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== '''HOWTO: ENABLE:''' == | == '''HOWTO: ENABLE:''' == | ||
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+ | === '''MACOS''' Access To Contacts === | ||
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+ | Before proceeding ensure Thunderbird is closed. | ||
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+ | System Preferences > Security & Privacy (then click the padlock to unlock settings) > Contacts > In right-hand column tick box net to Thunderbird > Close preferences > Start Thunderbird | ||
=== Archiving Of IMAP Emails To Local Folders === | === Archiving Of IMAP Emails To Local Folders === | ||
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/theme-font-size-changer/ Theme Font & Size Changer] | [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/theme-font-size-changer/ Theme Font & Size Changer] | ||
− | == ''' Scrollbars ''' == | + | == ''' HOWTO: Scrollbars ''' == |
=== Widen & Change The Colour === | === Widen & Change The Colour === | ||
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2023-03-16 - As of the date shown, Oauth works with Thunderbird 102.8.0 works with your standard Google account password. Thus, there is no longer a need for App passwords. | 2023-03-16 - As of the date shown, Oauth works with Thunderbird 102.8.0 works with your standard Google account password. Thus, there is no longer a need for App passwords. | ||
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+ | === OAuth Error After Thunderbird Update === | ||
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+ | Specifically 128, within Thunderbird a reauthorization window opens but clicking 'Allow' does nothing but bring up the same window a couple of times more, before disappearing. The Gmail account remains disconnected and unauthorized, to fix: | ||
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+ | * In Thunderbird, open Account Settings & remove the Gmail account | ||
+ | * Settings > Privacy & Security > Web Content > Show Cookies > Search for 'google' > remove all matching cookies > Close Settings - Close Thunderbird | ||
+ | * In a browser, log in to the relevant Google account > Click on your account avatar > Manage your Google Account > Security > Your connections to third-party apps & services > Mozilla Thunderbird Email > Delete all connections you have with Mozilla Thunderbird Email > Confirm | ||
+ | * Open Thunderbird and recreate your Gmail account | ||
=== Menus Slow To Open === | === Menus Slow To Open === | ||
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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_%28Thunderbird%29 | http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_%28Thunderbird%29 | ||
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+ | === Profile Manager === | ||
=== Online Manual === | === Online Manual === | ||
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[https://binaryoutcast.com/projects/interlink/ Interlink] is a free e-mail client based on open source community code. Available for Linux & Windows. | [https://binaryoutcast.com/projects/interlink/ Interlink] is a free e-mail client based on open source community code. Available for Linux & Windows. | ||
− | [https://www.postbox-inc.com/ Postbox] a commercial fork. Available for Windows & | + | [https://www.postbox-inc.com/ Postbox] a commercial fork. Available for Windows & Mac. |
[https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable Thunderbird Portable]. Thunderbird from Flash drive. Windows only. | [https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable Thunderbird Portable]. Thunderbird from Flash drive. Windows only. |
Latest revision as of 21:43, 22 October 2024
Thunderbird Splits From Mozilla Foundation (Sort Of)
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2020/01/thunderbirds-new-home/
No funding from monies donated to the Mozilla Foundation will be used to fund this new enterprise so donations can be made here.
Thunderbird For Android (Sort Of)
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/revealed-thunderbird-on-android-plans-k9/
about:config Modifications
https://wiki.indie-it.com/wiki/Thunderbird_about:config_Modifications
Thunderbird Beta
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/beta/all/
wget https://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-beta-latest&os=linux64&lang=en-GB
Thunderbird Releases
Current Version
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all/
curl --silent --head https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/notes/ |grep -i 'location:'
Depreciated Versions
https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
Thunderbird Release Notes
Internal Wiki Pages
Thunderbird about:config Modifications
HOWTO: BACKUP:
Address Book
- Click on the Address Book icon
- In the open address book window in the left hand column click on the address book you wish to back up
- Tools >> Export >> Save in the appropriate format
Message Filters
The filtering rules are stored in a file called msgFilterRules.dat within the Thunderbird profile folder, if you have multiple accounts there is a separate file for each account. The file(s) just needs to be backup up and then restored to a profile, on starting Thunderbird it will read and integrate the filters.
Message Tags
The Tags used to mark messages are save within the prefs.js file found in each mail accounts profile. Each Tag has two entries, one for the tag name the other for its colour.
Example 1:
user_pref("mailnews.tags.printed.color", "#3366FF"); user_pref("mailnews.tags.printed.tag", "Printed");
Example 2:
user_pref("mailnews.tags.invoiced.color", "#993300"); user_pref("mailnews.tags.invoiced.ordinal", "00005"); user_pref("mailnews.tags.invoiced.tag", "Invoiced");
Example 2 shows an additional line between 'color' and 'tag', this is because the add-on Tag Sequencer Arranger has been installed.
