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I have imap-email accounts with too many folders I have created. I wanted to reduce the folders' amount and move mails between folders. crtl-a selects all mail in a folder, then with the right click menu of the mouse copy or move etc. It just does not do that. Only a small amount of mails is transferred. Same with grab and move to the folder. I then tried to move the mails to a local folder, delete them and move them from the local folder to the destination. Same problem. They would not move to the local folder. Is there any configuration limiting the intended moves?

I am using Thunderbird version 128.7.Oesr on an iMac running Sequoia 15.3. When trying to update a contact's information I'm finding some contacts allow for Edit Mode and other contacts do not even display the Edit button as an option. I've tried Troubleshooting mode, but have the same issue. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ron

Bonjour, J'ai en permanence thunderbird qui me met " ne répond pas" je suis obligé de fermer et ré-ouvrir. JE ne comprends pas d’où vient le problème. Je l'ai réinstallé entièrement.

Hello, I'm using Thunderbird (128.7.0esr (64-bit) on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04) for many years now and this is first real problem I encountered. Veeam is a backup solution which is writing emails where the first headers are written in UTF-8 and the body in UTF-16. The attachment is written in UTF-8. The body is a summary written in UTF-16 When I open the mail the body is shown in Chinese characters. The attachment is normal and readable. Outlook has no problems reading this email and though it is possible to change Veeam to write everything in UTF-8 the system admin who is using outlook refuses to change it. Is this a known problem or do I have set some settings wrong ?

Good day - My e-mail stopped working. (I do not receive any mails, nor can I send any) Can you please assist, My e-mail address is tomstryd@absamail.co.za

Kind regards

Tom

I have a (small) subfolder in my inbox and while the list of emails is still there, only the first three are readable, the rest appears empty if I click on one of them. I tried the repair folder option but if I do that, which recreates the msf file, the result is that now the list is completely empty, the folder appears to contain nothing at all. I have both files (msf and the main one containing the actual emails) saved somewhere else so I can play with them, and I can see that the main file, if I open it with textedit, DOES contain the emails, but I just can't read them in thunderbird. Please note that I do not have access to the imap server of this account anymore. it is now closed, so I cannot re-download the emails. thank you

My MacBook version of Thunderbird just has a spinning beach ball continuously. The CPU is 105% and is using 1.6GB of memory - I cannot shut any of the windows inside of the application. I have restarted my Mac twice and it is still the same. Any clues please?

Hi, We have around five unique emails, and I want each message they send to be redirected to a separate email (let's call it A1). The problem is that when I set up the filter to automatically redirect messages to A1, it keeps sending the same message over and over again.

I am learning how to develop add-ons for Thunderbird. In working through the [**"Hello World" Extension Tutorial**](https://developer.thunderbird.net/add-ons/hello-world-add-on), I decided to try calling the function `messenger.notifications.getPermissionLevel()` function described in the [MailExtensions notifications API documentation](https://webextension-api.thunderbird.net/en/128-esr-mv2/notifications.html).

When I use code like: ``` let allowed = await messenger.notifications.getPermissionLevel(); ``` I see the following error message on the Developer Tools console: ``` Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: messenger.notifications.getPermissionLevel is not a function ```

Meanwhile, over at GitHub, I see [thunderbird/webext-schemas/schema-files/notifications.json#L228-L247](https://github.com/thunderbird/webext-schemas/blob/d0c42f0f1e82244095f002387a2a4d253ab679fb/schema-files/notifications.json#L228-L247), which includes the field, `"unsupported": true`. It also lacks a field `mdn_url`, and there is no entry for it in the [Mozilla browser extensions docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/notifications).

So, is messenger.notifications.getPermissionLevel() supported in Thunderbird 128esr? And, where is that answer documented?

It appears you need to copy and paste the desktop email signature from an email to use on the Thunderbird mobile app rather than the html version in the settings. I have copied and pasted my email signature from an email and tried using the Samsung flow app to copy it to clipboard. Both ways don't bring across images or coloured text and I can't see where to add/ edit either. Is there a way to add images or colour the text on the android mobile version of the Thunderbird email signature?

When using an external display, only Thunderbird may appear larger. (See attached image.)

This phenomenon does not appear on all displays, but only when using a Philips monitor.

Since this problem appears only in Thunderbird, it cannot be solved by changing the resolution of the PC.

Also, even if it is Philips, the display may still be correct. Rebooting does not solve the problem. The same phenomenon occurs with mirroring.

Please let me know if you know of any solution to this problem, as I will describe my operating environment below.

Thunderbird 128.6.1esr (64ビット)

--PC MacBook Pro (12-inch, M1, 2020) macOS Big Sur 11.3

--Display PHILIPS 271E1

--How to connect to the external display

MacBookPro

- Anker PowerExpand 6-in-1 USB-C PD (Hub)
- HDMI cable
- Philips 17inch display

Im trying to change color of font for unread email for the latest version. To do this its says you have to edit the chrome/userChrome.css file in Style Editor.

With earlier versions from what Ive read they had settings inbuilt to chnage font color within "Display" tab, for some reason it has been removed in later versions

Im following these instructions https://devnodes.in/blog/misc/thunderbird-mail-theme-customize/

There's a part where it says "Next create file chrome/userChrome.css" in Thunderbird’s Profiles directory , but it doesnt say how to create it.

I tried creating a folder called chrome in the profiles directory, then creating a file named userCrome.css using notepad but the style editor doesnt list this/see file.

I am not receiving my emails, and when I try to send I get a message about peer's certificate. Help. And I have read all I can find and there aren't any real answers that I can find.

New to TB...

I know this setting pertains to auto-deleting messages, but is there a similar setting for manual deletions?

Let's say I highlight all old messages dated in 2023--450 messages for example--then I press the Delete key....if there are any starred messages in that group I'd like for them to either not be deleted or to get an additional warning like "Messages for deletion includes starred messages...delete anyway? Yes/No"

I'm guessing there's no such warning, but thought I'd ask....thanks.

Hello,

Moving from an older Ubuntu 18.04 machine where Thunderbird is limited to version 102 to a newer machine running Mint 22 where the current version is 128.6

According to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrading-older-version-thunderbird This should work without issue but the latest version mentioned in the article was 115.

Any change since the article was written? Do I need to install older versions to handle the migration to the latest?

Alternately would using the Export / import tools be better for this task than transferring the profiles?

Thank you

Oi!

At work (I can't update) I use Thunderbird Desktop Version 102.5.0 (64-bit). I have a large monitor, so the system's 'Scale and layout' is set to 150%, which suits me.

When I create a new message in Thunderbird: • The text size in the message is fine, • The text size in the menus and buttons is fine, • But I don't like that the inline image is also upscaled.

The image should still be at 100%, just like it appears in Photoshop, which also has appropriately upscaled menus. Please see attached image.

I would be extremely grateful to anyone who is willing to help me with this issue. P.S.: Maybe if I could set the image size in the default message template (perhaps using CSS)?

br, grisax :)

I have used Thunderbird for years to access one mail account on AOL. In November, it suddenly quit working. In my efforts to fix it, I wound up with 2 sets of inboxes. How do I combine them now that I've downloaded & installed Thunderbird, which upgraded my program and reset the AOL connection? All mail is now going into a newer inbox, but I want it in the older inbox?