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Why do I keep getting the message "Thunderbird is not Responding" ? (Win10)

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My "Trend Micro Internet Security" is set to not scan emails and/or attachments. The only plug-in is Shockwave Flash and it is disabled. Still get the "not responding"

It also less frequently happens with Firefox as well.

My "Trend Micro Internet Security" is set to not scan emails and/or attachments. The only plug-in is Shockwave Flash and it is disabled. Still get the "not responding" It also less frequently happens with Firefox as well.

Modified by Wayne Mery

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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Memory_Usage_Problems lists many possibilities. Please post your results when you find a potential cause.

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Thanks but when I opened the link and looked at all the stuff there I figured I'll just live with it. Too much for this old brain to deal with. Was hoping it might be a simple fix.