Ensuring Thunderbird is closed open the prefs.js file with a text editor and search for the following line:
user_pref("mailnews.tags.printed.color",
Copy and paste all the entries in to a separate text file, save and exit both files. The copied entries can be used to overwrite the tag entries in another prefs.js file.
Profile
http://www.windows-commandline.com/copy-directory-command-line/
Xcopy /E /I C:\dir1\sourcedir D:\data\destinationdir
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/command-line-backup.php
If you are not confident enough to manually search for the profile folder there are a couple of add-ons that can do the job for you:
- Profile Buttons (Depreciated v 42>)
- Profile Folder Button (Depreciated v 57.0a1>)
Both of the above add-ons require you to install them and manually add the required buttons to your Mail Toolbar. Once added just click on the button and the default file manager will open at the profile folder.
Subject Manager (Add-on) (Depreciated v 65>)
When you save a subject heading with this add-on it is stored in Thunderbird's prefs.js file.
Ensuring Thunderbird is closed open the prefs.js file with a text editor and search for the following line:
user_pref("extensions.SubjectManager.
There should be six entries the first five being your preference settings and any saved subjects, the sixth is the version number. Copy and paste these in to a separate text file, save and exit both files. The copied entries can be used to overwrite the blank Subject Manager entries in another prefs.js file assuming they are the same version.
NOTE: If they are not the same versions it would be prudent to only copy the saved subjects line and manually change the add-on's settings.
HOWTO: DISABLE:
Firefox Stealing Focus When Opening Browser Links From Any Email Client
NOTE: This fix requires alteration of Firefox's about:config settings not Thunderbird's.
If Firefox is your default browser then when you click on an URL in Thunderbird it is opened and Firefox springs to the foreground.
Config name: | browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground |
Default: | False |
Modified: | True |
IMAP Synchronisation (V.3 >)
In v3 > IMAP accounts created or imported are set to automatically synchronise email with the server, if you have a large amount of emails and you use roaming profiles this can greatly impact on log on/off times.
Importing/Recreating An Old IMAP Profile:
If importing an old IMAP profile copy it to the local drive and then unplug the network cable or temporarily disable the network card. If recreating an existing account just unplug the network cable or temporarily disable the network card.
Import the old profile, then:
Linux: Edit >> Account Settings >> Synchronisation & Storage Windows: Tools >> Account Settings >> Synchronisation & Storage
Under 'Message Synchronising' untick 'Keep messages for this account on this computer'
Safe Mode: How To
Windows:
Run thunderbird -safe-mode
Setting Up A New IMAP Account
Linux: Edit >> Account Settings >> Synchronisation & Storage Windows: Tools >> Account Settings >> Synchronisation & Storage
Under 'Message Synchronising' untick 'Keep messages for this account on this computer'
NOTE: Synchronising is done on an account by account basis.
If you are setting up a fresh account untick the box while creating your settings.
Tabs
If you do not wish to read your messages in a tab but in a new window you can disable the feature:
- Windows >> Tools >> Options >> Advanced >> Reading & Display >> Open messages in: >> An existing message window.
- Linux >> Edit >> Preferences >> Advanced >> Reading & Display >> Open messages in: >> An existing message window.
This however leaves an open tab which displays the name of the folder you have selected. If you wish to disable this tab you can do so in the Config Editor.
- Windows >> Tools >> Options >> Advanced >> General >> Config Editor
- Linux >> Edit >> Preferences >> Advanced >> General >> Config Editor
mail.tabs.autoHide
Change from false to true by double clicking on the entry.
Thanks to Ghacks.
HOWTO: ENABLE:
MACOS Access To Contacts
Before proceeding ensure Thunderbird is closed.
System Preferences > Security & Privacy (then click the padlock to unlock settings) > Contacts > In right-hand column tick box net to Thunderbird > Close preferences > Start Thunderbird
Archiving Of IMAP Emails To Local Folders
Some internet hosting companies set a limit on the total size of messages and also the total number of messages in your IMAP mailbox account.
With 1&1 (SCHLUND) the total size of messages is 2GB and the total number of messages is 40,000.
To stop from going over this limit of number of messages, you can use Mozilla Thunderbird's Archive feature.
Account Settings > Copies & Folders > Message Archives Keep message archives in: > Archive options > A single folder + Keep existing folder structure > OK "Archives" Folder on: > Local Folders > OK
Now, choose a message in one of your IMAP folders, and then click the Archive button.
