copy them to the new Gmail address IMAP folders.

I have tried copying these in smaller amounts as suggested (between 200 and 500 at once) This seems to go well, however, when I have completed the task the original folder has a much higher amount of messages in it than the new one, so some messages are being lost along the way.

Is there a reliable method to do this, such as closing Thunderbird and then copying and pasting data held in the profile folder, or does it need to be done with Thunderbird running?

Many Thanks in advance

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Cannot click on Inbox after being in another account

I have the latest 128.13.0esr (64-bit) Thunderbird running on Kubuntu 24.04. I have several Thunderbird installs with over 10 email accounts on each. When I am in one… (mear ynfo)

I have the latest 128.13.0esr (64-bit) Thunderbird running on Kubuntu 24.04.

I have several Thunderbird installs with over 10 email accounts on each. When I am in one accoujnt I cannot click on the inbox on another account. I have to first click a subfolder such as Drafts and then I can click on the inbox.

To repeat this open T-bird and a profile with several email addresses. Click on Inbox in one. do something. Then click on the Inbox in another acocunt. Nothing happens. Then click on Drafts or Sent and then on Inbox and you are in just fine.

Frege troch walttheboss, 9 oeren lyn

"ghost" outlook emails remain in the inbox

Hi all! I use Thunderbird with my company Outlook, and recently I've been having an issue of some emails being deleted, but not moving to the trash. I can still delete ot… (mear ynfo)

Hi all! I use Thunderbird with my company Outlook, and recently I've been having an issue of some emails being deleted, but not moving to the trash. I can still delete other emails, but these eight or nine specifically still show in my inbox. When I try to click on them, the subject and sender in the viewer shows whatever email I was looking at previously, but the message itself is blank. I've tried every way of deleting them, but nothing seems to be working. They don't seem to have anything in common, like having a certain attachment or being from a certain sender. Any help?

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I cannot receive my email via Mozilla Thunderbird

Hello, I received an email from Spectrum (.TWC) that I needed to change my password by Nov. 11th. I did change it last evening. Now today I cannot receive my email via… (mear ynfo)

Hello, I received an email from Spectrum (.TWC) that I needed to change my password by Nov. 11th. I did change it last evening. Now today I cannot receive my email via Mozilla Thunderbird, I receive the pop up to Enter the Password when I open it. Can you help me with this. Thank you for your time and efforts.

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Thunderbird has become unresponsive

Hello: My Windows Thunderbird has become unresponsive, taking forever to connect to my various accounts. I suspect the problem is with my GMail account--which is not my … (mear ynfo)

Hello:

My Windows Thunderbird has become unresponsive, taking forever to connect to my various accounts. I suspect the problem is with my GMail account--which is not my primary account--is causing the problem, but I am unable to un-sync GMail's All Mail folder.

I was able to get into troubleshooting mode, but TB was still unresponsive.

I have copied the profile in question to my Linux machine, with TB V140.4.0esr, to try to repair the profile, but the problem is recurring there as well.

Is there a way to manually edit the profile file(s) to remove the GMail account from Thunderbird?

Any insights would be much appreciated.

Thanks

DrP

Frege troch DoctorP, 23 oeren lyn

crash: error: expected value at line 1 column 1

Hi Thunderbird is crashing with error message: expected value at line 1 column 1 Error message in crash dialog box: " Thunderbird Crash Reporter Thunderbird had a… (mear ynfo)

Hi

Thunderbird is crashing with error message: expected value at line 1 column 1

Error message in crash dialog box: " Thunderbird Crash Reporter Thunderbird had a problem and crashed. Unfortunately, the crash reporter is unable to submit a report for this crash. Details expected value at line 1 column 1 Restart Thunderbird | Quit Thunderbird "

troubleshooting so far:

  • How often? periodically (sometime within minutes of loading, sometime hours).
  • uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled Thunderbird (using winget)
  • created a NEW profile (have to re-download mail / folders ... taking day(s?) ... since when I walk away and come back hoping download has finished but it has crashed) ... not sure when it will get caught up ( main mail file is huge (20+GB) )
  • tried: accessibility.force_disabled changed from 0 to 1 (found suggestion in a google search)
  • tried: troubleshoot mode (even though I don't use any add-ons)
  • I use multiple mail accounts (although currently I'm only using main one, trying to isolate problems)

Thanks for help.

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