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Thunderbird is frozen on my Mac. Can not "Quit" Thunderbird or "Shut down" the computer.

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Thunderbird is frozen on my Mac. Can neither "Quit" Thunderbird nor "Shut down" the computer.

Thunderbird is frozen on my Mac. Can neither "Quit" Thunderbird nor "Shut down" the computer.

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Start Mac in safe mode

Still In Mac safe mode, start thunderbird in safe mode - http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/safe-mode

Does problem go away? Please reply to let us know results.

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Start Mac in safe mode

Still In Mac safe mode, start thunderbird in safe mode - http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/safe-mode

Does problem go away? Please reply to let us know results.

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oddier said

Thunderbird is frozen on my Mac. Can neither "Quit" Thunderbird nor "Shut down" the computer.

Hi Mery. I already found the solution by myself. The only thing I had to do was to "Force Quit" the program. Thanks for your answer. Best wishes, Oddier