TB finds my profile but behaves like a new installation

My Windows laptop crashed today. When I restarted and opened Thunderbird all of my emails were not listed and it prompted me to create an email account - it is behaving l… (les mer)

My Windows laptop crashed today. When I restarted and opened Thunderbird all of my emails were not listed and it prompted me to create an email account - it is behaving like a new install with no profile.

I checked "about:profiles"and it lists the correct existing profile folder as "This is the profile in use".

Clicking "Open Folder" displays the files in my existing profile and their "date modified" property updates whenever I restart Thunderbird, so it must be accessing the correct profile folder. Yet it is behaving as if there is no profile.

Perhaps a file in the profile folder is corrupt?

It has been a week or so since I backed up the folder and I don't want to lose all of the recent email messages.

Is there something I can do to that will make Thunderbird recognise my profile properly (and retain the recent emails) ?

Asked by tiresias 2 timer siden

Last reply by tiresias 16 minutter siden

Firefox seems to be broken!

Hi there, I'm new here so please bear with me if I've posted in the wrong place or have missed something obvious. I running Windows 10, fully updated, on a laptop. I h… (les mer)

Hi there,

I'm new here so please bear with me if I've posted in the wrong place or have missed something obvious.

I running Windows 10, fully updated, on a laptop. I have been using Firefox browser now for many years, suits my needs and avoid's using Goolges Chrome. My Firefox was updated a in the last few days and it shows as up to date on Version 129.0.1 64bit.

I noticed late last night that when opening a fresh window and enter a search term in either the address bar or the Google search bar, my usual choice of search engine, I hit return and nothing happens. Any text I've input disappears totally. Not at all sure what's going on but have found that if I open a new private window Firefow will act as I'd expect without any issues.

I have two other browsers on my laptop, Edge and also Avast's own offering which both work as expected when I enter a search term. Have never experienced this before with the exception of years ago when malware protection wasn't great. It almost seems as though something is just stopping Firefox from searching anything I enter. I can use the bookmarks just fine and then everything works as usual.

Yesterday I thought that maybe following the new windows culmulative updates I was offered and apparently installed just fine, that I needed to restart which a tried and I thought it had cured the issue. Seems that it hasn't and still having the same issue.

Any idea's or thought's on what the cause of this is?

Asked by derekalan999 1 uke siden

Last reply by derekalan999 41 minutter siden

Forced to update ?

So today I was using firefox for work with multiple tabs open, I try to open a new tab and I get this message " Restart to keep using firefox" I have updates set to "Che… (les mer)

So today I was using firefox for work with multiple tabs open, I try to open a new tab and I get this message " Restart to keep using firefox"

I have updates set to "Check for updates but let you choose to install them" And the browser was fully updated to the newest update apart from this newest one?

Every time I try to open a new tab I keep getting this message mean I was unable to save my work and lost multiple tabs ?


Can someone explain this ?

Asked by john smith 55 minutter siden

Reading emails

I have Firefox 129.0.1 on a Windows 11 laptop. The browser has told me very recently that I soon won't be able to read emails on the browser. Can anyone please explain … (les mer)

I have Firefox 129.0.1 on a Windows 11 laptop.

The browser has told me very recently that I soon won't be able to read emails on the browser.

Can anyone please explain what this is all about and what I need to do to continuing being able to read emails on Firefox ?

Thanks.

Asked by recoverymail123890 58 minutter siden

Updating to latest Firefox

Just attempted to install latest Firefox update and now NEITHER program can be accessed...ERROR...Platform version 129.0.2 is not compatable with minversion>=129.0.1 … (les mer)

Just attempted to install latest Firefox update and now NEITHER program can be accessed...ERROR...Platform version 129.0.2 is not compatable with minversion>=129.0.1 maxVersion<129.0.1 NOW, I CANNOT OPEN FIREFOX AT ALL and have no access to the bookmarks, anything having to do with FIREFOX Windows 10

Please help ! TIA

Asked by Marilyn Foster 1 time siden

Firefox tabs and memory issues

In my Task manager I am apparently running Firefox (20) and it takes around 13GB of ram. This computer has been formatted and has all recent updates you can find. Windows… (les mer)

In my Task manager I am apparently running Firefox (20) and it takes around 13GB of ram. This computer has been formatted and has all recent updates you can find. Windows 11, x64

Asked by Sir Masterpuppet 1 time siden

Turning off automatic email collection

I'm still having a problem with automatic collection of email when I launch Thunderbird. I followed directions sent me to turn it off, but that didn't work. Either I misu… (les mer)

I'm still having a problem with automatic collection of email when I launch Thunderbird. I followed directions sent me to turn it off, but that didn't work. Either I misunderstood or did something wrong. I'm not the sharpest tack in the box when it comes to these things. How do I control when my computer asks the server for email? Thanks much!

Asked by martypa 2 timer siden

drang and drop text to firefox

I mistakenly dragged a text from a search box and dropped it on my browser page. If this text is a url (Ex: www.some_site.com), Firefox will navigate to that page. How … (les mer)

I mistakenly dragged a text from a search box and dropped it on my browser page. If this text is a url (Ex: www.some_site.com), Firefox will navigate to that page. How do I prevent Firefox from opening dropped links on pages?

Asked by dave_ga490 2 timer siden