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I need help. How do I troubleshoot TBird asking for a password that disappears when I go into troubleshooting mode? In other words, I can enter anything in for the password, or dismiss/close the pop up box, and nothing is effected by it. I still get all me email for all accounts. The only thing at the top of the box is a user name (pmruzicka). At this point, I have deleted the accounts that used that user name, including all info for the outgoing servers (even tho this password request pops up at TBird start). I have Disabled ALL extensions one at a time and the pop up still happens. I have set TBird to default them,e - pop up still there. I have unchecked the hardware acceleration box - pop up still there. I have no clue what else I could do at this point. I do NOT have a Primary password set. Can someone please help me figure this out? Getting tired of having to click off that pw box every time I start TBird. Thanks. Also, this has been happening through the last few updates of TBird.

I get USA TODAY Daily Briefing by email every day. For some time it's been duplicating stories and ads in the same message. This does not happen with my iPhone. I have used AI to try to fix the problem but to no avail. Any suggestions for how to fix?

Not sure if I picked the correct topic for this...

I had to reinstall Windows 11 on my PC as the old copy was corrupt to the point I could not install updates, even with Microsoft's help. Before I made the plunge, I used Tools -> Export to create a zip file on my D:. After installing Thuderbird on the rebuilt copy, I went to Tools -> Import to recover everything.

About 19% in, I received error "Import failed unexpectedly, more information may be available in the Error Console." I found the Error Console but don't know how top proceed.

Initial messages: module is not a constructor ExtensionCommon.sys.mjs:1679:15 EmptyDatabaseError: "blocklists/addons-bloomfilters" has not been synced yet Database.sys.mjs:19:5 NS_ERROR_ABORT: Password dialog canceled 2 MsgIncomingServer.sys.mjs:923:24

Messages at the bottom of the console: Uncaught (in promise) NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: Component returned failure code: 0x80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) [nsIFile.copyTo]

   _recursivelyCopyMsgFolder resource:///modules/ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs:781
   _recursivelyCopyMsgFolder resource:///modules/ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs:772
   _mergeLocalFolders resource:///modules/ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs:745
   _importServersAndAccounts resource:///modules/ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs:354

ThunderbirdProfileImporter.sys.mjs:781:19 1785523577301 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7/first-shutdown/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577301 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577302 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20/main/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577302 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577302 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d/new-profile/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577302 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577325 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54/health/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577330 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7/first-shutdown/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577330 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577331 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20/main/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577331 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577331 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d/new-profile/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577331 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523577334 Toolkit.Telemetry WARN TelemetryStorage::_scanArchive - have seen this id before: 1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54, overwrite: false pop3.server1.1: NetworkTimeoutError: a Network error occurred Pop3Client.sys.mjs:381:18 pop3.server1.1: SecurityError info: Pop3Client.sys.mjs:441:20 pop3.server1.1: SecurityError cert chain: imap.email.comcast.net; serial# 5F:F9:03:A2:A2:B8:A3:45:AE:17:FE:A1:C9:15:D6:45 <- Norton Web/Mail Shield Root; serial# 2F:61:CC:98:EC:34:F2:43:99:93:5B:E6:A0:A5:DF:E2 Pop3Client.sys.mjs:446:22 1785523697961 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54/health/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697961 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697962 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7/first-shutdown/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697962 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697962 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20/main/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697962 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697963 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d/new-profile/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523697963 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947429 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54/health/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947429 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 1f64b615-ed65-4a65-8853-7bd3e3077b54: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947430 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7/first-shutdown/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947431 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 26c785ea-2226-4024-9b0e-cf44ce2860f7: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947431 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20/main/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947431 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping bc5b8fd6-8907-4169-9e98-2c732d265c20: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947431 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::_doPing - error making request to https://incoming-telemetry.thunderbird.net/submit/telemetry/01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d/new-profile/Thunderbird/153.0.1/release/20260728090639?v=4: eUnreachable Log.sys.mjs:722 1785523947431 Toolkit.Telemetry ERROR TelemetrySend::sendPersistedPings - failed to send ping 01ee7ef8-942d-4fbd-a404-debd99ad5e4d: {"isTrusted":true} Log.sys.mjs:722

I have an image copy of my old installation. Can I simply locate the Thunderbird profile on the backup and restore it?

