I have changed my Google password and need to know how to update Thunderbird as the old Google password was not saved in password manager.
Hello, I was abroad yesterday working on a different machine and had to change my Google password to get access to emails via Gmail (as I couldn't recall the password). Now I understand I need to update Thunderbird with the new Google password so that I can get back to accessing my emails via my preferred program. But the old Google password - which I couldn't recall yesterday hence needing to change it - is not saved in password manager. In fact password manager only list passwords for all my family's email addresses other than the one I use 95% of the time! Please advise what i need to do to regain t6he ability to use Thunderbird. Thank you. Nick Chown
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Thank you very much for your prompt response to my query. I was just about to post that I had figured out my mistake myself. I'm not very good with IT matters but half an hour of working on it did the trick!
Thanks again.
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If you changed the gmail password, and the old one was never stored in Options, you should be able to access the account in TB - if - you update TB to 60.9.1 or 68.1.2, which fixes an issue with google OAuth2 authentication, which is the default authentication now for gmail IMAP accounts. With OAuth2 authentication, a browser window will appear when you connect to the account, you enter your new gmail password, and google will add a token to the TB password manager in Options. Prior to the latest update, this process would fail.
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Thank you very much for your prompt response to my query. I was just about to post that I had figured out my mistake myself. I'm not very good with IT matters but half an hour of working on it did the trick!
Thanks again.