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Why can I not set update to only update the 1 account I am currently reading?

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arteone
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I have 6 email accounts in my Thunderbird. Why can I not set update to only update the 1 account I am currently reading? I often get emails as a part of 2 factor authorization for a Firefox account and I have to wait for all my accounts to update before I can read the one that is important at time. Sometimes when I am opening the account I need, I must wait for 100 or more emails in other accounts to download. Is it possible to set Thunderbird to only open 1 account at a time?

I have 6 email accounts in my Thunderbird. Why can I not set update to only update the 1 account I am currently reading? I often get emails as a part of 2 factor authorization for a Firefox account and I have to wait for all my accounts to update before I can read the one that is important at time. Sometimes when I am opening the account I need, I must wait for 100 or more emails in other accounts to download. Is it possible to set Thunderbird to only open 1 account at a time?

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david
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If these are IMAP accounts, they generally have a life of their own. If POP, you might try setting them to not download when TB starts, and not to download on any schedule and not to automatically download. I think that may help you select which account to check. If you right-click the 'get messages' icon, you can select which account to check. I hope this helps.

arteone
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David, Thanks for the suggestions but they didn't really work. 1 is a gmail imap and 3 are pop. Also, right clicking on 'get messages' didn't give me any options except 'Menu Bar' and 'Customize' Before the update to V115 it only updated the email account I was looking at. I wish they would find a way to add that choice.

david
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I'm not sure what you're rightclicking, but those aren't the options. Those sound like options for the toolbar itself. the 'get messages' icon allows selecting individual accounts.