I-Thunderbird Community Forum

Good morning, I had asked a question early on Saturday, but was unavailable the rest of the weekend so just now responding to associate Corey Bryan's answer. I had gotten a message that I am using an unsupported version and they recommend downloading the latest stable version.

He said it appears that I'm on the "Release" channel and most likely want to be on the ESR channel. I also mentioned that I am a cave-man when it comes to anything computer and am very skittish about making any changes as I don't how to straighten out any errors that might occur.

He asked me where I installed Thunderbird from and the answer is that I don't know. It was an IT guy that did it many years ago.

So I guess my questions are, if I've been using this version for years, do I need to or should I update it? If so, if I click on the latest stable version of Thunderbird, will that change anything on my computer, aside from getting the newer version of T-Bird? And will my e-mails in Thunderbird look any different?

Thanks very much for the help. Tony

The problem is that the 'Show Folder Size' option gives contents (even when no emails are present) that are too large. The file sizes seem to accumulate each time an email passes through the folder.

This was raised 8 months ago in a thread and the solution was to manually delete files in the Profile folder. This still works (I've just done it this afternoon) although personalised folders have to be deleted and re-made.

Has an easier solution been discovered, yet? Thanks...

I reinstalled thunderbird and cleared the profile folder. Then when I login Gmail, after the OAuth, it tells me "Unable to login at server. Possibly wrong configuration, username or password."

This only happens to Gmail. I also tried Outlook and this didn't happen.

I then tried running thunderbird in the terminal to see what it outputs: (image 2)

"line 232: Script terminated by timeout"

Technical information: TB version: 128.5.1-1 (arch linux aur)

I want to change one of the passwords I have stored in Thunderbird. Asks for my Mozilla password but then rejects it. I even went through the whole "change my Mozilla password" ritual to make sure I have the right password and in fact it's the one that's letting me post here. But I can't get in to see my passwords on Thunderbird. Help?

Hello All, I'm new to Thunderbird and I'm so glad to find an email client that is simple and functional (leaving New Outlook) Here is my Problem: Why do I see a sent email twice in the Sent folder? I'm told to go to: Account Settings > Copies & Folders > uncheck "copy to Sent folder" However, in Account Settings is no option for Copies & Folder to click ...???? Why do I not have this option?

On the other hand, the problem is not having a sent email automatically in Sent folder ... but rather the fact that some appear twice. Any help is highly appreciated

Thanks

I have 3 computers and I want to make sure Thunderbird is synchronized on all 3. Yes, I have checked your forums for help. Here’s my configuration:

Main PC – used daily. Thunderbird has 4 email accounts. One is IMAP, the others are POP. Backup PC – Used only occasionally. files on this computer are synchronized with the Main PC about once per month. The email accounts are the same as the main computer. Laptop – Used only occasionally. files on this computer are synchronized with the Main PC about once per month. The email accounts are the same as the main computer.

I have read articles on how to move profiles, but I have not come across one that does what I want to do. Also, I am confused about whether filters can be duplicated on more than one computer. I have seen suggestions to just use IMAP (which might work for some, but not all, accounts), but that doesn’t address how to copy filters and keep them synchronized.

Here’s what I would like to do.

Step 1: Back up Main PC Step 2: Copy Thunderbird emails and filters from that backup to the Backup PC Step 3: Copy Thunderbird emails and filters from that backup to the Laptop.

When all steps are completed, I would expect that if I open Thunderbird on either the Backup PC or the Laptop that all messages, folders, and filers would be exactly like those on the Main PC.

Is this possible? If so, what must I do to ensure everything works as I would like?

Thanks, Alan

I use Signature Switch as I have several signatures that I need for work. I want to add an animated gif and do so using the html area. The gif never shows, just a blank box the size of the gif. I wrote to the developer of Signature Switch, but no reply.

Anyone have any ideas?

If I copy a message file of Local Folders from the Thunderbird profile on one computer to the corresponding path on another computer, will Thunderbird process it correctly?

I see my e-mails in Local Folders are stored in this file, /home/norio/.thunderbird/<random>.default-release/Mail/Local\ Folders/<subfolder_name>.sbd/Inbox If I copy this file to the same path (except rewriting <random> string) on another computer by OS's commands (like cp and rsync), will the messages show up in Thunderbird on the destination computer?

I see many back-up and recovery articles that instructs the users to copy the entire profile directory and copy it to the new computer. I wonder if I can copy only a message file, so that I don't have to overwrite the entire settings and messages on the destination computer.

Trying to install T'bird on a new computer. Already have it installed on three PCs and two tablets. Server setting is POP.centurylink.net but T'bird only gives the option for POP3.xxxxx. Using POP3.xxxxx won't let me configure the account. How do I fix this problem? Thanks,

Hi everyone, After setting up an auto-reply on one of my mail accounts, I get the auto-response but at the bottom of the signature is literal pages of random characters, completely unrelated to the auto-reply text (see attached screenshot). We have received several comms from clients stating that this is very frustrating and I would like to find out how to rectify this. Please help! Thanks in advance!

i can not receive mails, since the update to 128.5.2ESR not on imap.strato.com not on imap.gmail.com not on mail.yourhosting.com

just since today after the update. sending emails seems to work.

I did NOT change anything in the accounts.

How to solve????

Thank you.

I am a very retired programmer (K&R C mostly starting in early 70's. Not C++ or .NET stuff). About 20 years ago I became legally blind - low vision, only very center of one eye, loss of most color perception and need high contrast. Dark mode is usually better. For years I used WordPad to take notes with large font etc., but WordPad is no longer in Windows 11. I rarely save the notes, it is sort of my large print Post-It note - more than phone numbers, messages for wife, etc. For small stuff like that I use my 8x10 white board with dry-erase marker. I switched from Outlook to TB about 2 years ago. Wonderful. But it appears that it insists that I save as DRAFT etc. where I usually don't want to save it (or retrieve it by selecting from not large font list of items in the DRAFTS folder. Life expectancy for sheet if preinted is measurered in hours if I want/need to print it. Is there a way to make use of the TB editor as a standalone? Forget Word with its unfriendly ribbon etc. Ditto for OpenOffice, LibreOffice, NotePad++, etc. They are all to heavy, awkward to launch/start up, etc. I don't need TO:, SUBJECT: etc. I don't need multi-documents at once.

I use TextPad and ZoomText (magnifier/reader with all sorts of enhancements such as full-screen cross hars to help me find the cursor / mouse pointer) for recreational programming etc., too many features etc. to launch or get out of.  No, I don't want a copy out on OneDrive - not on my phone, not on my tablet etc.  Although speech recognition would be nice, but then again that could be disruptive in home environment.  My wife is not a fan of Alexa.

Perhaps find a way to grab WordPad from somewhere? (I doubt that I have media for, say, W7 or earlier. Then there's compatibility issues, ... )

Lastly, I apologize for all of those 'etc.' - this question would have been a lot longer without them.

Thanks, Nick

I am trying to setup Thunderbird to ONLY send emails from a specific account that does not have inbound capabilities. I ONLY have SMTP creds for this account.

It seems that unless I add a mail account (like gmail, etc) to Thunderbird I am not able to do this? There has to be something that I am setting up incorrectly, though.

How do I add an SMTP only account AND be able to send from Thunderbird?

I am using Version 128.5.2esr (64-bit)

I downloaded Thunderbird but I cannot find the login page that asks for 1) Name 2)Email address 3)Password

4)Protocol 5)Server 6)Port 7)SSI 8)SSL

How do I get to the login page? I thank you in advance for your help.