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i can not save messages to the sent folder, there is a padlock symbol over the file name

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the Thunderbird mail engine has stopped saving emails to the sent folder, when i checked the sent folder it had a padlock symbol over the beginning of the file file. and a error came up saying 'error copying to sent folder'

the Thunderbird mail engine has stopped saving emails to the sent folder, when i checked the sent folder it had a padlock symbol over the beginning of the file file. and a error came up saying 'error copying to sent folder'

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The padlock, which has been there always, indicated the account uses a secure connection.

Now

In order for us to better investigate this issue you need to add a little more non-personal information.

Please add the troubleshooting information to your post To find the Troubleshooting information:

  • Open Help (or click on three-line-icon and select Help)
  • Choose Troubleshooting Information
  • Use the button Copy to clipboard to select all. Do not check box "Include account names"!
  • Paste this in your post.

Please also add the result of these troubleshooting steps to your post

  • Does Thunderbird work in TB Safe mode (see Thunderbird Safe Mode)?
  • Do you use anti-virus and firewall software? What is the version?
  • Who is the email provider?
  • Who is the internet provider?

Please post back with this information and any other questions you might have.

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Ɖɔɖɔɖo si wotia

The padlock, which has been there always, indicated the account uses a secure connection.

Now

In order for us to better investigate this issue you need to add a little more non-personal information.

Please add the troubleshooting information to your post To find the Troubleshooting information:

  • Open Help (or click on three-line-icon and select Help)
  • Choose Troubleshooting Information
  • Use the button Copy to clipboard to select all. Do not check box "Include account names"!
  • Paste this in your post.

Please also add the result of these troubleshooting steps to your post

  • Does Thunderbird work in TB Safe mode (see Thunderbird Safe Mode)?
  • Do you use anti-virus and firewall software? What is the version?
  • Who is the email provider?
  • Who is the internet provider?

Please post back with this information and any other questions you might have.

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Matt

. thunderbird is not in safe mode

. i am using Avast free anti-virus version 10.3.2225 . i am using gmail . i am using mozilla firefox

Matt i had to delete the last few line of the trouble shooting lines as it exceeded the 10,000 characters of content.

Peter


 Application Basics
   Name: Thunderbird
   Version: 31.7.0
   User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0
   Profile Folder: Show Folder
             (Local drive)
   Application Build ID: 20150507114201
   Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
   Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
   Memory Use: about:memory
 Mail and News Accounts
   account1:
     INCOMING: account1, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext
   account2:
     INCOMING: account2, , (pop3) pop.tiscali.co.uk:110, plain, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account3:
     INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.tiscali.co.uk:110, plain, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account4:
     INCOMING: account4, , (imap) imap.googlemail.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account6:
     INCOMING: account6, , (imap) imap.googlemail.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
 Crash Reports
 Extensions
 Important Modified Preferences
   Name: Value
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     browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
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     mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
     mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: 8f1b4b49-2aff-4aa9-ae3f-c8f9a7606bc
     network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
     places.database.lastMaintenance: 1439477733
     places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 23447
     places.history.expiration.transient_optimal_database_size: 40199126
     plugin.importedState: true
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     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_bgimages: false
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_command:
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_downloadfonts: false
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_edge_bottom: 0
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     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_edge_top: 0
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_evenpages: true
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     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_in_color: true
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     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_margin_right: 0.5
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_margin_top: 0.5
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_oddpages: true
     print.printer_PaperPort_Image_Printer.print_orientation: 0
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Matt

. thunderbird is not in safe mode

. i am using Avast free anti-virus version 10.3.2225 . i am using gmail . i am using mozilla firefox

Matt i had to delete the last few line of the trouble shooting lines as it exceeded the 10,000 characters of content.

Peter


Application Basics
  Name: Thunderbird
  Version: 31.7.0
  User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0
  Profile Folder: Show Folder
            (Local drive)
  Application Build ID: 20150507114201
  Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
  Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
  Memory Use: about:memory
Mail and News Accounts
  account1:
    INCOMING: account1, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext
  account2:
    INCOMING: account2, , (pop3) pop.tiscali.co.uk:110, plain, passwordCleartext
    OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
  account3:
    INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.tiscali.co.uk:110, plain, passwordCleartext
    OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
  account4:
    INCOMING: account4, , (imap) imap.googlemail.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
    OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
  account6:
    INCOMING: account6, , (imap) imap.googlemail.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
    OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
Crash Reports
Extensions
Important Modified Preferences
  Name: Value
    accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0
    browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
    browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
    browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
    browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
    extensions.lastAppVersion: 31.7.0
    mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
    mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: 8f1b4b49-2aff-4aa9-ae3f-c8f9a7606bc
    network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
    places.database.lastMaintenance: 1439477733
    places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 23447
    places.history.expiration.transient_optimal_database_size: 40199126
    plugin.importedState: true
    print.print_printer: Brother DCP-165C Printer
    print.printer_Brother_DCP-165C_Printer.print_bgcolor: false
    print.printer_Brother_DCP-165C_Printer.print_bgimages: false
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