Unable to download emails from gmail.
I choose to use POP not IMAP. Yesterday morning, messages downloaded as normal, no problem. Yesterday afternoon, they did not download and I received this message "Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you write privileges, and you have enough disk space to copy the mailbox." I had done nothing at all to my system in the meanwhile, as far as I am aware. I have tried deleting a lot of old emails from my inbox, and emptying the 'Deleted' folder. Any suggestions very welcome.
Isisombululo Esikhethiwe
Thanks again for your help. However, I have had a pleasant surprise this morning: All the emails which have been sitting on the Gmail server have now downloaded into my Thunderbird Inbox. I didn't do anything, though I was planning to follow your guidelines. On the principle of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', I shall not be doing anything more about it at the moment. However, if it recurs, I shall have your notes for future reference. Many thanks again.
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What is your anti-virus software?
I have Norton 360 installed. Thanks for replying.
These are some generic suggestions to avoid problems with anti-virus software.
Create an exception in your anti-virus software for the Thunderbird profile folder, so that the anti-virus real-time scanner will not scan it. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#w_how-to-find-your-profile
Don't let your anti-virus software scan incoming and outgoing messages.
Don't let your anti-virus software scan attachments.
Don't let your anti-virus software intercept your secure connection to the server.
Remove any add-ons your anti-virus software may have installed in Thunderbird.
Keep it working. https://kb.mozillazine.org/Keep_it_working_-_Thunderbird
And last but not least, backup your Thunderbird profile on a regular basis. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#w_backing-up-a-profile
Isisombululo Esikhethiwe
Thanks again for your help. However, I have had a pleasant surprise this morning: All the emails which have been sitting on the Gmail server have now downloaded into my Thunderbird Inbox. I didn't do anything, though I was planning to follow your guidelines. On the principle of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', I shall not be doing anything more about it at the moment. However, if it recurs, I shall have your notes for future reference. Many thanks again.
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