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Thunderbird has become unusable

Thunderbird stopped working a week ago, and I've wasted HOURS trying to uninstall and reinstall the app in hopes of getting it to work. Best I can do is get it to run, a… (read more)

Thunderbird stopped working a week ago, and I've wasted HOURS trying to uninstall and reinstall the app in hopes of getting it to work. Best I can do is get it to run, accessing my gmail account, but I'm interrupted repeatedly by screens asking me to choose my gmail account, followed by a screen that asks me to click on a 'give access' button that appears nowhere on the screen. Such a shame that you folks and Google have collaborated in a way that makes a very nice app completely unusable. If you and Google can ever get the access issues resolved, pls advise via email and I make one last attempt to get the app to work: rws.pgh@gmail.com.

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Thunderbird will not like with Gmail acct after Google password change

I'm running Thunderbird most recent version. After changing my Google password, I can no longer connect through Thunderbird to Gmail. I've tried uninstalling Thunderbird … (read more)

I'm running Thunderbird most recent version. After changing my Google password, I can no longer connect through Thunderbird to Gmail. I've tried uninstalling Thunderbird and reinstalling. I've tried deleting the Gmail acct info from Thunderbird and setting it up again. I get the pick IMAP screen, enter my new Google password, then get a Google 400 error stating "The server cannot process the request because it is malformed. It should not be retried."

Any ieas?

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Repeated Google Auth requests

Thunderbird keeps opening a Google authentication window, asking which account to use. I have two gmail accounts (both of which work just fine), and another google accou… (read more)

Thunderbird keeps opening a Google authentication window, asking which account to use. I have two gmail accounts (both of which work just fine), and another google account that I manage a calendar for (it works fine as well). How do I work out which account is seeking authentication?

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I installed thunderbird 150 and get always an authentication error, when adding a new account

I double checked all data (IMAP and SMTP ports, passwords, mail adress, ... And I tried it on 2 brandnew computers (one PC; one laptop), running on Windows 11 I've no ide… (read more)

I double checked all data (IMAP and SMTP ports, passwords, mail adress, ... And I tried it on 2 brandnew computers (one PC; one laptop), running on Windows 11 I've no idea, what else I could do

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Thunderbird denies access to Google account

I can't access to my personal Google account from Thunderbird. Thunderbird configuration is OK. Cookies authorised. e-mail account connection process goes this way: - I e… (read more)

I can't access to my personal Google account from Thunderbird.

Thunderbird configuration is OK. Cookies authorised.

e-mail account connection process goes this way: - I enter name and e-mail address - I confirm standard configuration found in Thunderbird's FAI database. - Google asks me to confirm that I authorise Thunderbird to share mail, contacts and agenda informations (I was asked my Google pwd only the first time I tried the process). - I confirm my consent - Back to Thunderbirds account configuration window, with "authentication error".

Similar failure when I try to only connect to the contact list or to my calendars (which is my initial will), also from a scholar Google account.

No change after update from 149 .0.2 to 150.0

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After moving my Thunderbird profile to a new computer none of my accounts can authenticate

Hello, After moving my Thunderbird profile to a new computer none of my accounts can authenticate. I followed the instructions here: Move Thunderbird data to a new comput… (read more)

Hello,

After moving my Thunderbird profile to a new computer none of my accounts can authenticate. I followed the instructions here: Move Thunderbird data to a new computer, using "An alternative method for manual transfer between Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers." What explains the response in the attached image, "Something went wrong," and how can I fix it? Happens when I click "Next", the first step to log it.

I have a related problem with other accounts set up in the profile. This one is using Oauth2. I tried switching to password, and hand a similar problem. I tested the connection to the server in Settings for the account and it was successful. Same for the others. They all authenticate successfully on my old computer.

Thanks...

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Password update

Since the launch of Thunderbird (Android), I have been using it. Recently I changed the email account password and now want to update it in Thunderbird. I can’t find an o… (read more)

Since the launch of Thunderbird (Android), I have been using it. Recently I changed the email account password and now want to update it in Thunderbird. I can’t find an option in the app to update the password, and the app is not prompting me to enter the new password.

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Sending of Password fails

As so many have experienced, but I have yet to find the actual solution, I will bring up the issue. I recently purchased a new computer. Installed Thunderbird, created a… (read more)

As so many have experienced, but I have yet to find the actual solution, I will bring up the issue.

