How to specify folder/directory when opening attachments directly from message?

TB 128.4.3esr on macOS and 102.15.1 on Win10/64. If I click Save on an attachment to a message, TB dutifully opens a Save dialog box in the folder/directory that I've sp… (read more)

TB 128.4.3esr on macOS and 102.15.1 on Win10/64.

If I click Save on an attachment to a message, TB dutifully opens a Save dialog box in the folder/directory that I've specified in Settings > Files & Attachments > Save Files To:

No problem there.

But if I double-click on an attachment to open it directly into an application such as Excel, Word, etc., the attachment gets saved and then opened from some mystery folder such as:

<myHDD>/private/var/folders/pd/zw70ypv94xgctzszqtp3fxwr0000gp/T/pid-91611/

on macOS or:

C:\Users\<MyUserName>\AppData\Local\Temp\pid-1568\

on Win10.

Many years ago I remember that attachments were always saved to the Save Files To directory, but that changed some time ago.

Is there a way to change the behavior back, so that attachments always save to Save Files To, regardless of whether they're explicitly Saved from the message or double-clicked/opened from the message?

Thanks!

Asked by steven64 2 days ago

Thunderbird emails stopped 9/11/24. I cannot send or receive emails via Thunderbird.

Hi! Thunderbird emails stopped 9/11/24. Sadly, I cannot send or receive emails via Thunderbird. When I open Thunderbird on my Mac (2010) updated to version 10.12.6. … (read more)

Hi!

Thunderbird emails stopped 9/11/24. Sadly, I cannot send or receive emails via Thunderbird. When I open Thunderbird on my Mac (2010) updated to version 10.12.6. I receive a message box noting 'Login to account "dolsen00@msn.com" failed'. Log in to server pop-mail.outlook.com with username dolsen00@msn.com failed.

Choices are ENTER new password Cancel Retry

I am not familiar with pop-mail or outlook. I've read through a number of articles hoping to find a solution. I've searched through historical emails from Microsoft to see if I might have mistaken for trash an important change, to no avail.

My current workaround for email is via my iphone or logging into msn.com on my Mac. I miss many of the features Thunderbird offered!

Thank you for your help! Donna O.

Asked by dolsen00 2 days ago

Gmail authentification failure notifications several times a day

The Thunderbird for Android app on my Moto G 5G has a problem with Gmail. For some unknown reason I am receiving several authentification failed notifications per day so… (read more)

The Thunderbird for Android app on my Moto G 5G has a problem with Gmail. For some unknown reason I am receiving several authentification failed notifications per day sometimes 3 or 4 in a row. I uninstalled the app for now in hopes that maybe someone has an answer to this problem. I have Hotmail, and Yahoo mail also on the app without any problems at all, I followed all of the instructions given when I downloaded the app.

Asked by Vint Daube 2 days ago

Web sites not working properly

Hello, Why some websites aren't working properly with Firefox but does with others? Here are two websites that I have issues with: https://bell.ca (Home internet secti… (read more)

Hello,

Why some websites aren't working properly with Firefox but does with others?

Here are two websites that I have issues with:

https://bell.ca (Home internet section, can't scroll) https://cogeco.ca (Business internet section, can't scroll)

Guillaume

Asked by Guillaume Soucy 3 days ago

Last reply by Guillaume Soucy 3 days ago

Change star icons for flagged/unflagged messages

Hello, I would like to change the icons of the star that are used to show messages as flagged and unflagged. I have read in some posts that one can replace the icon fil… (read more)

Hello,

I would like to change the icons of the star that are used to show messages as flagged and unflagged.

I have read in some posts that one can replace the icon files, but I cannot find any folder where they are stored. Where are the icon files stored in 128.5 on macOS (Macintosh)?

Is the process for replacing the icons as simple as replacing the icon files?

If you have replaced these icons, would you please tell me about your experience and give me your tips?

Thank you.

Rick

Asked by mozilla664 3 days ago

How do I stop Thunderbird switching between emails so I can select text?

Hi there, I recently switched to Thunderbird to track my multiple email accounts, but it is not letting me select text so I can copy-paste. Each time I click and drag,… (read more)

Hi there,

I recently switched to Thunderbird to track my multiple email accounts, but it is not letting me select text so I can copy-paste.

Each time I click and drag, it swipes to the next or previous email, depending on if I drag left or right.

I had a look through my settings but cannot find a way to stop it swiping to other emails. Double clicking to select the word and then the whole sentence does not work.

I had a dig through the Help Site but couldn't find a reference to this issue/setting.

How do I stop Thunderbird from swiping between emails so I can select text to copy?

