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I am trying to migrate from Microsoft Outlook 2021 to Mozilla Thunderbird. I have successfully imported the email from a number of different email accounts. I would now like to import the archived emails held in a number of PST files. The import tool would seem to be what is required, but it does not seem to allow me to select the PST files that I wish to import. I am concerned that it will try to import all email messages from my Outlook 2021. Is there a way of restricting it to just individual PST files?

Yesterday while using Thunderbird on Samsung android phone the contents of my inbox completely disappeared. I searched Thunderbird's other folders such as Trash, Spam & Archive et al to no avail. This is disasterous for me. I see from a Goggle search that this is not uncommon.

I want to create a rule that applies only to one folder. Essentially, I get various notifications that I want to keep for a couple of months, but don't need permanently (e.g. appointment reminders, visa notifications, etc.). I have rules that work properly to move the message to the correct folder, but I want to create a rule that will delete the message IN THAT SPECIFIC FOLDER after 60 days. I most certainly don't want to delete messages in the inbox or other folders that I need to keep permanently. 1. Is there a way to do that? 1a. If there isn't, can it be suggested as an enhancement? 2. If there isn't, is there a better way to do this that I can't think of?

I've added a screenshot of one of the rules that I've created that works correctly. I need to be able to delete that message without deleting any messages in other folders.

The functionality for moving individual folders in a Thunderbird email account to network locations is missing. Similarly, moving the entire mailbox to a network drive does not work correctly. This is needed to free up resources on the local computer. In our case, the 500 GB SSD is occupied by a 350 GB mailbox.

for no reason get this message , just go OK says " Cannot be compacted because another operation is occurring" see attached It also does it for other folders & the like Am I accidentally hitting a keyboard combo or button that does that? or just random?

thanks

Craig ( NZ )

Prior to the update to TB 153.5.1esr (on Linux Debian) all was fine. The update was accompanied by (caused?) a display that is huge, such that much of my content is off-screen.

I've been using Thunderbird for my POP3 accounts on Windows 10 for years. I'm now trying to install Thunderbird on a new Mac Mini (M6) running MacOS 27. In the Thunderbird setup, I go straight to Manual Configuration and select POP3. This takes me to a screen that allows me to configure one POP3 account plus an SMTP server. I enter the exact same configuration info that I use for one of my accounts on the Windows machine. Interestingly there is no box on the form for an account password. When I hit the "Connect" button, Thunderbird post a message saying "Mozilla Thunderbird failed to find the settings for your email account." When I select "Show more" it says "Can't find a server".

My Mac machine has its firewall turned off completely ("Inactive") and I have no problems with other apps accessing the Internet. There is no way to explicitly list Thunderbird as a firewall exception because the firewall is off. Further, I opened a command window and pinged both my POP3 and SMTP servers (using the same names as I supplied in my Thunderbird configuration) and they ping just fine; i.e. "ping" has no problem reaching them. I'm at my wits' end.

When I launch Thunderbird via icon ( version 158), it always brings me to sign on page for Thundermail.. If Thundermail is by invitation only, how do I get back to the real TB page. I can access webmail, my account, and portal. I only see Version 156 in download folder and only have default-release and default in the profile. I have no clue then what is happening. Will bringing back an earlier version. "ABOUT" shows version 158 and nothing else.

Also, my android email & passwords have remained constant and I did not have to change anything.

Thunderbird 158.0.1 (64 bit) Thunderbird codename Meadow, Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu-snap-build - 1.0

Running on Ubuntu Linux 24.04

Problem downloading emails from Yahoo

For years there has been no problem, but about 2 weeks ago downloads stopped. Pane at bottom of Thunderbird says downloading message 1 of 292, but is is stuck at 1 and nothing downloads.

Today something different is happening, it downloads the first 80 messages then returns again and downloads same messages again, then repeats. I now have 17 duplicates of these same 80 emails just in the time to write this and it is still downloading the same 80 over and over again.

I have searched internet for solutions. I have done the following:

Updated to Oauth2 through Yahoo website. Thunderbird shows a saved login password oauth://login.yahoo.com, plus my correct email address, plus an OAuth2 password

Checked all server settings. All correct, e.g, pop.mail.yahoo.com Port 995 SSL/TLS security, and OAuth2 authentication method

From server settings page I tested connection to server which came back successfully

Same as above for outgoing server.

I have ample disk space on my computer and ample data capability on Yahoo account.

