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"Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the fle system allows you write privileges, and you have enough disk space to copy the mailbox."

After years of working fine, this message has started appearing whenever TB tries to retrieve messages. I've checked that there's enough space (there's many GB free). I've checked the authorisations of the email folders, they're all fine (Full Control in all cases). I found an answer in a forum suggesting that a rogue antivirus might be the problem, but I'm only using MS Defender.

In desperation I removed the entire Roaming/Thunderbird folder, uninstalled TB, reinstalled it (version 115.12.2), created a new profile for my email address (it's a Yahoo email address, and I can retrieve the emails directly through the Yahoo Mail website with no problems). But I'm still getting the same error message. TB tries to retrieve the messages, it says 'Retrieving message 1 of 105' for several minutes, then the error message popup, and nothing appears in the Inbox. (105 is all the incoming messages as of now since this started happening).

I'm completely stuck. Any suggestions?

Could I recover my message on thunderbird when I ever Setting : 1. Local Folder 2. Disk Space 3. Delete Message for 14 Days

I choose wrong setting, and my all of my message last 1 years have been gone Could i get my messages back? and where I can found the back up?

I keep getting the attached error msg when trying to send an email. I've changed it to "Normal Password" as advised, but it's still the same. Any help would be appreciated. Regards norman

Thunderbird 115.12.0 inline image encoding does not work and neither Thunderbird nor any other email client can decode the images. I would not be concerned if the images were instead sent as attachments -- anything would be better than the situation right now. Here is what a the sent message looks like (truncated):

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

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Hi all,

I was able to do this using custom CSS:

And the CSS:

Result can be seen at https://u3aboxhill.com.au/wp/

Regards -- Manfred

Sent from a device that prioritizes functionality over brand

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Hi all,

I was able to do this using custom CSS:

And the CSS:

Result can be seen at https://u3aboxhill.com.au/wp/

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Recently switched from Outlook to Thunderbird, however still have Outlook to make sure Thunderbird is working the way I want to.

However any emails that I am sending - whilst appearing in my Sent folder in Outlook, aren't in the same folder in Thunderbird. Strange thing is however, if I use the search bar, it DOES find the email, and says it is in my sent folder.

I've tried sorting by name, by date, by anything I can think of, but I can't find these emails in the sent folder.

The only thing I can think of, is that the emails have not been delivered - even though sent - because when testing it out with a separate email address that I have, the emails appear fine.

Any ideas anybody?

I would like to remove the newly added listing "Local FOlders" from the Folder Tree and restore the Local Folders listing that was moved to the bottom (below All Folders) to its proper place, namely Above Local Folders. This group displays Sent Copies which I use frequently. The newly added 2nd display called "Local Folders" does not disply "Sent Copies" when I click on it in the folder tree. Thunderbirfd decided to move my original "Sent Folders" display to the bottom of the tree when updating to the latest version last night (early morning hours of 6/26/24). I run thunderbird in Windows 10 Desktop on Lenovo w530 using wired internet connection.

Hi!

What is the way to tell thunderbird to index IMAP folders in global-messages-db.sqlite which are not stored locally?

And a more generally, how does this part work, message indexing and remote IMAP folders not stored locally? Here, after removing the database, thunderbird indexed only some very limited set of IMAP folders in the Gloda, but not all of the folders, despite all are checked for "Include in global search". Or maybe it didn't even index whole folders, - I can't say for sure.

Thanks,

/mjt

I have Thunderbird version 60.9.1 running on my window 7 64 bit computer. I have kept this old version, as an add-on that I like / need (Theme Font & Size Changer) said it would not be upgraded for later versions of Thunderbird at the time (that I did not like the font size options available at the time).

I have just received an email claiming to be from Microsoft about changes to the way you will now need to get access to Hotmail and Outlook email accounts (Modern Authentication Methods now needed to continue syncing Outlook Email in non-Microsoft email apps). https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d

To your knowledge, is this message legit and true?

Are the instructions correct for my older version of Thunderbird? If not can you provide correct instructions?

Alternatively, does the latest version of Thunderbird now support the font size changes that the add-on provided and Thunderbird did not provide at the time. If so, I can update to the latest version of Thunderbird.

Thanks,

Brian.

ps Do you do a Thunderbird version for Android?

pps this is what I need on the Theme & Font Size Changer: (see file attached)

PLease assist After the last update 2 days ago,All of my Sub Floders have disappeared How Can I have them shown again????? It is extremely annoying not having them as I use them Constandly daily PLEASE HELP Thanks Darryl.

I love Thunderbird and it has replaced Outlook (classic) for me, but there's one feature I miss, AutoArchive.

In Outlook (classic), emails older than x days can be automatically moved out of the server folders and into local folders, freeing up server storage space and negating the need to pay for additional cloud storage.

Thunderbird has the ability to select a group of messages in any folder and right-click > Archive (move) them to the matching Local Folder: perfect! But manually selecting multiple messages older than x days in multiple IMAP folders and selecting "Archive" is a chore too far.

Thunderbird should natively have the ability to (optionally) iterate across all IMAP folders and "Archive" any message older than x days, according to the Message Archives setting in Account Settings > Copies & Folders. The Disk Space setting in Account Settings could be an ideal place to add an "Archive messages more than x days old" option, since it already has a "Delete messages more than x days old" option.

Note: I know about the AutoarchiveReloaded add-on, but for something as important as shifting emails around with the possible breakage that could occur, and the possibility of the add-on being discontinued, native support would be very much welcome.

