Windows 10 reached EOS (end of support) on October 14, 2025. If you are on Windows 10, see this article.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More
This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.
Archived

Hi guys. I have question.

Thunderbird Customization
david replied
lee118
lee118

For the longest time I used Eudora until the developers dropped it.

I did play with GMAIL for a while but I'm not too fond of having oligarchs know my every thought.

I even gave Outlook a trial for a couple of years but I grew tired of the damned add-on developers gouging me.

I tried Thunderbird and liked it a great deal. So much so that I happily make a monthly payment to show appreciation.

Okay, so, I switched to Windows Pro 11 and installed Thunderbird. I don't like it at all. Few controls match what I knew and I have better things to do with my days than go digging around to try to figure out what was perfectly comprehensible six months ago.

So, my questions are -

Is there any chance that you will ever add a nice simple button that says "Revert to Earlier Interface"

If that doesn't have a chance in hell of ever coming into being, can you suggest a decent email program that isn't from Big Coder and that can replace Thunderbird?

I'm not stupid or lazy - I worked in IT for 35 years - but I'm long past the point where trying to figure out what the other guy did to a favorite application was enjoyable. Stable and functional is good. New and mystifying is not.

Suggestions appreciated.

For the longest time I used Eudora until the developers dropped it. I did play with GMAIL for a while but I'm not too fond of having oligarchs know my every thought. I even gave Outlook a trial for a couple of years but I grew tired of the damned add-on developers gouging me. I tried Thunderbird and liked it a great deal. So much so that I happily make a monthly payment to show appreciation. Okay, so, I switched to Windows Pro 11 and installed Thunderbird. I don't like it at all. Few controls match what I knew and I have better things to do with my days than go digging around to try to figure out what was perfectly comprehensible six months ago. So, my questions are - Is there any chance that you will ever add a nice simple button that says "Revert to Earlier Interface" If that doesn't have a chance in hell of ever coming into being, can you suggest a decent email program that isn't from Big Coder and that can replace Thunderbird? I'm not stupid or lazy - I worked in IT for 35 years - but I'm long past the point where trying to figure out what the other guy did to a favorite application was enjoyable. Stable and functional is good. New and mystifying is not. Suggestions appreciated.

All Replies (1)

david
david
  • Top 10 Contributor

You didn't give us much information. Are you wanting to revert to a copy that was previously on that PC? If so, what version was it? If this is a fresh install, when did you use a version that you liked? 2024? 2022? 2020? Earlier versions are available, but you may need to start over if doing that. With more info, I may be able to assist.