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I've been looking for a solution to an annoying problem for a while now but I can't figure it out. When I reply to an email from Thunderbird the quoted text should be hidden in the recipient's client but instead it appears as a normal text making my emails too long and annoying for the recipient. Is there a way to get around this problem?

How to completely reset Thunderbird preferences except for configured accounts? I mean all visualization preferences, menus, themes, buttons, whatever. But don't touch e-mail accounts.

In attempting to address inbox message duplication in Thunderbird (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1453812#answer-1666737), I've been systematically deleting thousands of old emails from my inbox, followed by a folder compacting.

Now, many of the remaining messages are unreadable. Most appear to be blank /empty, while some appear as gibberish text. I've tried repairing the folder using the tool in Folder Properties. That may have made the problem worse.

I have been unable to get the signatures composed and placed as I desire. I see reference to click 'account settings' and then 'composition & addressing' but I have been unable to find composition and addressing in the account settings. My signature comes out at the bottom of the email and I would like it under the new text. It is all in one line although it shows in several lines in the account settings.

Hello,

Thunderbird (vers 128.1.1esr) folders (INBOX, SENT) have a correct list of messages but when individual messages are clicked to be viewed in a tab, nothing shows up.

The person thinks they might have done a compact earlier today.

I have tried starting in Troubleshoot mode - same problem.

When I try repair on a folder - messages between Feb 2023 and today (Aug 26, 2024) disappear from the list.

I have tried to compact again - same problem.

I backed up the Profile folder once I was aware of the problem.

What else can I try?

Thanks...

I get the green light for creating an account... but it goes yellow tag when I click Done. Will you help, please. I am able to log into my account online with the same PW I have to use in setting up the Thunderbird account. Thanks from a donation customer. //... Joe

Hello I m writting behalf on my colleague. His name is <redacted>.

His email address is <redacted>

He got mail regarding someone has access his email and knows about every secret detail.

When he tries to change his password, the backup email address shows wrong. Setted by the hacker.

Can you get in contact with <redacted> to save his account in above.

TBird 102.2.1 - just updated . . . and discovered that doing so caused several folder modifications I had just completed in the previous version disappeared. Really, really helpful . . . not.

Was in the midst of copying email files/messages to an external drive; 3/4 of the way through, in checking the "finished product" over there on the external, I discovered that -- regardless of what date the email had originally, TBird was changing all of the message dates to today's! That's really, really useful . . . I guess . . . in someone else's reality. My reality is that when I'm backing up email messages I have a reasonable expectation that they will each accurately reflect everything associated with the original(s).

So: How does one tell TBird to leave the original date(s) alone and copy the message(s) intact?

Guess it's now looking as if I will have to start this process all over -- and attempt to not seriously begrudge a program that makes such an unwarranted and unexpected change . . .

Thanks for any helpful information; appreciated.

I had a school gmail account in thunderbird that I no longer have access to because I graduated. Once I lost access to the account, thunderbird would repeatedly ask me to sign in, so I removed the account through account settings -> account actions -> remove account. However thunderbird still repeatedly requests me to sign into the removed account. The account is no longer visible in the account settings sidebar, and I've also removed the account from my outgoing server settings, and from my saved passwords, but it still asks to be to signed in. This is preventing thunderbird from automatically updating emails, since whenever it checks for new messages it gets stuck on the removed account.

Hallo,

ich habe seid dem 13.08.2024 Probleme mit dem gesendet Ordner. Alle Mails vom 12.11.2020 bis zum 13.08.2024 werden nicht mehr angezeigt. Die Mails nach dem 13.08.2024 werden ohne Inhalt angezeigt und mit dem falschen Anhang. Ab dem 22.08.2024 funktioniert es wieder normal.

Was kann ich nur tun??? Über Hilfe wäre ich sehr dankbar.

Schöne Grüße Kathleen Fröh

When I download Thunderbird I get "Thunderbird Setup 128.1.1esr." If I click on that it says extracting but doesnt show where its extracting to. If I right click and extract from there I get a setup file but when I click on that to setup I get a message "Sorry Thunderbird cant be installed. This version of Thunderbird requires Microsoft Windows 10 x 64 or higher.." I have Windows 10 x 64. This whole problem started when I couldnt save attachments and I read online a solution which was reinstalling Thunderbird. Any advice?

Why did I have to use Google to be able to access my Thunderbird account? I don't see that as protecting my privacy. Admittedly I haven't previously updated my Thunderbird password as often as I should but I don't see why it couldn't be used to enable Thunderbird on my new computer.

I have two issues, 1st, I have to keep typing in my password everytime I check my mail, or go into my other folders. It's the same password, but comes up asking for a new password. 2nd, issue I can't send out any e-mails a box comes back stating " Sending of message failed. The message could not be sent because the connection to the outgoing server (SMTP) was lost in the middle of the transaction Try again."

I had no trouble a few weeks ago and now both of these issues have come up

 Any help would be greatly appreciated.

regards kindly, Kim

Hi! Looking for help with TB which has been crashing each time I open it - this has been happening for a week already. The programme freezes less than 5 seconds after I open it. Here is the latest crash ID: Crash ID: bp-31868ef2-3663-4050-b792-189f10240815 Any help is greatly appreciated! :)

Hi, Why do I have to click twice in a row on a message in the trash that I want to delete? This is how I do it: The message is moved to the trash and should be deleted from there. I mark the message in the trash and then click once on Delete at the bottom right. A window appears asking if I really want to delete. I then click once on Delete and neither the window nor the message disappears. Only when I click on Delete a second time do the window and the message disappear from the trash. What could be the reason for this and how can I fix it? Thank you for a useful answer. I don't have much experience with IT and Thunderbird. Regards Manfred