Using Thunderbird/Gmail on 2 computers

I use Thunderbird (102.15.1) at home for emails on my Gmail account, and I have a lot of local folders for filing of emails. I also have Tbird (115.10.1) on a laptop for… (閱讀更多)

I use Thunderbird (102.15.1) at home for emails on my Gmail account, and I have a lot of local folders for filing of emails. I also have Tbird (115.10.1) on a laptop for travelling, but without all the local folders. When I opened up Tbird on the laptop, it downloaded 2 years emails (!!) -- they are all, of course, already on my home computer. If, for example, I delete most of them on the laptop, can I be sure that will not affect what is on my home computer?

I know I need to upgrade to Tbird (it will be v. 128) on both computers.

Are there any guides or instructions on the interaction of Gmail and Tbird on 2 computers?

All help/advice will be appreciated.

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Help! Can't Get Accounts or Emails Into New Thunderbird Installation After Win 11 Reset And Profile File Deletions

System: Win 11 Home (lastest updates, also my notebook's latest updates from the manufacturer) Thunderbird version 151.0 Okay, this is a multiple clusterf#@$. I ended up … (閱讀更多)

System:

Win 11 Home (lastest updates, also my notebook's latest updates from the manufacturer) Thunderbird version 151.0

Okay, this is a multiple clusterf#@$.

I ended up needing to do a Win 11 Home "reset" keeping data. But I needed to back up some files first. But my back up drive was full. Usually, it's because of EaseUs ToDo not deleting files and just adding and adding to the system backup. But that wasn't the main issue: my Thunderbird profile (which I backup separately) was about 280 GIGABYTES in size! This is an extension of a prior problem for which nobody on here new how to solve and certainly nobody from Mozilla chimed in to help. So I did what I'd done before (but it'd never been like this) and delected a couple of THOUSAND seemingly redundant iterations of files from my profile, but NONE of the folders inside the profile.

Of course the Win11 reset deleted Thunderbird and all the profile information. No big problem, I've done this before...but it didn't work copying in all of the old files (from my backup drive) into a new profile and selecting that profile to boot. So, I went to the "Recycle Bin", undeleted all of those files back into my backed-up profile. But I'm only able to get Thunderbird to see all of my address book information. It is not finding my Thunderbird and email account settings nor my email messages (21 years worth). I 100% did NOT delete my email messages (c:\users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\PROFILENAME\Mail).

I can laboriously redo my email account information (five different accounts) and Thunderbird user settings, but I really DESPERATELY NEED HELP restoring my email messages.

PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!

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I cannot turn off 'threading' of messages. Ugh.

I can't turn off 'threading' of messages. I hate that feature. I'll do my own damn 'threading'. Now the 'search' function is useless. Help me turn off 'threading' I … (閱讀更多)

I can't turn off 'threading' of messages. I hate that feature. I'll do my own damn 'threading'. Now the 'search' function is useless. Help me turn off 'threading' I run Thunderbird which I like, on my HP Windows 11 laptop.

"Threading" cannot be 'unchecked' in the dropdown menu.

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Include email source data when forwarding spam to [Agency/Gov] reporting addresses

Feature Request: When a user reports spam to an official agency (e.g., report@phishing.gov.uk), Thunderbird should automatically detect the endpoint using pattern matchin… (閱讀更多)

Feature Request: When a user reports spam to an official agency (e.g., report@phishing.gov.uk), Thunderbird should automatically detect the endpoint using pattern matching and prompt the user to forward the message as an attachment (.eml format) rather than inline, preventing the loss of critical routing headers like DKIM, SPF, and Received: chains necessary for cyber investigators. This logic could either intercept a manual forward with a prompt asking to attach the original source data, or as an alternative, it could be integrated directly into Thunderbird’s existing "Spam / Junk" button to automatically package and auto-route the pristine email source data to the designated agency upon click.

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having problems configuring Thunderbird for use on videotron

the morning I tried to access my email account on Videotron (I live in Quebec) and got this message from thunderbird "Sending of the message failed. The message could no… (閱讀更多)

the morning I tried to access my email account on Videotron (I live in Quebec) and got this message from thunderbird "Sending of the message failed. The message could not be sent because connecting to Outgoing server (SMTP) .videotron.ca failed." Thunderbird was working perfectly yesterday. I contacted Videotron tech service and spent over an hour with the technician with no success. I have included two screen shots.

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Is there a Portable Apps version of Thunderbird for Windows 11 - my version from my windows 10 computer won't run.'t

I have been using Thunderbird Portable e-mail under Windows 10 for a number of years . About 4 months ago I installed on a Windows 11 computer - it worked for a few weeks… (閱讀更多)

I have been using Thunderbird Portable e-mail under Windows 10 for a number of years . About 4 months ago I installed on a Windows 11 computer - it worked for a few weeks, then one morning I received a message stating it will not run because a 16 bit program will not run in a 64 bit environment.

I am hoping that there will be a 64 bit portable version for Windows, based on my previous usage.

Would I be able to install the normal version on an external portable drive? When I go visiting, it is convenient to be able to take just the external drive. Currently, the external drive is a high capacity USB drive. However, if this is not possible, is the current Windows 11 version ready to go?

