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Slow loading an email with my gmail account only

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cupdir
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I have about 6 email accounts that I manage through Thunderbird. My gmail account (only) has been forever slow loading emails, attachments, opening the reply window, etc. It takes minutes to load an email. Obviously I can't continue on this way. Any idea what's going on?

I have about 6 email accounts that I manage through Thunderbird. My gmail account (only) has been forever slow loading emails, attachments, opening the reply window, etc. It takes minutes to load an email. Obviously I can't continue on this way. Any idea what's going on?

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Neema_Mwengesyiali
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I’ve collated some tips to fix your gmail slowness: 

   -First things first, make sure your internet connection is speedy.
  - Switch to a modern browser, like Google Chrome.
   -Delete your cookies, temporary internet files, and disable browser plugins.
  - Disable any ‘Google Labs’ features you have enabled for your Gmail account. Disable Gchat.
  - Add “?nocheckbrowser” to the URL — Try via this link: https://mail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser
   -Decrease the number of mails shown on one page.  You can do this via General Settings via the ‘maximum page size’ setting.
   -Use a third party email client, like Sparrow, Mac Mail, or Thunderbird.
   -Try ‘basic HTML mode’.
  - If all else has failed, you’ll want to decrease the total space of the items you’ve got stored in your Google Account.  Protip: If you search for ‘before:1/1/2012’ you can select all mails that were sent before that date.  Another useful search is ‘has:attachment’, which will find any emails with files attached.
Wayne Mery
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cupdir

Start *Windows'* safe mode with networking enabled - win10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12376/windows-10-start-your-pc-in-safe-mode Still In Windows safe mode, start thunderbird in safe mode - https://support.mozilla.org/kb/safe-mode-thunderbird

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