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Used ctrl to highlight emails to delete, Now it opens all emails after 3 are selected.

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If I wanted to delete a bunch of emails I would select them using ctrl key and select email. In the last week I have been doing the same but now after selecting 3 or 4 emails, instead of just highlighting them, it opens them all up. So, then I have to close them all down and start over. If I want to do more than 3, I have to release the ctrl key each time which sometimes works. So, something has changed.

If I wanted to delete a bunch of emails I would select them using ctrl key and select email. In the last week I have been doing the same but now after selecting 3 or 4 emails, instead of just highlighting them, it opens them all up. So, then I have to close them all down and start over. If I want to do more than 3, I have to release the ctrl key each time which sometimes works. So, something has changed.

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Can you try with another mouse?

Thunderbird seems to be unusually sensitive to the quality of mouse clicks and often interprets a single click as a double. This frequently indicates that the mouse is a bit old and tired and its microswitches aren't operating cleanly. It's surprising how often a new mouse improves matters.

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Can you try with another mouse?

Thunderbird seems to be unusually sensitive to the quality of mouse clicks and often interprets a single click as a double. This frequently indicates that the mouse is a bit old and tired and its microswitches aren't operating cleanly. It's surprising how often a new mouse improves matters.

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I was surprised that this would work. I would have never guessed that it was the switch sensitivity of the mouse. Got a new one and it works just fine.