Thunderbird email config file

The Desktop view will open. From the Desktop, hover in the lower right-hand corner to access the Charms. Select the Search charm. The Search sidebar will open. A list of profile folders will appear. Click on the profile folder you wish to open it will open in a window. Click the Windows Start button. The Start menu will open.

A list of profiles will appear at the top of the Start menu. If you only have a single profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.

Click the Windows Start button, and select Run…. Click the Finder icon in the dock. On the menu bar, click the Go menu, hold down the option or alt key and select Library.

This is also accomplished by using a digital certificate. Grow and share your expertise with others. Answer questions and improve our knowledge base.

Thunderbird can merge multiple inboxes from various POP accounts to make what is called a global inbox, where all of the received mail can be You are currently viewing a snapshot of www.

Most of this content is highly out of date some pages haven't been updated since the project began in and exists for historical purposes only. If there are any pages on this archive site that you think should be added back to www. Many of the tips and tricks mentioned on this site can be applied by using the built-in Config Editor.

This will display a list of used preferences, as well as a search bar at the top. Double-click on a preference to change its value. To do add a new preference, open the context menu right-click on any existing preference, go to the New menu, and select the type of preference. Some tips and tricks require that you edit configuration files manually.

You can use Thunderbird's Config Editor to do this. To access the Config Editor, go to and select Preferences. Search for config and click on the Config Editor button when it is displayed. Clicking on the Show All button in the display will show all hidden preferences in a tab called "Advanced Preferences". In the Config Editor, you can type a string in the field showing "Search preference name" to filter the list of preferences to only those that contain the specified string in their names or values.

Once the edit is complete save your changes by clicking the checkmark.