Confirmed not in offline mode. Confirmed cookies and javascript enabled.

BTW, I can access all my mail on Yahoo’s web page, but that is inconvenient. I really prefer access through Thunderbird.

I have deleted global-messages-db.sqlite and Thunderbird reestablished it. Did the same for popstate.dat, and inbox.msf

I even uninstalled Thunderbird and reinstalled it but no improvement in the problem.

I am out of options now. What to do? Thanks so much.

For the first time I am trying to add several different email accounts to Thunderbird on my Windows 11 laptop. One worked fine (i.e. second email account). The next, from a different email provider, only has an inbox, no other folders. Local folders now appears below the this last email account, and includes copies of the primary email account Sent folder and my Invoices folder. There are more items in this copy Invoices folder than in the version listed straight under the primary email Inbox.

My aim is to have several different email accounts, each with their own Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Deleted, and the capability to add Folders as I wish. But I am thoroughly confused, having tried and failed to add the usual and any extra folders to this email account. Would be grateful for any advice.

I was a COX cable Email customer, when they stopped providing Email my account went to YAHOO, but the Email address stayed the same. I have been using TBird for years. My old computer died, the person that set up the new one could not set up Tbird. I am trying but it says my cox.net site could not be found. PLEASE HELP ME! I love Tbird and hate YAHOO!

I followed the instructions in the aritcle on the search page and it still didn't work. I worked with Geek Squad. They completely did all kinds of different settings and they all failed. When I click the test button, it says it connects successfully.

It tells me to retry or update the password.

I am absolutley typing in the correct password.

Hallo,

ich bitte um Hilfe, seit dem letzten Update von Thunderbird auf 159.0 (64-Bit) sind meine Mailaccounts verschwunden. Eins konnte ich wieder einrichten, das von T-Online bringt als Fehler ständig "Fehler bei der Authentifizierung" obwohl alles korrekt ist. Thunderbird kann sich automatisch die Serverdaten für IMAP holen, aber sobald ich das Passwort eingebe kommt der Fehler. Das Passwort habe ich jetzt bereits geändert, dennoch funktioniert es nicht. Was kann ich tun?

I used to access my emails through the pop server however after an update there were weird things happening and somehow I managed to get my emails through the imap server. When I tried to get it back to the pop server, the default button was greyed out.

Today I have deleted the imap server, thinking that it might allow me to use the default button for the pop server however it is still greyed out.

When I went in to try to set up email on the pop server it is telling me that I already have the pop server but it isn't the default and I have no way of getting any of my emails now.

HELP!

I already have Gmail linked to Thunderbird on Windows but now have a Linux computer. When adding Gmail, I am taken to Google's website as expected which grants authorization after satisfactorily logging in. I'm sent back to Thunderbird that then displays Authentication failure. There seems to be no way around this despite looking for any Google credentials in saved passwords. Thunderbird has added other mail accounts with no problem. Google will show that my Linux computer is linked but Thunderbird rejects any attempt to sync with Gmail. I'm wondering if there remains any Google data within T'bird that is corrupted that needs to be cleaned out to start over fresh.

I am using the correct password but it keeps saying " Login to server imap.comcast.net with username [redacted]@comcast.net failed.". I hope someone can help. Thanks.

So long as I investigated, the problem is,

After version154, received emails in Japanese encoded by 8bit causes misconversion (mojibake). Emails encoded by base64 is not misconverted. Only 8bit encoded shows the problem. Version153.5 is no problem. Version154 and newer shows the problem.

Here are OK/NG by sender/receiver combination. Sender version154 8bit - receiver version154 - NG Sender version154 base64 - receiver version154 - OK Sender version154 8bit - receiver version153 - OK Sender version154 base64 - receiver version153 - OK Sender version153 8bit - receiver version154 - OK Sender version153 base64 - receiver version154 - OK

Emails encoded by base64 is OK, but some senders can encode by only 8bit. I cannot find how they can use base64. It would be helpful to know to use base64 encoding in version154 (or later).

However, the best way is that version154 (or later) can read 8bit encoded email in Japanese. I would like to thank anyone who help the problem.

The ad says AOL on top. then activate your license now with a McAfee Logo, then antivirus software needs your attention. Your credit card has failed update it now. With a Login for AOL. I have uninstalled the app and reinstalled, ran all the antivirus apps I have and still no luck. Should I just uninstall the app and then go into AppData and delete the Thunderbird Folder?