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Contact area is Black

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Using Thunderbird 52.5.0

When I launch/open Thunderbird the side pane where the contacts are is momentarily black, before it shows the contacts. This did not happy before I installed the update.

I have a Mac Mini OS is High Sierra

Thanks in advance for any help.

Using Thunderbird 52.5.0 When I launch/open Thunderbird the side pane where the contacts are is momentarily black, before it shows the contacts. This did not happy before I installed the update. I have a Mac Mini OS is High Sierra Thanks in advance for any help.

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Please start thunderbird in safe mode - https://support.mozilla.org/kb/safe-mode-thunderbird

Does problem go away?

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Wayne Mery said

Please start thunderbird in safe mode - https://support.mozilla.org/kb/safe-mode-thunderbird Does problem go away?

Thanks for your reply. Nope. I used Safe Mode for mine & my wifes profiles and the problem remains.