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Messages are bundled in threads now. How to stop it?
Thunderbird has destroyed itself by putting emails into threads starting some time in the last year. How do you stop this? I can't find important emails anymore by the date I sent them (hence becoming a needle in a haystack and actually might not even be visible). Why would anyone wish this on themselves? I even have situations where emails are in the browser, yet don't download into Thunderbird. It's a horrible problem. Hey Thunderbird programmers: If it ain't broke, don't fix it I say.
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I concur. Complaints on threading have been active here since it was first rolled out with ver 102. They shot themselves in the foot with that and I doubt it's ever changed back. SO, we have to fix it ourselves. Here is a full set of instructions:
This is the official (to my knowledge) documentation. Well worth the read
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/message-threading-thunderbird
Here is my own documentation on threading, duplicating the above, but it may help: You need to highlight each folder and click View>sort by>unthreaded. If this applies to just a few folders, just repeat the process as necessary. If you have many folders or plan to add many new folders, you may wish a different approach, below:
More info: To change default for *new* folders, In config editor, you can change default that applies to NEW folders you set up: mailnews.default_view_flags 0=unthreaded
Config editor is available at Tools>settings>general and scroll to bottom right.
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The above is ONLY for NEW folders you create in the future.
To set many *existing* folders, follow these steps: This must be done on an account by account basis. - select table view - the icon just to right of 'quick filter' button above message list pane - select a message folder and apply all desired attributes - View>sort by from menu bar (if not shown, click alt key) - click the icon at right side of column display in message list pane - select the entry near bottom 'Apply current view to...' - highlight 'folder and children' - move mouse left to see account name and move left again to display all account folders. Now CLICK. - a small menu will appear to confirm setting all folders within that account.
I did a simple (okay, crude) video at https://davidkirk.org/SettingDefaultFolderView.mp4
ALSO, for future installations of Thunderbird,
- create a simple text file with name of user.js with these lines:
// Set default threading to UNthreaded ### <== this line is optional, just for documentation user_pref("mailnews.default_view_flags", 0);
- install Thunderbird and exit prior to setting up accounts - copy the user.js file into the profile - now, when you start Thunderbird, unthreading will be the default. Problem solved.
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