Re-downloading of old emails

Many moons ago I used Microsoft's Outlook as my email program. When I would open Outlook, it would retrieve all of my emails from my ISP's server, permanently removing t… (read more)

Many moons ago I used Microsoft's Outlook as my email program. When I would open Outlook, it would retrieve all of my emails from my ISP's server, permanently removing the emails from the server while downloading them into Outlook.

When I installed Thunderbird recently, it was to do the same thing. My ISP had sent me several notices that my email account was close to full, so I was looking for an email program that worked the same way Outlook does, and removes my emails from my ISP's email server as it downloads them to my PC.

The first issue I'm having is that Thunderbird does not appear to do this? Or do I simply have my Thunderbird account/settings set up incorrectly?

My next issue is directly tied to the first one. Every time I open Thunderbird it starts re-downloading all of the emails that it has previously already copied into my Thunderbird Inbox, but that are still in my email account on my ISP's email server. This is probably 15 years worth of emails and equates to thousands of emails I'm saving, and every time I open Thunderbird it starts re-downloading them again. I simply want to be able to save them to my local email client (Thunderbird) and store them on my PC's hard drive.

The final issue is also tied to the first two: As soon as it starts downloading the emails again, Thunderbird (and only Thunderbird) lags heavily and almost continuously. It lags so badly that it becomes incredibly difficult to write a new email in Thunderbird, and so I end up closing the program and logging into my ISP's email server and using their client to write my emails, or conducting my email business via my phone, which takes longer and is more challenging due to continuous fat-fingering of the phones tiny little keyboard.

So, am I missing something, or do I have some settings in Thunderbird set up incorrectly? Or does Thunderbird simply not work the same way Outlook does (or at least use to)?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice anyone is willing to give.

~ Doug

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Last reply by df3 2 hours ago

Canadian English has Missing Definitions

I was excited to see that Firefox had support for Canadian English, however the dictionary seems to be missing numerous words and I get spelling errors for words like "la… (read more)

I was excited to see that Firefox had support for Canadian English, however the dictionary seems to be missing numerous words and I get spelling errors for words like "lasagna."

Is this a bug or is the dictionary just barely populated with words and missing a tremendous amount?

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Unable to access email account

Hi, Why am I getting this message? Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you write privileges, and you have enough disk space to co… (read more)

Hi,

Why am I getting this message?

Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you write privileges, and you have enough disk space to copy the mailbox.

I started the program this morning and got a small download. Left the program open and 30 minutes later tried another download. The program shut down last night without a problem. I have compacted the inbox and there is plenty of disk space. What is the problem? Allan

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Recieving 403 errors in firefox but nowhere else

I often receive a 403 error when using Firefox Every time, before this happens, I get the unsafe website warning and then the 403 error when I continue anyway I am usi… (read more)

I often receive a 403 error when using Firefox Every time, before this happens, I get the unsafe website warning and then the 403 error when I continue anyway


I am using the latest version at the time of writing These errors only occur on my desktop PC I have tried to replicate this issue on both my phone (Android) and another laptop(Windows 11) but all the websites work normally on there.

I have tried the following, none of which have any effect:

  • Clearing cookies
  • using Troubleshoot mode
  • Restarting
  • Changing Useragent
  • Using "Forget about this site"

The following do fix the issue

  • Using a VPN
  • Using Google Chrome
  • Running Firefox in another profile

Going through the privacy and security tab and reseting all the settings sometimes works but only temporarily

The following are a few websites where the issue occurs

  1. https://kdice.com/
  2. https://latinitium.com/
  3. https://theysaidso.com/
  4. https://opensource.org/
  5. httpe://obsidian.rocks/

Asked by Thomas Harris 3 hours ago

Tabs on bottom

Well looks like they did it to us again. My tabs are back on top again and need to put them below where I am a lot of other users like our tabs! Below is my current c… (read more)

Well looks like they did it to us again. My tabs are back on top again and need to put them below where I am a lot of other users like our tabs!

Below is my current coding if anyone knows how to adjust it to force the tabs to the bottom again would be much appreciated!!

Current version I am running of FF is 133.0

/* Source file https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-csshacks/tree/master/chrome/tabs_on_bottom.css made available under Mozilla Public License v. 2.0 See the above repository for updates as well as full license text. */

/* IMPORTANT Get window_control_placeholder_support.css Window controls will be all wrong without it. Additionally on Linux, you may need to get: linux_gtk_window_control_patch.css Use tabs_on_bottom_menubar_on_top_patch.css if you have menubar permanently enabled and want it on top

  • /
  1. toolbar-menubar[autohide="true"] > .titlebar-buttonbox-container,
  2. TabsToolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{
 position: fixed;
 display: block;
 top: 0px;
 right:0;
 height: 40px;

} @media (-moz-gtk-csd-reversed-placement),

      (-moz-platform: macos){
 .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ left:0; right: unset !important; }

} @supports -moz-bool-pref("userchrome.force-window-controls-on-left.enabled"){

 .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ left:0; right: unset !important; }

}

root[uidensity="compact"] #TabsToolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ height: 32px }
  1. toolbar-menubar[inactive] > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ opacity: 0 }

.titlebar-buttonbox-container > .titlebar-buttonbox{ height: 100%; }

  1. titlebar{
 -moz-box-ordinal-group: 2; /* Fx <112 compatibility */
 order: 2;
 -moz-appearance: none !important;
 --tabs-navbar-shadow-size: 0px;
 --uc-menubar-vertical-overlap: 19px; /* for hide_tabs_with_one_tab_w_window_controls.css compatibility */

} /* Re-order window and tab notification boxes */

  1. navigator-toolbox > div{ display: contents }

.global-notificationbox,

  1. tab-notification-deck{
 -moz-box-ordinal-group: 2; /* Fx <112 compatibility */
 order: 2;

