This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Need to switch my default email addy for outgoing mail.

more options

I have 2 domain name email accounts. Thunderbird just switched to the *other* domain name email account as default for outgoing mail (without me doing anything), and I need to switch it back. Thank you!!

I have 2 domain name email accounts. Thunderbird just switched to the *other* domain name email account as default for outgoing mail (without me doing anything), and I need to switch it back. Thank you!!

Chosen solution

THANK YOU!! I went over everything so many times in Options and Tools, but I missed the "Account Actions" button. It worked. I changed the default!!

Read this answer in context 👍 0

All Replies (2)

more options

If you are viewing account A folders and you click on 'Write', it will use the mail account A in the FROM.

If you are viewing account B folders and you click on 'Write', it will use the mail account B in the FROM.

If you are viewing Local Folders and you click on Write, it will use the default account in the FROM.

The default account will be the one displayed at the top of the list in the Folder Pane and in your Account Settings window.

You can change the default account. Tools > Account Settings select the account name click on 'Account Actions' select 'Set as default' click on OK

more options

Chosen Solution

THANK YOU!! I went over everything so many times in Options and Tools, but I missed the "Account Actions" button. It worked. I changed the default!!