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attachment button(s) no longer responsive | TB 153.4.0

Evan Cooch

As of the latest update, the attachment toolbar button in a new mail window does....nothing. Nada. Click it, nothing. I have to drag the attachments from (say) Desktop to the new message window. Works, but...so should the toolbar buttons, which used to.

Tried turning off all addons (i.e., troubleshooting mode) - made no difference.

As of the latest update, the attachment toolbar button in a new mail window does....nothing. Nada. Click it, nothing. I have to drag the attachments from (say) Desktop to the new message window. Works, but...so should the toolbar buttons, which used to. Tried turning off all addons (i.e., troubleshooting mode) - made no difference.
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Bug - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2077526. As a workaround, you can drag and drop the file to be attached into the message.

Chosen Solution

Beyond drag and drop there is another workaround.

  • At the top right of the Thunderbird window, click the menu button ≡ > Settings > General
  • Scroll down to the bottom and click 'Config Editor'.
  • Search for the preference mail.compose.attach.dir.
  • The value (Path) here must be changed to one that is still available (for example C:).
  • Restart Thunderbird.

That should fix it.

Good workaround. Thanks. Does the trick for now.

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