I recently purchased a new computer. Installed Thunderbird, created all the mail accounts I have and... no problems. All the accounts, once created, populated with emails. For 3-4 days, there were no issues.

Important to note: I let TB use all the default settings. And once everything was up and running >>>>I did not change anything<<<<<.

Then a few days later, I started getting the following messages for two accounts that had migrated from q.com to myctl.net. Entering the 100% proven-correct password results in the know endless-loop of entering the password and the same pop-up error message. The PW is 100% correct as I can go to Centurylinks' website and login using that same, exact password and read my emails.

I've spent enough time trying all the suggestions here, reddit, facebook etc so I'd thought I'd see if anyone has actually found a solution.

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Thunderbird: Mail account setup is failing despite correct credentials auto-detection of server profiles

Hey, I want to set up my .gmx.de mail account in thunderbird (140.10.0esr (64-bit), Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu). it used to work, on my phone and the gmx website… (read more)

Hey, I want to set up my .gmx.de mail account in thunderbird (140.10.0esr (64-bit), Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu). it used to work, on my phone and the gmx website it is working. I did not change any of my credentials but suddenly it raised the "unable to log in to ..." error on my laptop only (Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS). After several tries I deleted the account and tried to set it up again from scratch. It finds a server profile which is consistent with the one on my phone (where it is working just fine) but login is not possible using the same password.

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yahoo login popup with Thunderbird 147 - "something went wrong"

hi today thunderbird started showing yahoo popup login and after adding credentials i always get "something went wrong.We could not sign you in. Try again from a differen… (read more)

hi today thunderbird started showing yahoo popup login and after adding credentials i always get "something went wrong.We could not sign you in. Try again from a different device." Also popup once closed it opens instantly.

i can sign in normally from browser. thunderbird version is 147

is there any fix about this?

thanks for any help

regards

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Thunderbird keeps asking for a password that has been saved in the Password Manager

I am running Version 140.10.1esr (64-bit) on Windows 11 and would like to subscribe to my Calendar on Nextcloud. Yesterday, in Nextcloud, I set up an app-specific passwor… (read more)

I am running Version 140.10.1esr (64-bit) on Windows 11 and would like to subscribe to my Calendar on Nextcloud. Yesterday, in Nextcloud, I set up an app-specific password and saved that to the Password Manager in Thunderbird. I also saved the app-specific password to my Bitwarden vault. The Calendar synced just fine.

However, today, when I booted up Thunderbird, it said that it needed the password for the Calendar. I entered it in, and then looked to see if the password was in the password manager; it was.

What's going on here and how do I fix it?

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When I set up my accounts, I get a rejection saying that my password or email account is incorrect

I have tried numerous times to enter an account into thunderbird with a password fail notification each time. It is the correct password as it works on my other mail acco… (read more)

I have tried numerous times to enter an account into thunderbird with a password fail notification each time. It is the correct password as it works on my other mail accounts. also the correct email account is entered with the correct spelling etc. There is also a box beneath the password that says "log in" I have no idea what they mean by this. I have not encountered this before. I am using an HP Omni Book Ultra 14inch. running Windows 11. I have installed Thunderbird on several other devices without this problem.

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Always see my passwords

Greetings! I am a lone software developer in my own office. I do not store my passwords. I type them in every time I log in. It's the only way to remember passwords: typ… (read more)

Greetings!

I am a lone software developer in my own office.

I do not store my passwords. I type them in every time I log in. It's the only way to remember passwords: type them in every time to reinforce memory.

I want to see my passwords when I type them. I don't want a click option to view them. I want to be able to see what I'm typing every time all the time.

I've been a contributor for a number of years. Please create an option to support my request.

If you need me to program the change, please let me know.  :-) I suspect that it is simply a matter of turning off a property on the entry field. This is my third request.

Cheers, Peter Petropoulos

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I am having an Installation problem with Thunderbird to my Imac.

I wish to move away from MS outlook. I have installed Thunderbird desktop email client to my Imac apple desk top computer. When I run the installation software and input … (read more)

I wish to move away from MS outlook. I have installed Thunderbird desktop email client to my Imac apple desk top computer. When I run the installation software and input my gmail account details the system responds with an error "Authentication error". can you please help me to reconfigure the set up to resolve this problem. Kind regards Terry Davies.

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