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Thunderbird 144 eats all memory in troubleshoot mode (win10)

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Since i updated to 144 Thunderbird works well once started for a few minutes and then starts eating memory and in a few minutes it uses all system memory (64GB) and when virtual memory is exhausted it crashes

Now using 145 beta with same problem.

Using google calendar and only one plugin (Clippings for Thunderbird), tried to disable plugins, calendar, hardware acceleration, tried to compact folders, clear cache, clear msf with no success

Since i updated to 144 Thunderbird works well once started for a few minutes and then starts eating memory and in a few minutes it uses all system memory (64GB) and when virtual memory is exhausted it crashes Now using 145 beta with same problem. Using google calendar and only one plugin (Clippings for Thunderbird), tried to disable plugins, calendar, hardware acceleration, tried to compact folders, clear cache, clear msf with no success

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Also happens in Troubleshoot Mode, only using Microsoft antivirus/firewall, no gmail accounts

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Try a new profile using 'Start the Profile Manager when Thunderbird is closed'.

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Please check Help > About. Is it shown as 32bit? Or 64bit?

Please first try version 143 installed from https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/143.0.1/win64/en-US/Thunderbird%20Setup%20143.0.1.exe

You need to start

  thunderbird.exe --allow-downgrade
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it's 64 bits, i tried to downgrade before but it was not possible due to backwards incompatible changes (now using 145.0b2), anyway it worked well when i had 143

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david768 said

it's 64 bits, i tried to downgrade before but it was not possible due to backwards incompatible changes (now using 145.0b2), anyway it worked well when i had 143

You missed "You need to start thunderbird.exe --allow-downgrade"?

If you're sure it worked in 143, try a new profile as I suggested.

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both options (create a new profile or downgrade to 143) may solve the problem for me but won't allow to find what is exactly causing the problem and fix it.

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david768 said

both options (create a new profile or downgrade to 143) may solve the problem for me but won't allow to find what is exactly causing the problem and fix it.

While you're using a profile that works, you can file a bug for the broken one.

Tuna motuna

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