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Forgive me, I'm not very tech savvy, and besides that I'm a Mac user, so basically tech-illiterate, but I'll do my best to describe this.

I'm running Firefox (which I keep updated pretty regularly; currently 159.0.1) on a MacBookPro from 2012, currently operating MacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina). I use a trackpad the majority of the time. One finger to move the mouse, two fingers to scroll the page.

When scrolling up or down on a very long webpage, the first scroll goes at a steady pace, the second scroll (in the same direction) goes at an identical steady pace, and the third scroll (in the same direction) *rockets* me all the way to the bottom. Or top. Whichever way I'm going.

This can be very difficult to work with when trying to reach somewhere in the middle of a long page. Or if I just want to go at a stable, predictable speed. (I don't mind scrolling a few extra times to get through a particularly long page.)

I have tried toggling so many settings in the "about:config", turning off acceleration, setting things to zero, but nothing I have tried has been able to turn off the RocketScroll. Would be very appreciative of any suggestions. Please let me know if there is any more information I can provide to solve this issue.

The folders from my TalkTalk account keep disappearing and reappearing. I have tried lots of fixes suggested by a guy who helps with tech issues but nothing has worked yet. Just before it happened, I clicked to 'compact folders' when prompted. I've done this loads of times before with no issues. I have used Thunderbird for a long time and never had this problem before. The folders seem to disappear when I shut down and restart the computer. Yesterday they came back in about 5 minutes. Today they haven't come back and I've had the computer on for about half an hour. Every time the folders come back, they are Threaded (which I never choose) and Ascending (I always choose Descending). I change them back but next time they revert again.

So far, we have: backed up the profiles checked the server settings checked the password checked webmail - working fine refreshed the folders (subscribe) deleted a .msf file

Any other ideas? Much appreciated!

I first tried Firefox for the first time last week, and the browser was good. But downside is that desktop mode is always on by default. And it reverts automatically when I remove browsing history and caches(?). So can you please make a feature similar to Brave? “Always request mobile site.”

On my Android samsung phone, I often need to switch from Firefox app to Aquamail app and then back to Firefox app .

The reason is to read the code sent to confirm identity (for MFA)

The concern is when I'm back to Firefox app, it refreshes the Firefox page and ... the browsed website send again another code in a new mail... This loop prevents me definitively the connection to the browsed website!

(Unless I have a separate PC to read mails without leaving Firefox app on my phone).

It happens for about 75% of the websites I need. And is probably linked to the manner the different websites are written.

I precise than I accepted cookies from all these websites ( hotels, regular buying, electric car loading, etc).

What can I do on Firefox options or on Android options to avoid the concern, which is really a blocking point  ?

Thanks for any help. Ulysse

Samsung A32 Android 10 Android Firefox last version Android Aquamail 1.59

Auf der Öffnungsseite erscheint normalerweise links ein schmaler Streifen mit den ganzen Ordnern, wie Posteingang, gesendet usw. mit der jeweiligen Anzahl der E-Mails. Im übrigen Feld rechts daneben sind alle E-Mails einzeln aufgeführt. Jetzt erscheint manchmal auf der Öffnungsseite eine andere Ansicht, ähnlich wie die Konteneinstellungen. Mit mehreren Versuchen kreuz und quer gelingt es dann wieder die normale Ansicht zu erhalten. Vermutlich habe ich mal irgendeine falsche Taste gedrückt, so daß sich die Ansicht plötzlich geändert hat. Könnte sich das Problem lösen, wenn ich Thunderbird neu installiere oder gibt es eine einfachere Lösung?

I allowed the current update yesterday, and am now unable to use a right mouse click to copy/paste text or links. I have looked through the settings, but do not see anything pertaining to the actions taken with the mouse at this level of granularity. I note that this is not a global change on my system, as right click for cut/copy/paste is still available in my editor and terminal. I would provide a screenshot, but the dialog box refuses to stay open when I try for a screenshot.

I read an article recently about 'session hijacking' and decided that every time I quit Firefox, I wanted to delete cookies & clear site data as well as browsing history.

However I wanted to know if it's possible to do that as well as all open tabs to be persist & be reopened through the quit and restart cycles (albeit logged out if it's website where I was logged in) but I can't get it to work as there appears to be a contradiction in all these options.

FF 159.0 macOS 10.15.8 Catalina (yes, ancient os I know) using the extension Tree Style Tab

I've been adding exceptions for some websites Privacy and security > Browsing data > Manage exceptions & History > Customise history > Choose what you want Firefox to remember > Advanced settings > Manage exceptions.

Home and startup > Startup > Open previous windows and tabs is checked but must be overridden by the other options.

