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why is Thunderbird so slow on my new computers?

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My two new computers (Lenovo PC and HP laptop) both run Windows 8. Thunderbird is extremely slow on both when selecting and deleting messages. Get frequent 'not responding' messages.

My two new computers (Lenovo PC and HP laptop) both run Windows 8. Thunderbird is extremely slow on both when selecting and deleting messages. Get frequent 'not responding' messages.

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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#McAfee

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Gnospen
Gnospen
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What is your firewall /virus protection?

gfhn1949
gfhn1949 Question owner
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McAfee Livesafe

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Chosen Solution

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#McAfee

gfhn1949
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Thank you - " Uncheck Email attachments under Real Time Scanning > Settings > Scan these attachments and locations" worked.