I'm still having serious issues with T-bird today! Have done everything listed under the Standard diagnostic instructions, except a reinstall, to no avail. I've come to this last option, which is: 5. Do a fresh install:. Uninstall Thunderbird. Open your OS temporary directory (Windows 98/ME: Start - Run - Type C: Windows Temp - OK, Windows 2000/XP: Start - Run - Type%temp% - OK) and delete all files and folders contained therein.
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Download the Thunderbird installer from mozilla.org and re-install. The first thing it says under this is to uninstall Thunderbird. I've searched EVERYWHERE for the Mac uninstall instructions and all I find is info for uninstalling it if you run Windows. I don't run Windows on my Mac. Where are the Mac instructions?
Oh, and if I have to open Thunderbird to uninstall it, well that's impossible since it won't open. Btw: I was running the last version before it started crashing non-stop. Here are the 3 items you need to trash in order to uninstall TBird: (1) The application itself - it's in your Applications folder. (2) The folder Thunderbird - it's in your user Library Thunderbird. (3) And finally the preferences file - it's in your user Library Preferences org.mozilla.thunderbird.plist Caution: If you think you'll need some of those items as a back-up, don't trash (2) and (3).
Put them in a flash drive and save them in case you need to re-install an address book, filters, or other settings. If you really want to start totally fresh, go ahead and download a new copy of. Follow the installation procedure and replace the old copy in Applications.
When you re-start TB, it'll create a new folder, plist file, and profile. What that means is that you'll have to set up your accounts all over.
Filters, address books and other settings will all be in the old folder you moved above. See if the new profile works correctly.
If it does, then you know the old folder/profile had some damages. You can then salvage things from the old folder later on. It's a radical move if you want to give it a try.
Visit this to find your Mac OS version. Option 1: Upgrade to a Mac OS version supported by Apple To ensure the safest email experience, we recommend upgrading to a Mac OS version that Apple supports. Visit this to learn more about upgrading. While Thunderbird will still continue to work on unsupported versions, using Thunderbird on a supported version will provide you with the best and safest user experience. Option 2: Download Thunderbird version 45 Thunderbird 45 will continue to work with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 but will not receive any further updates or security fixes. Thunderbird 45 can be downloaded from. First pick the folder for your locale and then download the package.