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hi, I just changes hosting, but saw after setting things up, (click settings - account settings - changed server name) that the account looked brand new, empty, no subfolders with sorted messages.

is this because I'd lazily set up imap on my old hosting instead of pop3? I know thunderbird has local copies of everything though, right? because I could see emails still while I was offline.

can I get my old emails back?

Hello, During a recent software update not long ago, I lost my entire Spell Check ability and Dictionary's won't even load anymore. I figure I need to delete the program and reload, but I'm afraid of losing all my folders that have been created over the years of using Thunderbird Mail.

Could someone please explain the procedures for me to delete and reload without losing all my important folders. These folders have years of important emails stored in them.

Thanks a bunch!!

I had problems connecting with Thunderbird for 24 hours (I connect via an imap server from my Sky account). When this was rectified, email folders which I had created had disappeared. These contain historical emails which I can ill-afford to lose. How do I restore these?

Recently a pop-up asks me to enter a password to receive/send messages in my Thunderbird emails. Each time I enter the password, the pop-up message comes back w/in seconds asking me to retry or enter new password or cancel. It seems there is difficulty logging in as imap-mail.outlook.com has failed to connect. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can correct this issue? In simple terms please with step-by-step directions. Thank you kindly!!!

The profile manager goes out of it's way to provide all possible options *except* the one that's needed most:

How to simply "switch" from one profile to another profile?

When a new Thunderbird installation is created, all profile operations are limited to the profiles created when Thunderbird is installed. Other profiles that are available in the right location under Users\---\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\* are simply ignored without any possible, or at least obvious, route to switch to them and / or activate them. Why?

This issue is a real problem when attempting to migrate existing Thunderbird settings, mail data, etc., from one physical workstation to another. Fortunately I found a fix by grabbing the mail\pop_account folder under the old profile and plugging that folder into the new profile. Still there was additional aggravation associated with lost settings, another import / export for the calender, etc., etc.

Again, why does this have to be difficult?

Hi, wondering how can I change a setting so I don't have the whole history of my email communication with an individual running along the top of the screen. It also means I get the oldest email in a chain from that person in my inbox.

I have an account with optimum.net I no longer receive Thunderbird emails since 9-02-24 about 10 AM EST. I talked to the "Head" tech at Optimum and he constantly assured me that the problem was with Thunderbird, not Optimum. I do not receive emails from optimum (suddenlink,net) or yahoo.com.

But I can send email, through Thunderbird to each. I have to look on the web to see the emails, since Tbird does not receive.

I have changed no passwords.

I think that Bird only uses the server on suddenlink, my primary ISP The head tech at optimum sas=ys it it not there problem,

Could someone tell me the answer?

John Addis jaddis@suddenlink.net john.addis@yahoo.com

I have posted this in two forums, not knowing which will get me the answer.

I have an account with optimum.net I no longer receive Thunderbird emails since 9-02-24 about 10 AM EST. I talked to the "Head" tech at Optimum and he constantly assured me that the problem was with Thunderbird, not Optimum. I do not receive emails from optimum (suddenlink,net) or yahoo.com.

But I can send email, through Thunderbird to each. I have to look on the web to see the emails, since Tbird does not receive.

I have changed no passwords.

I think that Bird only uses the server on suddenlink, my primary ISP The head tech at optimum says it it not there problem.

Could someone tell me the answer?

John Addis jaddis@suddenlink.net John.Addis@Yahoo.com

Very recently, when I click on "write" to do a new email I get the normal form but the body of the email is totally weird - paragraphs of some sort of "code" that looks like this:

- PK?????!ߤ�lZ? ????[Content_Types].xml �??(�?���n�0?E���?��Ub袪*?�>�-R�??{?V��Ǽ��??QU?� l"%3��3Vƃ�ښl ?�w%�?=���^i7+���-d?&�0�A�6�l4��?L6?0#�Ò�S O����?X��*��V$z�3?��?3����?��%p)O�???^�??���5}

I need to delete this stuff before writing the email. What do I need to do to get rid of this? Thanks

Hi-my question is simple, why is Thunderbird locked to me past 08/07/2024. I have answered lots of security questions but still can't access my emails. Arthur Sutton

I have two Inboxes in which to receive emails from my online account using POP email forwarding. The emails are going into the online account's Inbox in Thunderbird, but I want them to go into the Inbox in my Local Folders. It's not a big issue, but a matter of preference. Otherwise I have no problems in Thunderbird.

I am getting a number of messages "Sending of the message failed. SSL received a record with an incorrect Message Authentication Code. The configuration related to mail.tobymanning.co.uk must be corrected" when I send an email

Hi On my Computer I have some locale folders with a lot of mails. Have installed Thunderbird on my Android Mobile and want to see all these locale folders. How and where do I place these locale folders to be able to see them on my Mobile ??? Have attached part of my Mail window to show locale folders. Regards John Gyrud

HI,

I am using Thunderbird 128.1.1esr (64-bit) but recently I am facing an issue with password which keep asking password even after putting right password many times , almost 10 to 15 times putting the password then only allow me to login , It seems password manager not keeping /remembering password. I already delete the saved password and re-enter new one but no result.

Please help me in this regards.

Bhavesh

Under Thunderbird v128.1.1esr the passwords of accounts couldn't be saved via password manager. The list of saved passwords is empty. But if I run Thunderbird in debug mode the list is shown correctly. What can I do to not been prompted everytime for passwords ?

Thunderbird periodically request to compact my emails. I generally do the compact when requested. The last time I did a compact the emails in my inbox were still listed in the message list header pane but when I tried to go back and read them, they were either blank or a whole bunch of alphanumeric characters were displayed. The emails in my send file were not affected and none of the emails in my other various folders were affected. Searching around on this forum I found that selecting the inbox folder and then properties->repair may be the answer, but it just wiped out the recent inbox emails. The emails that had come in after the compact process. All new emails that come in are readable and I can see them in the message pane. I hope you can help. Thank you

I am using windows 10 Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 Installed on ‎8/‎24/‎2020 OS build 19045.4780 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0

Thunderbird version 128.1.1esr (32-bit)

We have been working with our server, Blue Mountain, for weeks now trying to correct ever shifting email issues: can't send or receive emails on laptop, can receive on phones but not send, then can't receive but can send. Then can't do either. Currently I haven't gotten an email on my phone since August 2, the last item there is a box that says "Correct credentials needed. Enter credentials for arimor@gorge.net." My husband's last email is a Newsbreak -- from a week or so ago. So we can't send or receive from laptop or phones, but in our last contact with Blue Mountain they said it must be a Thunderbird problem. I fervently hope it is because then our problems might be solved. Can you help?

I quit working for a company and my email account with them was closed. However, I like to keep the emails around just to have some history.So I am trying to disable the account without wiping it out of my thunderbird. Following advice from another question, I turned off checkboxes in my server settings (shown in image).However, regardless of this, whenever I open thunderbird and various other times besides, it pops up this demand for my password for that account (second image, note the banner at the top). How can I REALLY TRULY deactivate the account so that thunderbird will never again try to read anything from it?