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Local Folders folder won't expand

Submitted by parmil on October 12, 2015 - 11:52am

Somehow my local folders have collapsed, and I can't reexpand them. Some I can see in explorer, but some are invisible. I use the portable version. thanks.parmil
Posted previously in Tbird support forum. Question unanswered.
10/11/15 12:59 PM
When I tried to create a new folder with explorer in the default "local folders" folder on my hard drive, I am told there is already a folder with that name. That's what I mean by invisible.

Update Thunderbird Portable's version from 31.7.0 to 38.3.0 and lost all saved passwords

Submitted by ITFAN on October 11, 2015 - 10:07pm

Hello,

I've updated Thunderbird Portable from 31.7.0 to 38.3.0 and lost all saved passwords. Luckily when I turn back to version 31.7.0 with my profile folder I still have all the passwords remembered. But now I can't use the latest version of TB because I have too many accounts so it would be extremely frustrating if I have to enter all the passwords into the latest TB's version.

Any suggestion how to use the latest version without enter all the passwords again ? I am using Windows 10 Pro.

Thanks

size of my entire mailbox

Submitted by cat3appr on October 11, 2015 - 9:16pm

hello,
I'm downloading right now the entire content of my Gmail account in my thunderbird portable through IMAP.
My gmail is 15GB and 41470 messages. Now I've downloaded almost 3636 message, which means 91% of the entire messages, however the size of my Thunderbird folder is only 2.44% ... how is this possible? I was expecting the same size of my actual Gmail account, is there any sort of compression?

TB portable on PCs

Submitted by owl_21821 on September 21, 2015 - 3:23pm

Hello; I like TB Portable, currently use 24.3.0, considering upgrading to current 38.2.0. Where can I find the improvement list?

Also, I see many comments RE use of USB drives, and understand that is the main purpose of TB Portable, but I want to report it is excellent as a primary email client on PCs -- I use it on my desktop, and easily copy the folder to transfer everything to my laptop, or wherever I need it to go. I prefer POP, and like to keep of all my emails in one location under my control.

Installing an old version over a new one: is it save?

Submitted by sosolala on September 15, 2015 - 9:23am

Hello,

just updated Thunderbird to 38.2.0 and having now severe issues in forwarding, responding and writing emails (Thunderbird duplicates attachments, taking recipient of previous email as default for the next email, sometimes very slow inserting of names from the adressbook, hanging while typing, loss of "copy" and "cc" fields in the adress area).

Copy prefs.js from local TB to Portable drags old paths

Submitted by keepplugging on September 8, 2015 - 1:53pm

After installing Portable Thunderbird, I followed the instructions under Copying Your Local Thunderbird Settings (https://portableapps.com/support/thunderbird_portable#installing) to give Portable TB the environment I had been using with non-Portable TB. Of course, I copied my non-Portable prefs.js file along with everything else.

Email and Newsgroup account dialog mystery??

Submitted by jamesd1 on August 28, 2015 - 6:28pm

I have Thunderbird Portable and Firefox Portable set up and working. When I click on an email address in a web page, instead of opening a new email in Thunderbird as I expected, it brings up a dialog asking me to set up a Newsgroup account. What???

I just want to send an email from my Thuderbird Portable email.

Can't send mail with TH 38.2

Submitted by JKEngineer on August 21, 2015 - 9:16am

After updating from 31.7 to 38.2 Thunderbird Portable, installed locally on a HD with Win7 Pro, I could not send mail through an external server. I was able to receive mail through the same server. When I downgraded back to 31.7, I was again able to send and receive mail.

On trying to send mail, I got an Alert box that said:
An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Administrative Prohibition. Please check the message and try again.

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