}

  1. TabsToolbar .titlebar-spacer{ display: none; }

/* Also hide the toolbox bottom border which isn't at bottom with this setup */

  1. navigator-toolbox::after{ display: none !important; }

@media (-moz-gtk-csd-close-button){

 .titlebar-button{
   -moz-box-orient: vertical; /* Fx <112 compatibility */
   flex-direction: column;
 }

}

/* At Activated Menubar */

root:not([chromehidden~="menubar"], [sizemode="fullscreen"]) #toolbar-menubar:not([autohide="true"]) + #TabsToolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container {
 display: block !important;

}

  1. toolbar-menubar:not([autohide="true"]) > .titlebar-buttonbox-container {
 visibility: hidden;

}

/* These exist only for compatibility with autohide-tabstoolbar.css */ toolbox#navigator-toolbox > toolbar#nav-bar.browser-toolbar{ animation: none; }

  1. navigator-toolbox:hover #TabsToolbar{ animation: slidein ease-out 48ms 1 }
  2. TabsToolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ visibility: visible }
  3. navigator-toolbox:not(:-moz-lwtheme){ background-color: -moz-dialog }

/* Uncomment the following if you want bookmarks toolbar to be below tabs */ /*

  1. PersonalToolbar{
 -moz-box-ordinal-group: 2;
 order: 2;

}

  • /



/* Source file https://github.com/MrOtherGuy/firefox-csshacks/tree/master/chrome/tabs_on_bottom_menubar_on_top_patch.css made available under Mozilla Public License v. 2.0 See the above repository for updates as well as full license text. */

/* Menubar on top patch - use with tabs_on_bottom.css */ /* Only really useful if menubar is ALWAYS visible */

root:not([sizemode="fullscreen"]){ --uc-window-control-width: 0px !important }
root{
  /* height if native titlebar is enabled, assumes empty menubar */
 --uc-menubar-height: 20px;

}

root[tabsintitlebar]{
 /* height when native titlebar is disabled, more roomy so can fit buttons etc. */
 --uc-menubar-height: 29px;

}

root:is([sizemode="fullscreen"],[chromehidden~="menubar"]){
 --uc-menubar-height: 0px;

} /* Since menubar is statically at top, remove fake drag-space that might be set by window_control_placeholder_support.css */

root:not([sizemode="fullscreen"]) #nav-bar{ border-inline-width: 0 }
  1. navigator-toolbox{
 -moz-window-dragging: drag;
 padding-top: var(--uc-menubar-height) !important;

}

/* Remove window dragging from notification boxes */

  1. tab-notification-deck,

.global-notificationbox{

 -moz-window-dragging: no-drag;

}

  1. toolbar-menubar{
 position: fixed;
 display: flex;
 top: 0px;
 height: var(--uc-menubar-height);
 width: 100%;
 overflow: hidden;

}

  1. toolbar-menubar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{ height: 100%; order: 100; }
  1. toolbar-menubar > [flex]{ flex-grow: 100; }
  2. toolbar-menubar > spacer[flex]{
 order: 99;
 flex-grow: 1;
 min-width: var(--uc-window-drag-space-post,20px);

}

  1. toolbar-menubar .toolbarbutton-1 { --toolbarbutton-inner-padding: 3px }
root:not([sizemode="fullscreen"]) #toolbar-menubar.browser-toolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container{
 visibility: visible;

}

root:not([chromehidden~="menubar"], [sizemode="fullscreen"]) #TabsToolbar#TabsToolbar#TabsToolbar > .titlebar-buttonbox-container {
 display: none !important;

}

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Emails disappear on their own.

I've recently been experiencing a new problem with Thunderbird. As soon as I click on a subfolder in the left column that is bolded to indicate the presence of an unread … (read more)

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When the latest version is released, why does the process become slow or freeze until I press the update button and restart the device?

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 I am using Google Translate, so the nuances may be different.

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Slow loading speed for my local uTorrent GUI

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Is there something I'm missing here? I am not sure if it is the port that's the issue with Firefox, because I have a local website using port 9090 and 8080 without any issues on loading. Also, it is happening with the nightly version of FF as well. All other browsers load quickly.

Kind regards,

Shedrock

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How to disable permanent sidebar in the browser?

Hi, I have a sidebar that appears to be permanent and I cannot make it go away. I opened firefox, went to reopen the previous session tab with control + shift + t, and … (read more)

Hi,

I have a sidebar that appears to be permanent and I cannot make it go away.

I opened firefox, went to reopen the previous session tab with control + shift + t, and my fingers slipped and hit the wrong combo of buttons.

Then this thing appeared. This sidebar. I looked for similar questions on the topic, but it is not the history or bookmarks sidebar that pops up from control + h or control + b. I love hotkeys.

So my question is, how do I disable the dang thing?? I tried going into custom tools, I tried looking into settings, but I really cannot find this. And it seems that other issues are usually to due with bookmarks/history sidebars - which I don't believe to be the issue here..

Any help is greatly appreciated!

It's the sidebar on the left in my image if that provides any further info!

Thanks :)

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Sent folder missing in 128.5.0esr

Hi everyone, I've been using Thunderbird for a few months now and never had any problems until today when I've updated to 128.5.0esr. I'm using iCloud email and suddenly… (read more)

Hi everyone,

I've been using Thunderbird for a few months now and never had any problems until today when I've updated to 128.5.0esr. I'm using iCloud email and suddenly my Sent folder disappeared. When I started TB it showed up and disappeared after 2-3 seconds. It happened few times when I tried to restart TB however now it's permanently gone. I didn't change any settings and the folder is visible in Apple Mail or Spark, however it's gone from TB. Any idea what's going on? Please help.

Thanks, Szymon.

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