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Hello I searched the help articles and was surprised I could not find anything on this. I receive different calendar entry files, in this case a .VCS calendar file, from services I use to use as a calendar entry i.e. a reservation or other. I am able to import this file and create the calendar item in Google Calendar, however if I am on Thunderbird Calendar, I have been unable to discover a way to import. Am I missing this function? What are the steps needed to import a VCS file into Thunderbird Calendar? Thanks Mozilla community! -kozy

Hello and thanks-in-advance: it would be nice if we could re-order the email accounts listed in the left column, so for our particular workflow, we could process emails from accounts in an order we prioritize. Can this be done?

I have noticed the number of messages in my spam folder growing. When I check what's there I find that many are not spam and they haven't ever appeared in my inbox. Sure, I can drag them back over but that's not ideal.

How can I control what goes into my spam folder?

When in e-mail I get a message concerning not being able to connect I MAP settings as there are too many or something like that. (Message disapears quickly). It indicating that I should use advanced I MAP settings - all of which is way beyong my primative knowledge. Anyone throw any light on this regarding what and how to do or who to contact Thank you . Bernard

I have used Thunderbird for many years with my plusnet email address john@jonela.plus.com. Plusnet no longer manage emails and have migrated to Greenby. Could I transfer my email address to Thunderbird as I do not wish to use Greenby.

I recently downloaded Thunderbird. (I used Thunderbird in my older computer. It was fine) Now I can receive post (<edited>@internet.is) but I can´t send post. Why is that?

Gísli Steinar Sighvatsson

I am new to Thunderbird (just since this past weekend). I cannot figure out how to add a new folder to my folders. I need to file some emails on a new subject that I want to keep. Thank you for your help.

I deleted thunderbird mail and reinstalled it. My folders on the left will not open, but the messages appear in Quick Filter. I can send mail out ok. I do not want to use Quick Filter to access the mail folders. I tried doing the repair on each folder and did not help. I'm older 89 and not very computer savvy. I do not even have a cell phone. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me with this. Thank you very much. Bob

Bonjour M. David et grand merci pour votre soutien. Je suis désolé de vous solliciter autant ! Pardonnez-moi mais je commence à être vieux (83 ans et demi …). Je commence mieux à comprendre votre proposition pour la commande « insérer » (on verra l’autre problème plus tard). J’ai cliqué sur la commande « nouveau message » en même temps que sur la commande « MAJ » (je pense que c’est celle qui permet de saisir une majuscule) mais cela ne m’a rien donné. En revanche, j’ai cliqué sur « paramètres des comptes » et j’ai cliqué sur « HTML » (voir image ci-jointe appelée « HTML »), mais cela ne change rien car je ne vois toujours pas comment ajouter la commande « insérer » dans la barre d’outils. D’ailleurs je n’ai pas vu la mention « composition et adressage ». Par contre j’ai essayé d’ajouter d’autres commandes dans la barre d’outils en cliquant sur « affichage » « barre d’outils » « personnaliser », mais je n’ai pas vu la commande « insérer » (voir image ci-jointe « barre outils »). Si vous avez le temps de continuer à m’aider, je vous en remercie bien sincèrement.

Hello Mr. David and many thanks for your support. I'm sorry to ask you so much! Forgive me but I'm starting to get old (83 and a half years old...). I'm starting to better understand your proposal for the "insert" command (we'll see the other problem later). I clicked on the “new message” command at the same time as the “SHIFT” command (I think it’s the one that allows you to enter a capital letter) but that didn’t give me anything. However, I clicked on “account settings” and I clicked on “HTML” (see attached image called “HTML”), but that doesn’t change anything because I still don’t see how to add the “insert” command to the toolbar. Besides, I didn’t see the mention “composition and addressing”. On the other hand, I tried to add other commands to the toolbar by clicking on “display” “toolbar” “customize”, but I did not see the “insert” command (see attached image “toolbar”). If you have the time to continue to help me, I sincerely thank you.

I have uploaded an image of my view of the email client. As you can see, there are two columns under the red arrows. I have made them appear through a menu accessible by three dots. Somehow, I have lost that menu but touching the wrong choice and I would like to be able to access it again so that I can remove the two colums indicating the number of emails and their weight. Can you help me to retrieve that menu?

I just got thunderbird. I want to empty my sent folder. It shows over 800 folders and I'd like to get them off my computer. I've looked through all the faqs and cannot find any answer that addresses this. I did read one that said I should check "unified folders" then I could do it. I did check it and still can't figure out to do it. Please help I am quite distressed.

When using Thunderbird 140 I am able to setup the background color of the message pane for individual messages. However when the messages are threaded, the message pane shows a preview of all of the threaded messages together in the message pane with a different background color than individual messages.

My previous computer crashed and got a new one (Win 11 of course - new for me).

I downloaded Thunderbird. With the help of an Earthlink (my email) tech, all but one of my emails (gmail) were entered. Then I downloaded and began reading them.

The first thing I noticed was the Next and Previous buttons are missing (or placed where I don't see them).

The second thing I noticed is that when I click on one email to read, all the emails in the respective Inbox also open. This is very annoying.

I also hope someone can tell me the info I need to add a gmail account. (I rarely use it, but there two websites which require a gmail email to log on.)

And I had made a T-bird "backup" but haven't used it yet. I'd like to IF I can locate it.

P.S. Is it possible to shut off the AI "help" while writing this. I find it annoying, slows me down.

Want to clear the 'RIGHT CLICK MOVE EMAIL TO FOLDER LIST ' THAT ACCUMULATES OVER TIME . lIST GETS TOO LONG. Searched thoroughly for an answer but found none.

 Please respond if you know how to clear this list. 

Merry Xmas Mike

It has been several months since Thunderbird has always resulted in a double space when the ENTER key is pressed while composing an email. I have tried all the suggestions offered on this forum. None has been successful. Windows 11 Pro, with all current updates. The app data files are in my Documents folder. Does anyone have a solution? Am I the only one having this problem?

I have been a Thunderbird fan for many years. This is the first time I feel it is time to look for a new email application program.