Created: December 15, 2022

I use Mozilla Thunderbird and have several addresses with one email provider

Friday afternoon, one of the emails, *****@tds.net stopped loading emails to the inbox. The other account work fine.
Last Edit: January 6, 2023
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Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Hello, thank you for using Howly. I’ll be happy to help you out! May I ask your name?
Customer Reply
*****
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Nice to meet you, *****!
So you are not receiving the emails on one of your email accounts in Thunderbird?

What do you mean by "not loading"?
Customer Reply
The emails are being received by the TDS portal but are not showing up in the account inbox after Friday at 3:10 PM
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it.
Let's try to repair your inbox folder.
Open Thunderbird and select the folder in which the email is present which you want to view.
Next, right-click on the selected folder and choose the Properties option.
Now, you will see the Repair Folder button in the Folder Properties. Click on the Repair Folder > OK.
After the completion of the repair process, try to open and view the emails again.
Customer Reply
I tried Folder Repair and nothing happened.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it.
Let's Rebuild Folders in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Before implementing the steps, make sure that Thunderbird is closed and is not running in the background.
Here are the steps:
1. Open the location similar to: C:Users<Username>AppDataRoaming
ThunderbirdProfilesxxxxxxx.default-release
2. Go to the data folder i.e., ImapMail or Mail folder as per your account configuration.
3. If the problem is with your Inbox, carefully delete the Inbox.msf file.
Customer Reply
I'm trying to find the Inbox.msf file
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it.
It should be in ImapMail or Mail folder.
Customer Reply
found it and deleted it
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it.
Now, restart Thunderbird. It will rebuild the MSF file and show all the messages.
Customer Reply
nothing happened
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Are you sure that you deleted the needed file?
Customer Reply
I'll look again.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Ok.
Did you close Thunderbird before deleting the file?
Customer Reply
I X'd the window.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it.
Did you terminate the background processes?
Customer Reply
not sure. I'll go to Task Manager and stop the pr ocess
OK it is not running in Task Manager. Should I open it again?
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Hold on. Did you double-check that the needed file was removed?
Customer Reply
Yes.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Ok. Please start Thunderbird and try checking your inbox.
Customer Reply
still no emails loading
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Got it. Did you try removing the account and then adding it back?
Customer Reply
no Which account?
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
I'm sorry, I mean your email account on Thunderbird, on which you do not receive emails.
To delete an account, select it in the left pane of Account Settings, then Account Actions at the bottom of the left pane, Remove Account.
Customer Reply
It's gone
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Ok.
Please try adding the account again.
Customer Reply
I had to find the password
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Sure.
Do you need help resetting the password?
Customer Reply
No, I found the one it likes. It seems to be reloading the emails.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
Ok. Keep me updated, please :)
Customer Reply
Finally I have 39 unread messages. Thank you very much.
Hanna Finley
Hanna Finley Tech Expert & Writer
You are welcome :)
We are glad that you have resolved your issue using Howly!
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