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Under "settings" I select "Export to mobile". This pops up a page that should let me select what to export, but there is nothing to select there.

It would be nice ti use Android for mobile. Some can help?

Gtnx Ruud Uphoff

I created two new email accounts (ex: info@newemail.com). I can sent from them just fine, but when I send TO them the emails are received in a separate set of folders under the name of that email address. How do I get those emails to appear in the Inbox under Local Folders instead of in the Inbox under info@newemail.com.

I've set its Copies & Folders to the same as my other email addresses where received emails do appear in the Inbox under Local Folders.

Sometimes my Thunderbird Inbox (or some other folder) is empty, and it's Properties Location is empty. I've found nothing to fix that except to close Thunderbird and reopen it; sometimes needing to wait a few or several minutes before reopening it. That's always (finally) worked, but I guess I'm concerned that one time it won't work. What could be causing that?

Thunderbird 128.5.2esr (32-bit) Odd problem in that just one folder was being identified as not being able to be compacted because of Disk Space....not true, plenty of space as I keep it regularly cleaned. I can clear the issue by making another folder of a different name, copying all messages to that folder then running COMPACT on the new folder and nothing is amiss. Run it on the original problem folder and no issues. Delete the original folder and create another with the same old name and transfer the messages to the now new originally named folder. Delete the TEMP folder. Then run a COMPACT on the problem folder and no issues.

Then run compact on the whole message tree and sure enough the COMPACT issue has now moved to a different folder. I suspect you could chase this thing till the cows come home but won't resolve, just moves it from folder to folder.

Now I could just kill Thunderbird and reinstall but this is intriging. Not sure if that would help. Ran TROUBLESHOOT MODE clean with out the only extension I use and no change. Stumped.

Thanks!

I have this iMac and a MacBook pro. This iMac is not able to receive emails for the past 2 days. My MacBook has no problems. I have tried to troubleshoot with Apple since I have a service contract with them. However, they were not able to help. Apple suggested that I perhaps delete Thunderbird from this iMac and start over, but I would like to avoid that if possible. My internet service provider is Dreamhost. Do you have any suggestions on how to proceed?

Kia ora from Liz in NZ. My thunderbird email crashed 3 weeks ago and is still not working and I don't know what to do. I would be grateful of any help. At present I am getting some emails through surge web but it means I cannot get the emails that I saved in folders under Thunderbird. So you can send an email to xxx@farmside.co.nz Kind regards Liz Heenan

For two weeks now, I've been receiving the following error message whenever I open Thunderbird: "Unable to open folder inbox on xxxxx@earthlink.net because it is in use by some other operation. Please wait for that operation to finish and then select the folder again." I have no idea what operation it may be referring to. I still get this message if Thunderbird is the first thing I open when I turn the computer on. I can see my email on Earthlink, but it is a very awkward program, with no way to mark email important, and other problems. For years I've had messages automatically downloaded to Thunderbird, and this problem never happened before. Other details: I am able to send messages on Thunderbird. I am using an older computer with Windows 10. Thank you! Paul Geidel

Hi, I don't remember exactly from which release it started, but for a couple of months, quick filtering has not been working properly. For example, when typing the sender's name, the results show emails from other senders, and the sought name can be found in the 'Copy' field or in the message text. However, quick filtering works as before, fully correctly in Troubleshooting mode 😳 Attached screenshots with quick filtering results shown when opening TB in 'Normal' and in Troubleshooting mode.

Hi, I must have mis-filed an email. I can see it in the "All Mail" folder, but how do I find out in which folder I mistakenly put it?

- I've tried right-click, with no success - I've added 'location' to the list of columns displayed but they all show ..... dohhhh! .... "All Mail"

There must (mustn't there?) be a way of finding out where I put that dratted email!

Adding a Google Calendar causes Thunderbird to be non responsive!

I have added several other calendars, and these all work fine, just this one Calendar causes the problem.

The calendar seems fine when viewed in Google itself. It is a busy calendar with events going back several years and forward at least 2 years.

I am using the Provider for Google Calendars. I am on the latest stable version of Thunderbird.128.5.2esr on Windows 11.

Closing Thunderbird and restarting does not remove the issue; TB stays unresponsive.

Is this a known issue? How can I diagnose the issue with the calendar.

Thanks in advance.

I am new to Thunderbird having just installed version 128.2.1esr. I am trying to build distribution lists, what you refer to as mailing lists. Your support document says to open the Address Book then Select File>New>Mailing List. When I try to do this after selecting File>New Mailing List does not come up as an option. Is there another way to build my lists? Thanks

I am a very retired programmer (K&R C mostly starting in early 70's. Not C++ or .NET stuff). About 20 years ago I became legally blind - low vision, only very center of one eye, loss of most color perception and need high contrast. Dark mode is usually better. For years I used WordPad to take notes with large font etc., but WordPad is no longer in Windows 11. I rarely save the notes, it is sort of my large print Post-It note - more than phone numbers, messages for wife, etc. For small stuff like that I use my 8x10 white board with dry-erase marker. I switched from Outlook to TB about 2 years ago. Wonderful. But it appears that it insists that I save as DRAFT etc. where I usually don't want to save it (or retrieve it by selecting from not large font list of items in the DRAFTS folder. Life expectancy for sheet if preinted is measurered in hours if I want/need to print it. Is there a way to make use of the TB editor as a standalone? Forget Word with its unfriendly ribbon etc. Ditto for OpenOffice, LibreOffice, NotePad++, etc. They are all to heavy, awkward to launch/start up, etc. I don't need TO:, SUBJECT: etc. I don't need multi-documents at once.

I use TextPad and ZoomText (magnifier/reader with all sorts of enhancements such as full-screen cross hars to help me find the cursor / mouse pointer) for recreational programming etc., too many features etc. to launch or get out of.  No, I don't want a copy out on OneDrive - not on my phone, not on my tablet etc.  Although speech recognition would be nice, but then again that could be disruptive in home environment.  My wife is not a fan of Alexa.

Perhaps find a way to grab WordPad from somewhere? (I doubt that I have media for, say, W7 or earlier. Then there's compatibility issues, ... )

Lastly, I apologize for all of those 'etc.' - this question would have been a lot longer without them.

Thanks, Nick