Thanks :)

Asked by emily26 3 weeks ago

Last reply by emily26 3 days ago

Thunderbird Not Connecting to Outlook Mailbox Account

I have a business domain with four email accounts at GoDaddy on Microsoft Outlook. I have a new laptop (Windows 11); when I set up Thunderbird for the accounts, three cam… (read more)

I have a business domain with four email accounts at GoDaddy on Microsoft Outlook. I have a new laptop (Windows 11); when I set up Thunderbird for the accounts, three came in fine, but one does not connect to the server - the account on TB shows just an "Inbox" with no mail, no other folders. All the settings appear to be identical between the different accounts. What am I missing?

Asked by Frank Arnoth 3 days ago

How Do I Open Discord Links in the Discord App?

As the subject says, I'm trying to get Discord links to open in the Discord desktop app instead of a Firefox tab. The 'Applications' section of my Firefox settings that h… (read more)

As the subject says, I'm trying to get Discord links to open in the Discord desktop app instead of a Firefox tab. The 'Applications' section of my Firefox settings that has the settings to handle 'mailto' and 'magnet' links in external apps doesn't have any setting for Discord links for me to change, and I can't figure out how to add one.

Asked by bookwormnick 5 days ago

Last reply by bookwormnick 3 days ago

Firefox Update

After an update notification, i downloaded and updated my firefox to version 132.0.1. after the update, i continually get the notification to update. when i try to perfor… (read more)

After an update notification, i downloaded and updated my firefox to version 132.0.1. after the update, i continually get the notification to update. when i try to perform the update again,i get a message that reads "failed to check for updates". please help this notification is very annoying...

Asked by mbarbuto 3 days ago

Firefox don't redirect to another application

I want to use Firefox on Debian 12, I already use it on Windows 10, but the browser don't redirect from a web page to an application. For example for the authentification… (read more)

I want to use Firefox on Debian 12, I already use it on Windows 10, but the browser don't redirect from a web page to an application. For example for the authentification: I click to login with google, the app send this to firefox but after that it don't remind to the app.

Asked by g.gabri2005 3 days ago

To send mail by thunderbird

Hello the team, Since your last update, sending message by Thunderbird is problematic. When checking, the menu flashes quickly, out of all control. Impossible to cancel… (read more)

Hello the team,

Since your last update, sending message by Thunderbird is problematic. When checking, the menu flashes quickly, out of all control. Impossible to cancel, send, correct. You can absolutely do nothing. After a while (2-3 minutes of this flashing and it's long...) The message is sent. Before updating, this problem did not exist. Please do the necessary to remedy this bug. Thank you for your help. Jean-Luc Demély - Switzerland

Asked by 572vddwh67 5 days ago

Last reply by 572vddwh67 3 days ago

Taking a screenshot (wholu - full page screenshot) working?

I would like to take a screenshot of my expanded emails on protonmail.com - but it is not working when when I click "full page" option. Is this possible? I don't want to … (read more)

I would like to take a screenshot of my expanded emails on protonmail.com - but it is not working when when I click "full page" option. Is this possible? I don't want to take screenshots manually by scrolling down the window...

Asked by barbarbar22 4 days ago

Last reply by barbarbar22 3 days ago

Windows 11 Position Of Picture in Picture

Hi, I just switched from windows 10 to Windows 11. On windows 10 once you position the picture in picture once it appears in that position every time time you start up a … (read more)

Hi, I just switched from windows 10 to Windows 11. On windows 10 once you position the picture in picture once it appears in that position every time time you start up a new picture in picture. In Windows 11 the picture in picture doggedly appears in the same position necessitating moving it to your preferred position every time.

I am running Windows 11 with an RTX4080 super on two 4K screens set to Nvidia surround mode with the latest driver. The picture in picture always positions about 20 pixels into the left (main) screen. I then move it to the 10,10 position on the right screen. I expect the next time I start a picture in picture that it will appear at the 10,10 position on the right screen. Instead it appears in the old position on the left screen, forcing me to move it every time.

The current version of Firefox remembers the size of the picture in picture when I resize it. But is does not remember the x,y position on the picture in picture once it is resized over a certain size.

Is there a setting in about that sets the position of the picture in picture?

Asked by mozilla663 3 days ago

Continual Updates Page

Having updated to latest browser version I am continually getting this page https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/133.0/whatsnew/?oldversion=132.0 It is not in my start… (read more)

Having updated to latest browser version I am continually getting this page

https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/133.0/whatsnew/?oldversion=132.0

It is not in my startup URL's I use the default.

I have cleared all browser cache and data with no effect.

Asked by MV Agusta Brutale 3 days ago