Thunderbird just updated and the next time I opened it all of the folders I created and the emails I'm storing within them are missing. I found my profile as directed. I'm not sure if I have a backup of it. I've included the screenshot as you ask for. I know that those folders and emails are there as I was playing around with the the 3 lines > View and when I moved between the different choices I saw my folders/emails are all in there.

Any assistance you can provide is appreciated!

Is there a way to change the default font color for replies in Thunderbird? Nothing I do works, and it is a real pain to have to manually change the color every time I reply to an email.

Thanks.

I have had Thunderbird on my Mac Monterey synced to my Comcast email address with no problems. Usually I have to enter my Comcast password when I send the first message for the day. It has caused no real problems since I obtained this computer, probably sometime in 2021. Within 2023 I obtained a Windows 10, onto which I also put Thunderbird. Last November I upgraded to Windows 11 had kept Thunderbird. I did not do the upgrade myself. The technician used Google Drive and OneDrive for backup. I added a GMAIL address on that system to my Thunderbird installation on Windows 11.

For the past week Thunderbird has been popping up a Comcast site requesting that I enter my Comcast password. This is bizarre! How can I get my Thunderbird to behave more normally on my Windows 11? Thanks in advance. The technician only did the upgrade. I did the subsequent program reinstallations.

I have set a custom theme on my Thunderbird on Linux. As you can see by the attached image though, the menu bar is hard to read when you get to the right side. Dark background and dark text doesn't really go together. Is there a way to make the background of the menu bars a solid color or something less see-through so the text can be read? I want a light theme, but I need to be able to read the menu.

due to a computer malfuction i tried to install thunderbird on a new computer a user name and password is required,followed the procedure but no instructions arrived at [redacted]@hotmail.com your advice will be appreciated thks

Version 153 brought account colors to the desktop app.

Is there any smoother way to transfer just these settings, no more, no less, to other machines, other than copying the whole profile? I'm using TB on 3 different pc's, of which one has a special profile.

Right now I made screenshots of all 7 accounts + color. I can do it by hand but that's rather cumbersome.

Hi!

I have configured a EWS email account that requires manual configuration (I need to pass the override Office365 settings with application ID, tenand ID,...). When I select manual config I can configure the EWS server settings OK and the receiving part works OK. The problem is the outgoing server is not created OK (it is imap with password setup). I need to use the same EWS to send the email, imap is not allowed in the account. And I cannot configure the account to use EWS as the outgoing server. The outgoing server cannot be EWS and I need to setup one. So I'm in a loop.

For what I have read, thunderbird can send the email using EWS (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-exchange), but my feeling is that using manual setup (which I need to do to configure this account) breaks something internally and the outgoing is separated from the EWS receiving part. And I cannot configure back to use the internal EWS configuration in the receiving server part.

Can I do something to send emails using the same EWS configuration? What does the automatic setup to use the EWS configuration? Is there any bug for this situation?

Thanks in advance!

When messages arrive in inbox and are marked spam they do not auto move to spam folder. I have to uncheck the spam icon and re-check it. Not until then will they move to spam folder.

Martha

I have been using Thunderbird for years and am on version 152.0.1

I also regularly use the Mail Merge add-on and this has worked great. However, just come to use it and it has put 80 messages into my Outbox but I cannot get them to send!

I hit the "Send Unsent Messages" and nothing happens.

Very frustrating and would be very happy if someone can help identify the problem!

I am using Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 and Thunderbird POP3 email. I have 10 email accounts.

What I have noticed is the Thunderbird 128 series startup email check and/or "get all messages" is quite slow compared to previous versions.

Thunderbird 102.15.1 took only 4 seconds to check 10 email accounts, Thunderbird 115.18.0 took 5 seconds, but Thunderbird 128 and 136 series takes 15 seconds. All of these have used the same user profiles.

There is no antivirus software active. All messages are deleted from all accounts. No messages to download and checking for messages is still slow.

I have tried the Betterbird 128 series, a fork of Thunderbird, and it too behaves the same. Betterbird 115 series work fine, just like the Thunderbird 115 series.

Is this slowness in the 128 and 136 series by design?

I am running Thunderbird on a new Windows 11 laptop. When I download new messages and try and open them my laptop locks up. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks Dave