My current e-mail system is a long time DOS system via my ISP. That e-mail address is my only e-mail address, used for over twenty years. I would prefer not to have to change it.

What I have been doing is to use Thunderbird Portable to download my e-mails into Thunderbird on my computer, which allows me to store my e-mails offline for a financial year.

I am hoping to find an option to continue this by June 30.

Regards and Thank you, Kevin Cassidy [edited email from public community support forum]

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Authentication Errors on Launch

Recently tried to switch back to using Daily, but now I get authentication errors each time I start the program. It's always the following three errors in sequence: Auth… (閱讀更多)

Recently tried to switch back to using Daily, but now I get authentication errors each time I start the program. It's always the following three errors in sequence: Authentication failure while connecting to server imap.gmail.com. The certificate for imap.gmail.com does not come from a trusted source. Non-overridable TLS error occurred. Handshake error or probably the TLS version or certificate used by server imap.gmail.com is incompatible.

I've tried getting rid of all of my saved passwords and even completely getting rid of the account and re-adding it. I've also tried completely disabling my VPN's service in Windows to see if that was somehow affecting it, but nothing.

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Clean install of thunderbird but no profile found in usual location. I put in some old profiles, but still doesn't recognize them. Multiple tries.

I've used thunderbird for years. Now I can't get it back. I tried a clean uninstall/reinstall. Downloaded from the thunderbird site. Seems to install fine, but then says … (閱讀更多)

I've used thunderbird for years. Now I can't get it back. I tried a clean uninstall/reinstall. Downloaded from the thunderbird site. Seems to install fine, but then says no profile recognized. I put some old profiles in the appdata\roaming\thunderbird\profiles in desperation, but still no luck. My clean uninstall did involve registry entries (Revo-Uninstall). So I'd like to get a clean start with Thunderbird, but it won't let me. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. I dread the idea of using another email after all these years!

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My default domain with three email accounts works fine, how do I setup an email account that uses a second domain?

I have successfully set up 3 email accounts using my default domain. When I try to use an email account that uses a second domain I can't send or receive emails. This acc… (閱讀更多)

I have successfully set up 3 email accounts using my default domain. When I try to use an email account that uses a second domain I can't send or receive emails. This account required manual setup which I did but it does not work. My web hosting is with Namecheap and I do believe settings at that end are correct. Any help would be appreciated.

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Thunderbird won't download messages from Yahoo webmail

For the past several days, TB has not been downloading messages from Yahoo. When I click to download, it will say "downloading message 1 of 36" and then time out. I get t… (閱讀更多)

For the past several days, TB has not been downloading messages from Yahoo. When I click to download, it will say "downloading message 1 of 36" and then time out.

I get this message when I double-click the progress bar: "Connection to server pop.mail.yahoo.com timed out."

The settings have not been altered in any way.

I've looked through the various discussions on similar questions in this community and on Reddit, but none of the suggestions have worked.

Help please.

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how to get to my mailbox

This is absolutely insane. I set up a email account(also did about a year ago) and I can not get back to my mail. Why in gods name is it so difficult? I have multiple ema… (閱讀更多)

This is absolutely insane. I set up a email account(also did about a year ago) and I can not get back to my mail. Why in gods name is it so difficult? I have multiple email accounts with most all the major email websites and this one is utterly impossible to use. I just keep ending up in the same spot with no information to help get out of the endless circle. I don't even know if I could find my way back to here. I will give you my email address to try and get something more constructive than the past two days. I want to make mozilla products my main users for all my different platforms to simplify my life but I am having my doubts about thunderbird. So far it is a useless time waster. I'm shocked that this is under the Mozilla name. I normally associate Mozilla with high quality, easy to use products. My goal is to have all the phones, tablets,laptops, and desktops operating on linux and mozilla. Thank you in advance. X@yahoo.com

(PII redacted by moderator)

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Odd message in Settings: "Thunderbird is being managed by your organization."

Just what it says in the summary. I went to settings to check/change something, and found this new (I think) message in colour at the top of the page. I have no idea wh… (閱讀更多)

Just what it says in the summary. I went to settings to check/change something, and found this new (I think) message in colour at the top of the page. I have no idea what it means, as I am not part of any organization. The statement is a link, and when I click on it, it takes me to the page shown in the image What if anything, does this mean? Do I need to do anything about it?.

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how to use complete address books as email addressees

i want to add the multiple addresses in a special address book to the distribution of an email how do i do that? (i tried putting in the name of the address book... that … (閱讀更多)

i want to add the multiple addresses in a special address book to the distribution of an email

how do i do that?

(i tried putting in the name of the address book... that didn't work)

thanks

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"Automatically follow detected online state" does not work for Yahoo SMTP server

Cannot get online mode to send message. It is NOT a matter of a menu item hidden. "Automatically follow detected online state" does not work for Yahoo SMTP server after c… (閱讀更多)

Cannot get online mode to send message. It is NOT a matter of a menu item hidden.

"Automatically follow detected online state" does not work for Yahoo SMTP server after computer turned off and Internet connection lost. And now no pop up appears to add a newly acquired Yahoo password in order to send a message.

After computer turned off, SMTP always requires a new 3rd party password from Yahoo. IMAP never requires updated password from Yahoo.

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