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Anne Berit Olsvik
Anne Berit Olsvik
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Hello.

I am very happy with Thunderbird and would prefer not to switch to another program.

I just got myself a new computer and then this problem occurred... The threads come up in my emails and I do NOT want that to happen. It makes the overview of the emails unclear and very confusing. And I do not see clearly if I have read them or not.

I have searched and searched a lot online to find out... but have not succeeded. (my son also tried..)

So I am wondering how I can have the emails coming up one by one (like before), without having the threads..?

The screenshot shows how the email come up for me in Thunderbird, I would like them to come "one by one" without the threads..

Would appreciate your reply!

All the best, Anne Berit Olsvik

Hello. I am very happy with Thunderbird and would prefer not to switch to another program. I just got myself a new computer and then this problem occurred... The threads come up in my emails and I do NOT want that to happen. It makes the overview of the emails unclear and very confusing. And I do not see clearly if I have read them or not. I have searched and searched a lot online to find out... but have not succeeded. (my son also tried..) So I am wondering how I can have the emails coming up one by one (like before), without having the threads..? The screenshot shows how the email come up for me in Thunderbird, I would like them to come "one by one" without the threads.. Would appreciate your reply! All the best, Anne Berit Olsvik
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Your Thunderbird is set to display threads and you have selected a thread 'head' in the screenshot. Best for your case is to disable threads by going to View / Sort by / Unthreaded.

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Your Thunderbird is set to display threads and you have selected a thread 'head' in the screenshot. Best for your case is to disable threads by going to View / Sort by / Unthreaded.

Anne Berit Olsvik
Anne Berit Olsvik Question owner
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Well, l guess lots of things are easy when one know what to do... Thanks a lot for your help, I appreciate it!

This issue has annoyed me for some time :)))

Modified by Anne Berit Olsvik

Thomas Jones
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How does one disable threading *globally*? I use Thunderbird to manage several email accounts and, as a result, have a bajillion folders. This solution seems to only work on an individual-folder basis rather than application-wide.