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Why is TB duplicating local folders and then why I can't delete those duplicates. The only valid one is the highlighted one in the attach image.

And the message filter are not working properly?

Win10Pro

Searches and AI tell me to use "Account Actions" on the account settings page but I see no "Account Actions" on my Thunderbird.

Thunderbird 128.10.0esr MacOS 15.5

Am I just blind? Am I looking in the right place? I could swear I've done this before without any trouble.

Hi, I have googled this and been into the Thunderbird Help section and cannot find an answer. I am having trouble with one of my email accounts, I want to delete it and it and reinstall it. I get to the point in the process where it says to click on Remove Or Remove account but there is no tab or button that is visible to do this. Help here would be greatly appreciated. Regards Mark

Running Thunderbird 140.6.0esr in Windows 11. This afternoon I found that one of my three accounts no longer shows up in the folder pane, though it still appears normally in the account settings tab. I can still send mail from it, but can't receive any. The other two accounts appear in the folder pane as usual and can send and receive normally.

Any help getting the account back into the folder pane would be appreciated. -- tralfaz

How do I install an email address that has been deleted and also can't remember the password for that email address. My other email address is rdherman@comcast.net for you to answer please.

I using TB 128.6 on a Macbook running Sequoia 15.1.1. Occasionally, I also use an Iphone to compose emails. When I compose an email on my Iphone, it saves it in one of the Drafts folders. When I compose an email on my Macbook, it saves it in the other Drafts folder. I am using a gmail account. Is there a way to change this so they both save to a single Drafts folder?

See screenshot attached for picture of the two folders.

Thanks for your help.

Hello,

I’m encountering an issue after migrating my domain and professional email service.

My address was originally hosted by Cabanova and configured in Thunderbird. I recently transferred the domain and email hosting to OVH, which caused the old mail server configuration to stop working.

Here’s the current situation:

The account in Thunderbird is still using a POP server (ssl0.ovh.net – port 995), while OVH uses IMAP (port 993).

I cannot change the server type from POP to IMAP within the existing account settings.

When I try to add a new account, Thunderbird completely freezes after I click “Continue” and never gives me access to “Manual Configuration.”

I also cannot delete the existing account because it contains all my previous local emails that I need to keep.

At the moment, I’m able to send emails from this account via OVH, but I don’t receive any incoming messages.

What I’d like to do is simply update the server configuration to OVH’s IMAP settings, without losing my existing local messages or recreating the entire profile.

Could you please let me know if there’s a way to:

Force an existing POP account to switch to IMAP,

Or safely recreate the account as IMAP without losing local data and without Thunderbird freezing during setup?

Thank you in advance for your assistance,

I use the same e-mail address on my desktop and my Samsung android phone. I was told to change my desktop e-mail from POP3 to IMAP which I did and then told by the Thunderbird desktop forum to change also my phone settings from POP3 to IMAP. I was told in order to do that I needed to create a new account first and then delete the old account.

However, when I go into server settings and I put in my e-mail address from my desktop, it states "e-mail address already in use". Clearly I do not want to create a new e-mail address - just use the same e-mail address that is on my desktop so that I can access e-mails on my phone that appear on my desktop. Help please!

I have 2 email accounts on TB. Well, 3 if you count the Plusnet one being set up for IMAP and POP3. This email has been my main one forever, but Plusnet have sold it off to an independent company, which I've opted out of as it will become a paid service after 2 yrs. Both IMAP & POP 3 are set as my default email & I want to change it to my Yahoo email that I only set up on POP3.

My 1st Q. is: I can see the red delete button next to the default notice in Settings. Does this just stop the email being my default or will it delete the account entirely? I don't seem able to make the Yahoo account my default without undoing the default settings for Plusnet first (makes sense). But just want to be sure.

Q.2: Since setting up Yahoo email on TB, I noticed that while all my Inbox messages remain when downloaded on my PC, the Sent messages are being deleted to leave only the most recent (currently) 11 messages, like it is if I log in online to Yahoo webmail. Does this mean I need to configure it to IMAP as well to make sure nothing is deleted from my PC?

Eventually, I want to delete the Plusnet accounts entirely from TB. Although I am still receiving emails sent to this address, which is still quite useful, I cannot use it to send or reply to these emails. Also, since the sell off I've been receiving unprecedented amounts of spam/scam emails, especially to my iPhone (TB isn't set up on my phone).

Originally downloaded and installed Thunderbird 140.3.1, created an Outlook account, but no folder other than an Inbox. Uninstalled Thunderbird, downloaded and installed Thunderbird 140.3.0, same issue, no folders other than an Inbox. Both configured using incoming server imap-mail.outlook.com, outgoing server smtp-mail.outlook.com. Windows 10, Outlook works okay as stand alone.

I can get as far as add email and password, when I click continue I can't get any further, just get a round swirly blue circle for ever.

I saw an answer that said don't add the password at this stage, but if I don't add the password the continue button is not available

When I click on a mailto: link on websites, it defaults to an old email address that I am phasing out. So every time I click on a mailto: link, TB opens a new email using the old email address, and I need to remember to click on the list of my email accounts and select a different one.

How can I change the email address that is the default?

Thanks in advance! Clint

Running Chrome and Windows 11 with Thunderbird 128.7 0esr (32-bit) through Gmail.

Following a restart of PC, only primary Thunderbird gmail address functions. Secondary account is still in email account structure; however, there are no emails remaining (many were there prior to this restart), and I cannot send or receive from this account through Thunderbird. Account is still active in gmail.

Account settings in Thunderbird are same for both email addresses. Both addresses were established and have been used for more than 5 years.

Unsure if relevant, but after beginning to use OneDrive approximately one month ago, computer has been restarting without being requested, and have difficulties awakening the computer from sleep mode, sometimes necessitating having to force a restart with the power switch.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

with some changes with a default search for passkeys, I am no longer able to use thunderbird mail as is, as after spending three hours today, I was unable to add a 2nd account that has been accessed via gmail for a long time. I am wondering what other email problems other than thunderbird might have similar features,. as thunderbird has been rendered unusable by new code/passord, passkey requirements. I was looking at spark, but their interface is not as helpful. Thoughts! RIP Thunderbird mail, a long time friends, but time to move on, alas

I'm running Thunderbird 140.1.0esr 64-bit on Windows 11, all up to date. I've tried several times to add a new account to receive email to the webmaster for my website. The email address is set up with my web host. I want to add the account so that I can test but the process hangs.

From the main page I choose Tools > Account Settings > New Account > Mail Account then provide the required full name and email address then click Continue. I get what appears to be a screen indicating that processing is taking place (the rotating circle) but it never concludes.

I used Webmaster as the user name and webmaster@mydomainname.com.

Can anyone suggest what I might do to fix this?

Why does a folder for my "flagship@..." account appear in two places? (See image.) The upper one is a "real" folder in that it contains messages. The one low in the folder list just contains a bunch of links to TB features--no messages.

I cannot understand why the lower "folder" is present for that one account, while the same is not true for my other email accounts. The only difference I can think of, is that the "flagship@..." account is POP3 while the others all have IMAP access.

Ideas?

This article describes the issue but there is no resolution that works in all cases https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1323864

In my situation I have a work account that uses gmail as the mail server. every time I open TB I get this message popping up.

I have disabled all fetching of email and notifications of incoming mail and deleted related passwords.

Is there any way to fully disable an account without deleting it?