After updating to Thunderbird 68.4.1, the program started auto-creating *.mozmsgs folders although I have disabled integrated Windows search.
I have read that *.mozmsgs folders are related to Windows integrated search, so I have disabled the respective checkbox in the General tab of the Advanced options. Still, the program keeps auto-creating *.mozmsgs subfolders in my Local Folders. I don't know how to stop this!
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You might also check the hidden preference mail.winsearch.enable in the config editor. This is the setting the user interface button changes. Just in case there is a disconnect between the two in your case.
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have you checked the setting? I have not updated yet, so that it has not happened to me is not relevant. I will update now and see if I am also afflicted.
Performed the update and I am seeing no new mozmsg or mozeml fles.
What drew your attention to these new folders?
I use to keep a copy of my local folders in a USB memory stick using a synchronization program (Easy2Sync for Files), which allows me to have access to all messages from my laptop and office as well. It's convenient and takes only a couple of minutes. I ave been doing so for years. But now the synchronization program finds dozens of new *.mozmsgs folders, which makes synchronization practically impossible. I can't really imagine what might have caused the problem.
I have installed the following add-ons: G-Hub Pro, Manually Sort Folders, Signature Switch, and Xpunge. I thought that Manually Sort Folders might be an issue (as it is not fully compatible with the latest version of Thunderbird) and deactivated it but the *.mozmsgs started appearing again after a while.
As I mentioned in my first post, I have double-checked to make sure that the Windows integrated search option is deactivated. I would appreciate any ideas...
run Thunderbird i safe mode (help menu > restart with addons disabled and continue to safe mode when prompted. Sill seeing them created?
I'll try safe mode for a while to see what happens and will let you know. If everything works smoothly, I suppose the problem can be attributed to an add-on? Would it then make sense to start introducing add-ons one-by-one to see when the *.mozmsgs folders appear again?
Many thanks for responding to my request!
if things go well in safe mode, just restart and see if they go bad again. I have seen simply using safe mode fix issues permanently and I have no idea why. But it is not the expected behavior.
Unfortunately, safe mode did not help at all... *.mozmsgs folders keep reappearing with absolutely no reason shortly after I start Thunderbird. I am also posting a picture showing what I mean. It's crazy... I have been spending valuable working time on this rubbish...
Well, I installed Thunderbird 72 beta 3 to see if the problem is fixed. But then no add-on would work. So, I decided to revert back to Thunderbird 60.9, as a version that was fully functional on my computer. But as long as I installed it, it automatically updated to version 68.4.1, which is exactly the one I already had in the first place! Now, I have been using it for a while and it seems to be working properly, i.e., no unwanted *.mozmsgs auto-generated. I come to think that there was probably a bug in the Greek version of Thunderbird 68.4.1 that I used because the English version works fine. If the problem persists, I will post an update. Again, many thanks for your time and recommendations!
Zgjidhja e Zgjedhur
You might also check the hidden preference mail.winsearch.enable in the config editor. This is the setting the user interface button changes. Just in case there is a disconnect between the two in your case.
Well, I don't know if this setting was true when I had the problem, but now it is set to false and everything works fine. I'll keep that in mind if I come up to the problem again in the future. Thanks for the prompt support!