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I do not have a gmail account in Thunderbird 128.6.1esr (64-bit) accounts.

How do I remove or disable the Gmail account query at startup?

I am requesting precise step-by-step instructions as nothing in any on line forum has been able to provide these.

I have never had my gmail account in my Thunderbird databases.

I have been using Mozilla Thunderbird since it was first released.

Your timely reply is sincerely appreciated.

Kind regards,

Mmz666

mrtinez666@comcast.net mrtinez666@gmail.com

TB (ver 128.6.1 esr, 64 bit) not updating Verizon emails since 21 January 2025 to my PC. AOL Webmail shows new Verizon emails. Running Windows 11. No VPN. Firewall is off. AVG Antivirus turned off. POP account. Tried: If you cannot log in to your ISPs web-based email interface, your password may have changed. If so, it must also be changed in Thunderbird. To change your password:

       ◦ Click the menu button  and choose Settings.
       ◦ On the Security panel, click on the Passwords tab and then click Saved Passwords....
       ◦ Click on the relevant account and then click Remove.
       ◦ Close and re-open Thunderbird. You will be prompted to enter a new password for the account.

Reopening TB does NOT ask for a new password. Running TB in safe mode does NOT ask for a new password.

Mam problem z odnośnikami graficznymi w wiadomościach e-mail. Kiedyś jak klikałem lewym przyciskiem myszy to byłem przenoszony od razu do przeglądarki, w której była wyświetlana odpowiednia strona. A teraz pojawia się ikona lupy+ i obrazek jest powiększany zamiast przenoszenia do przeglądarki. Chciałbym powrócić do poprzednich ustawień, ale nie mogę nigdzie tego znaleźć. Pozdrawiam Marcin

I have a problem with graphic links in emails. In the past, when I clicked with the left mouse button, I was immediately taken to the browser, which displayed the appropriate page. Now, the magnifying glass icon + appears and the image is enlarged instead of being taken to the browser. I would like to return to the previous settings, but I can't find it anywhere.

Regards Marcin

Hi there,

I just switched a couple of days ago and I am trying to make my way into TB.

My issue is that in my server (gmail) I have some rules that sort out some mails into tags (folders) while it marks them as archive (to not to appear in inbox). When I get one of those emails, in TB I get no notification (fine) neither the message count in the folders bar gets updated. What is worse, if I go and I click on "Get messages", nothing happens (I get a "no new messages in server" message),

At this point, if I have received one of those emails, there is no way for me to know whether I have something new or not.

However, if I happen to click on the folder where they lay... tada! after a second or two, the email shows up, and the number in the left bar gets updated!

I wonder if this is some sync issue or has to do with some option I have marked. But this is a very bad issues, as it can take days until I notice that I have received an email.

Any hint of what might be happening and how to solve it (if possible)?

Thanks

Fastmail appears to have cut the connection with my Thunderbird account and they say I will now need an App Password. They have instructions for generating this, but I can find no place on Thunderbird to enter it. Primary Password doesn't seem to be it.

On the android I installed Thunderbird. when I go into the inbox, 1/3 screen shows email list.. 2/3 shows a message preview. I want to remove that preview. I only want to see my emails. I will click on an email if I want to read dit... IT would be fine if I could adjust the preview size but its set at 2/3 to 3/4 of my screen. leaving a tiny column for the emails.

Either adjust preview size, or remove it totally?

Please advise

For example - When I get an email from Amazon and they want me to choose certain items I want to search I used to be able to point (with an arrow) to that item - now I don't get an arrow I get either a +sign or a -sign. How can I get back the arrow symbol to choose a particular item??

On Windows 11 Pro (latest updates) desktop, I use Thunderbird (latest update) to send/receive email. Usually, Norton 360 (latest update) VPN must be turned off to received emails. I say "usually," because sometimes it works with VPN on. Is there a way to receive emails without needing to usually turn off VPN? What I have been trying hasn't worked. Thanks, if you can help.

I'm switching from Outlook to Thunderbird Nebula 128.6.0 and I am attempting the import of my "Contacts" from Outlook into Thunderbird "Address Book" via .csv file. My contacts from Outlook are a mess as over the years I did not always enter them by manually as a field at a time. Sometimes the address entry was pasted into Outlook or via a download and this produces a .csv with a poor data structure. There is no way I would expect to get a decent data transfer from such a jumble so in an effort to supply Thunderbird with a half decent .csv file I decided to edit the Outlook exported .csv to match a Thunderbird .csv export. I made up a new Address Book in Thunderbird with a few names and addresses and exported it to a .csv. Unfortunately when I look into the exported file some data does not appear to have been exported. For example I only have one phone number exported under 'Work Phone' although there are two or more listings in my made up contact in the address book. The same with email addresses, only the first two listings are exported under 'Primary Email' and 'Secondary Email' although I have more in the made up contact in the Thunderbird Address Book. I wonder if anyone else has undertaken this task and can share any tips for the best way to approach this, or maybe tell me where Thunderbird is putting the data that it does not export? I note that Thunderbird structures the phone numbers as 'Work Phone', 'Home Phone', 'Fax Number', 'Pager Number', but the "New Contact" screen does not have any of these input options. I'm a bit stumped at the moment so any ideas or help would be most appreciated. Regards. Greg

When setting up Thunderbird, I did not see the radio tick box for removing mail from the server. What will happen now that I have removed about 10000 pieces of email from my local account on my computer's hard drive?

I have more questions, but would rather ask one at a time.

The extension ConfirmBeforeDelete is extremely useful. It has saved me not only from accidentally deleting messages, but also from dragging and moving folders when I didn't intend to.

I recently had to manually recover from deleting 20 messages in a search window after I had accidentally hit the delete key (while I thought my cursor was up in one of my search fields).

Really, that functionality should be a built-in feature in Thunderbird.

The latest version of ConfirmBeforeDelete is 1.9.3, released Nov. 20, 2023. Compatible with Thunderbird 115.*

What did that extension need to be compatible with Thunderbird 128+? In other words, what change(s) in Thunderbird broke it? Would the fix be something easy or will it require more significant changes?

I tried to contact the author last October (even offered to gather some donations), but have not heard back.

It looks like there was already at least one person interested in helping. Thread on github:

  How to update for Thunderbird 128? How to update for Thunderbird 128?

Thunderbird email stopped receiving new emails about mid-afternoon two days ago. Now the only way to received new email is to turn off security. Outgoing emails are unaffected.

When attempting to receive emails following security re-initiation, the following message is displayed: "The certificate for Wowway.com is not valid for that server. . . ."

Wowway (WOW!) cannot help.

Please keep response as non-technical as possible, as I am a novice.

I use T-bird to access several IMAP accounts from gmail. I am currrently unable to delete, rename or create new subfolders. When I select those options in the context menu, nothing appears to happen. I tried uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling T-bird, which found my accounts and my local folders, but still won't allow me to make folder changes. Any help appreciated.