Any advice on what settings will achieve what I want or even if it's possible? TIA

Normalerweise habe ich die klassische Ansicht, links die Ordner mit der jeweiligen Gesamtanzahl der E-Mails und rechts alle E-Mails einzeln mit Text aufgeführt. Jetzt seht das nach dem Einschalten von Thunderbird so aus: links nur teilweise die Ordner ohne der Gesamtzahl der E-Mails und rechts eine Ansicht ohne alle E-Mails und nur einzelne Nachrichten, wie Neue Nachrichten verfassen, Nachrichten suchen,Filter für Nachrichten verwalten usw. Manchmal kommt aber die richtige klassische Ansicht zurück, wie jetzt gerade, später ist diese Ansicht wieder weg für längere Zeit. Ein Benutzer hat mir schon geantwortet. Ich habe alles ausgeführt, wie bei Ansicht Haken vor Konten/Ordnerliste. Das Problem besteht aber weiterhin. Ganz oben am Rand stehen bei Suchen die zwei Kästchen - STRG + K, die gehen aber nicht weg. Ich vermute, daß ich irgendwie eine falsche Tast angeklickt habe so daß die richtige Ansicht gehemmt wird. Es isr wahrscheinlich ganz was einfaches, ich weiß aber nicht wie und was tun. Hilfe wäre gut.

I have my operating system, and Thunderbird, set to the America/Vancouver time zone. When Pacific Daylight Time fell back to Pacific Standard Time on 1 November 2026, changing from UTC-7 to UTC-8 hours, our time zone remained unchanged at UTC-7 hours.

Now I observe that the Date column of Thunderbird's Message List display shows the date and time of each message converted into UTC-8. But the message date as displayed in the right part of the header in the message pane is displayed in UTC-7.

For instance, a message with the header `Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:27:27 +0000` shows in the Date column as "01:27" (today, 4 Nov), but the message date in the right part of the message pane reads "02:27".

I cannot find a control or documentation which governs the time zone used by either the Date column or the message date in the right part of the message pane.

How can I set to time zone used in the Date column of the Message List to use the America/Vancouver (or UTC-7) time zone of my operating system and of the Thunderbird calendar?

Hi I am at my wits end here - The date in my Thunderbird is behind by 1 hour. This is affecting sent messages and also received messages.

This just started today. For over a year, the time has been correct. I have not changed any settings in Thunderbird prior to this issue.

My Win11 computer shows the date and time correctly.

I had a Win11 update yesterday. Not sure if that has affected Thunderbird (My province - Manitoba Canada - also stopped using daylight time changes in the last couple of months.) We are now permanently CDT, and is UTC/GMT -5 - which is what it shows in my Win11 setting.

My timezone and time in Win11 settings shows correctly.

Just to see if it would make a difference - In Win11 settings->Time & Language - I changed the time zone automatic to off (even tho the time zone showed correctly) and set it manually to UTC-5:00 Manitoba, - I changed 'Set Time automatically' to off, set the time manually and synced the time.

No difference with Thunderbird.

Why is my time off in Thunderbird?, and what can I do or check to fix this?

I NEVER want Firefox to open a link in an external app. If I wanted to use an external app, I wouldn't be using Firefox. As far as I can tell, however, it's impossible to tell Firefox to never open links in other apos, only to always do it.

This means that when I, for example, want to browse Amazon in Firefox so that I can compare multiple products in different tabs, I have to tell Firefox to stay in Firefox instead of opening the Amazon app in EVERY. SINGLE. TAB. Sometimes more than once.

It also means that if I want to browse anything from any company that likes to track my activity when I use its app WITHOUT being tracked, I have to constantly confirm that I want to stay in Firefox, where I have tracking blocked.

It's annoying and increasingly exhausting. Why can't I set my preferences to "never" as well as "always" open in external apps? I don't want to have to keep answering the question when my answer will always be the same. What gives?!

I'm having problems with my default email account in thunderbird which might have started with the 28/10 update. Most times when I open TB the default account has no folders (inbox, spam, etc). To get them to appear I have to restart it. At other times it has all the folders present and all expanded including archives. When I can access my inbox the sort order is always by date descending so the oldest email is at the top which I don't want. If I click it to set it to ascending order it sets back to descending the next time I open TB. I've tried repairing the inbox but it makes no difference.

1. Click on Help/T* Bulleted list itemroubleshoot information...
2. At profile Directory click Open Directory

Which of the files do I need to change?

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This just started yesterday: When I open thunderbird my inbox does not show up unless there is a new unread email in it. Also my previously set display columns and tool bar all have to be reset each time I open Thunderbird.