Another note: this has of course been raised on bugzilla,[1] but it's a 15 year old bug and seemingly unlikely to come to fruition.

[1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=536169

Right now I'm using 3 different email accounts on Thunderbird. All 3 of them are Office365 accounts. For some reason, 1 of the 3 accounts is prompted at least once a day, sometimes twice a day, to enter my password on the Office365 website popup that is used with the OAuth2 authentication process. It's very irritating, all 3 accounts are Microsoft Office business accounts. What would be the reason why it needs to authenticate daily? Is there no password manager to do this automatically once it's been entered once? Can I pick a different authentication method? What is the correct change to make so I don't have to keep typing in my password every day?

I have over 35 email accounts, which I use Thunderbird to collect. Love Thunderbird for well over 2 decades!

I am wanting to have 2 of my email addresses to be downloaded before all the others. I have indeed successfully "moved" these 2 accounts to the top of my account list (Shift and mouse). However they are not downloaded in the order of the account list.

How do I accomplish this? Is it possible?

I created a ticket, and it auto-responded to run this by the Volunteer Community. I really want this to be handled by support, but welcome anyone to give me a solid answer.

Mark Robbins

We had a storm and now email doesn't work. We are a business and have to have email. I've went in and changed the Mozilla password and when go back to email it won't accept it. Emails aren't coming through. Can't sign in. What do I do?

Hello. Some of my messages are not displaying in text or HTML as they should. I have tried changing settings to solve this but setting as Automatic or HTML or text, nothing solves the problem. I shall paste a partial email so you can see what I mean (I have deleted personal information):

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Dear James,

Thank you very much for placing an order with Rollercoaster Records!

Here are some order details for your reference:

Order Number: 5066

Detailed Invoice:

View

Date Ordered: Wednesday 26 June, 2024

Here is the list of products on your order:

       Product name
       
       
       Model
       
       
       Qty
       
       
       Total (inc)
       
          
           
                       
                     
           
           CRICKETS - The Alternative "Chirping" Crickets- Mono, Stereo & Remixed 
           
           
           RCCD 3081B
           
           
           1
         
           
           £12.00
    
       
         

This is the summary of your order with us:

           Sub-Total:

           £12.00
       
         
           Zone Table  (Royal Mail):

           £7.50
               
           Total:

           £19.50
       

As per your instructions we will deliver your order to the following address:

This billing address will be used for the invoice:

You have chosen the following payment method:

Your special instructions or comments were as follows:

Once again, thanks ordering from us! We will be in touch in due course to update you on our progress with it.

Please don't hesitate to contact us at  should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

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<a href=3D"https://www.rollercoasterrecords.com"></a> = Rollercoaster Records - thank you for your or= der 5066 from 26 Jun 2024 26 Jun 2024 Dear James, Thank you very much = for placing an order with Rollercoaster Records!</= </p> span> <p>Here are some order details for your reference: <p>Order Number: 5066 Detailed Invoice: <a href=3D"https://www.ro= llercoasterrecords.com/account/history-info?order_id=3D5066">View</a> = Date Ordered: Wednesday 26 June, 2024 <p>Here = is the list of products on your order: = </t= r> <t= d class=3D"image" style=3D"vertical-align: top;width:100px;border-top:1px s= olid #e0e0e0;padding:5px 10px;"> </td> = <td class=3D"name" style=3D"font-size:14px;vertical-align: top;border= -top:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding:5px 10px;">CRICKETS - The Alternative "Chirp= ing" Crickets- Mono, Stereo & Remixed </td> = <td class=3D"model" style=3D"font-size:14px;text-align: center;vertical= -align: top;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding:5px 10px;">RCCD 3081B</td>= <td class=3D"qty" style=3D"font-size:14= px;text-align: center;vertical-align: top;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0;padd= ing:5px 10px;">1</td> <td class=3D"price= " style=3D"font-size:14px;text-align: right;vertical-align: top;border-top:= 1px solid #e0e0e0;padding:5px 10px;">=C2=A312.00 Product name Model Qt= y Total (inc) </span></p> This is the summary of your order with us: = = Sub-Total: =C2=A312.00 Zone Table  (Royal Mai= l): =C2=A37.50 Total: =C2=A319.50 As per your in= structions we will deliver your order to the following address: James = Stathatos 18 Country Club Drive Red Hook NY 12571 United States= This billing address will be used for the invoice: James Stathatos 18 Country Club Drive Red Hook = NY 12571 United States You have chosen the following payment = method: PayPal Express API v2 <p>Your spe= cial instructions or comments were as follows: <p>On= ce again, thanks ordering from us! We will be in touch in due course t= o update you on our progress with it. <p>Please don't hesitate to co= ntact us at  should you have any questions. <p>Kind regards, T= he team of Rollercoaster Records Copyright © 2024 Rollercoaster Records Ltd. <a href=3D"https= //www.oscommerce.com">Powered by osCommerce</a>

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I can't sign into my Thunderbird account. I keep getting this message "Login to server imap.comcast.net with username mdbedard@comcast.net failed." I can't send or receive emails.

When I receive junk email, Thunderbird shows mail received (for example 10 emails) there are ...again for example 3 in my inbox and the other 7 are nowhere to be found. Not in junk and not in trash. I am concerned that there might be some emails that are not junk that I am not able to get. I would like to be able to review the junk folder prior to deletion. What setting options do I need to change to make this happen? I am using pop email... Thanks!!