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I just got a new computer and I installed thunderbird so I can access my work email that I set up with thunderbird. I'm having trouble signing in to the business account I use for work.

Sync or import from 1 PC to another with different versions of Thunderbird. What version do I need? Does it work? Is there a way to backup the messages and addresses on an external disk to access later?

Is it possible to query the commandline options (especially the version) of firefox and thunderbird?

the only way i found out is to query windows registry: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox" /s | findstr /I main reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird" /s | findstr /I main

The goal is: backup firefox and thunderbird profiles via script/batch and read the version for a later restore.

Best Regards

I have my email account set up on my phone (Android) and on Thunderbird. Both are set up the same way receiving emails via POP Mail server. Messages are left on the server until I delete them. Certain messages appear on my phone but never appear in Thunderbird. I do not have any spam filters set up on Thunderbird. Junk settings are set such that messages from people in my personal address book are not treated as junk, and yet they are also amongst those that do not appear. Junk messages, in any case, are not moved from my mail folder.

Furthermore if I try to forward the missing messages from my phone (where they appear) to myself again, they will still not appear in Thunderbird.

Why cannot I not see those (missing) messages?

I have installed Thunderbird version 128.1.1 esr (64 bit). The download button as not appearing. I removed the application & reinstalled. Still the download button is not appearing. Kindly help . I wish to have the button which I am used to. The screen shot is attached.

Hi. My windows 10 PC failed to boot a few days ago and after a long period of trying to salvage it, I wound up having to reset the Windows OS on it (Go figure) and that of course resulted in the loss of all of my 3rd party software and applications.

I have since restored the PC and and the My Thunderbird email software. I did have a backup of my profile of sorts from a few months ago when I was forced to migrate email ISP companies from Cox Communications to Yahoo when Cox left the email industry last spring. I say 'of sorts' because I only kept the file structure from the actual profile down vice from Thunderbird down. And even if I had done that, it wouldn't work well since I copied out the profile before the switch to Yahoo, so the email accounts have the old Cox server info not the current Yahoo ones.

I have come to terms with the email loss and I did take the opportunity to switch from POP3 to IMAP something I have been meaning to do for a while now. And I was able to copy over the Local Folders , so it's not all gloom and doom. But what I really need to get is the address book. I have tired to import it using the "import from another Thunderbird Installation" but that ended with an error condition. Is it possible to copy the address book from one profile to another?

Oh and one last thing, Thank you for the ISP configuration data base that T'bird used to auto-configure the IMAP server setups. It made life much easier.

Thanks for any help. Respectfully Mark B.

As mentioned in a previous note, searches in my inbox freeze for 10 minutes after TB upgraded to esr. All work on email also stops. At least I want to cancel the search, but I can't find any shortcut. All I can do is close TB through the task manager and lose any unsaved emails. Is there a way to interrupt a frozen search?

Hello, I use TB intensely, and I have donated for its use. A week ago it automatically upgraded to esr, and since then, my search function has been essentially disabled. When I search the inbox or the all files, the program freezes for 10 minutes after I enter the first letter. It works fine when I search the sent messages. The software seems to prioritize message downloads and may be searching my google mail server rather than the downloaded messages. I tried without internet, and the delay is the same. I have windows 10. My husband's laptop remained in version 115, and it works fine. Please fix this bug urgently. I would greatly appreciate your help.

I'm wanting to install Thunderbird on docker or kasm so I can access it from multiple devices. Has anyone done this and have any advice.

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,

 I've been experiencing weird troubles with some messages. When I click a message in the list to open it, sometimes the message opened shows parts of other unrelated messages, including incomplete content, lines of base64 encoded strings,  boundary lines, partial html code, you name it. Looks like sometimes the program just mixes valid headers with parts of other random messages, starting on random lines. Sometimes the message content shows only the final line of the code of another unrelated message (the boundary end). 

 I'm attaching two captures to illustrate the issue. Only one folder is affected (well, unluckily for me, is the INBOX...), so I guess that file is the one broken.

 I've tried the "repair" option on the affected folder, to no avail. Sometimes looks like the problem is gone, but then another message that was ok before shows up broken. 

 Thunderbird version is 128.1.0esr (64bits), running on Windows 11 Professional (23H2). Profile size is 30 GB, INBOX database file is 16.757.000 KB by now, with 17.445 messages. I'm using IMAP as server, and no message is broken on the server (I've checked them on the webmail service). The machine is using a SSD, NVMe kingston RBUSNS8 239GB, if you want to know... It's ok AFAIK.
 
 If you need any other information regarding this, please ask and I will gladly provide it. As you may imagine, this issue is driving me mad! 
   
 Thank you for any kind of help you can provide to fix this weird issue.

Hi, I have the latest version 128.1.1 but this problem has been poresent for a while. I'm downloading the messages every few days only on my POP account. When I click on Get Messages the download starts and shows 47 message to be downloaded. Then about 35-40 actually get downloaded and the process stops. I have to click on Get Messages again and the same happens again and again until all messages really hae been downloaded. How to fix it so tht I don't have to do it in small batches? Thanks

Messages more than 30 days old have disappeared from my junk folder. I have not selected this option in settings. Where did they go? I usually get 5 to 10 junk messages a day but haven't seen any for 2 days. Where are they going?

Also, I have not sent any messages to the trash folder. My trash folder is indicating that there are an increasing number of unread messages in the folder. When I open the folder, there are no messages. Where are the messages going and how can I retrieve them.

My old computer died and I'm setting up the new one, including my Thunderbird email. I'm in a catch-22. When I enter my email address as part of reactivating the account, I'm told a code will be sent to that address. But how am I supposed to retrieve the code if I can't get into the account to get the email? I don't get it ......

I recently switched back to Thunderbird after using Outlook for about 8 years. I was impressed enough with the new UI and enhanced capabilities to make a donation to Thunderbird and I hope to continue doing so annually as a way of encouraging development of this venerable email client.

I have two comments/questions though. First, what is (or was) the rationale for placing the Search Messages tool within the Edit menu? I think it's been located here since time immemorial and while long-time Thunderbird users know this, it still strikes me as misplaced and non intuitive. If one wants to search messages or create message filters, seems to me a better place would be under the Message menu, at least that's where a novice would intuitively go to search for it IMO. Does anyone else feel this way?

Second, in Thunderbird Supernova v. 115.14.0 (just updated to Nebula v. 128.1.1) I have been frustrated by not being able to find the location of new unread email threads when message threads are collapsed. The message thread toggle is on, but it doesn't change color or provide any visual indicator when a new message appears in that thread. This makes it hard to figure out the location of new messages when there are many threaded messages. Am I overlooking something in the UI or is this not a current feature?

Thanks in advance.

Hello,

i added my professional mails through imap to thunderbird. They work fine but 25 minutes after the new mail lands in my inbox, it autodeletes the message and i can t find it no more..(not in archive, or recently deleted).. I already reached out to my host but he told me I probably had to change some settings in the app.. i tried to but it still autodeletes them and i can t find them. What can I do?

I appreciate your help.

Best regards

When I first downloaded Thunder bird I gave a donation. Since then I have had to reinstall my Windows 10. When I downloaded Thunder bird again I am been asked for a second donation. I would appreciate it if you could stop asking for a donation again. George

How to do something like this in Thunderbird?

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/outlook/6954-outlook-add-use-dropdown-list-email-template.html