Then, scroll down to the Local Folders folder and check it has copied the message, whilst recreating the folder structure.
Space, sorted! :-)
Thanks - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/archived-messages
Autoreply (Without Sieve)
http://tbirdhowto.wordpress.com/category/auto-reply/
http://tbirdhowto.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/how-to-set-up-an-out-of-office-auto-reply/
Filelink (V. 13 >)
Preferences >> Attachments >> Outgoing
Then either sign up for a Box or Hightail account or enter your details for an existing account.
After entering your account details whenever you attach a large file to a new email message a pop-up will appear at the bottom of the compose window (see picture below):
Click on the 'Link' button and watch the attachment uploading to your chosen online file storage provider (see picture below):
At the same time there will be a new pop-up at the bottom of the compose window (see picture below):
The message is self-explanatory and if you do not wish to see it again click the 'Never show this again' button.
After the file is uploaded another pop-up at the bottom of the compose window with appear (see picture below):
As well as this pop-up a file link will be inserted in to the body of the message similar to that in the following picture:
Whenever the file is downloaded by a third party you will receive an email conformation.
Google Calendar Integration
NOTE: From the release of version 38 of Thunderbird Lightning is now pre-installed.
- Thunderbird > Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons
- Search for Lightning and Install.
- Search for Provider for Google and Install.
- Restart Thunderbird.
- Firefox or Chrome > Log into your Google Calendar web interface.
- Left hand side > My Calendars > Little down arrow> Settings
- Click the blue underline link for one of the Calendars to show the Details page
- Find the Private Address: section > Click on XML and copy the URL
- Thunderbird > File > New > Calendar
- On the Network > Format > Google Calendar > Paste XML URL into Location
- Enter your Google username and password, and choose Remember password
- Name the calendar the same as in Google, and choose a colour, and click OK.
- Thunderbird > Events and Tasks > Calendar
Thanks to Make Use Of
Integration In To Ubuntu Messaging Menu (Linux - Duh)
sudo aptitude remove thunderbird-mozilla-build sudo aptitude install thunderbird-globalmenu thunderbird-locale-en
Threads: Always Display Expanded
View > Threads > Expand All Threads
Vacation / Out Of Office Plugin (Sieve)
NEW VERSION
https://github.com/opensolutions/sieve-out-of-office/pull/2/files?short_path=04c6e90
OLD VERSION
http://adullact.net/plugins/mediawiki/wiki/milimail/index.php/Out_of_Office
Sieve Settings Server Name: 192.168.0.207 Port: 4190 Authentication: Use login from IMAP Account User Name: test@domain.org.uk Secure Connection: false
Just create a ~/.procmailrc file in your user's home directory...
DEFAULT=$HOME/.maildir/ LOGFILE=$HOME/procmail.log DELIVER="/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver" DROPPRIVS="YES" :0 w | $DELIVER
...and then check the server email logs for the entry...
dovecot: lda(sieve): sieve: msgid=<201307151456.r6FEusZI017531@mail.server.com>: sent vacation response to <me@server.com>
Or, a global /etc/procmailrc for the whole server...
# Use maildir-style mailbox in user's home directory DEFAULT=$HOME/.maildir/ # Log actions to file LOGFILE=$HOME/procmail.log # Log synopsis of messages LOGABSTRACT=all # Be verbose VERBOSE=no # Pass to Dovecot for Sieve DELIVER="/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver" DROPPRIVS="YES" :0 w | $DELIVER
HOWTO: MODIFY:
Drag and Drop Preview Hover Box
about:config nglayout.enable_drag_images = false
Custom Dictionary
With Thunderbird closed, navigate to the Profile Folder and locate the file persdict.dat. Open that file with a text editor, edit as needed, then save the file.
Font Sizes In Panes & Menus
Method 1
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pane_and_menu_fonts
Method 2
HOWTO: Scrollbars
Widen & Change The Colour
- Locate your Thunderbird profile, an easy way to do this is to open the Help menu, More Troubleshooting Information, then under Application Basics locate Profile Directory and click the button 'Open Directory' to the right. This will, all things being equal, open your system's file browser at the correct location.
- Once in the profile, create a new folder called chrome
- Navigate in to the chrome folder and a blank document named:
userChrome.css
- Open the above file and copy and paste the following in to it, once done save and close:
scrollbar { -moz-appearance: none !important; background: orange !important; width: 15px; scrollbar-color: grey orange; }
- Navigate in to the chrome folder and a blank document named:
userContent.css
- Open the above file and copy and paste the following in to it, once done save and close:
:root { scrollbar-color: grey orange; scrollbar-width: 25px; }
- Back in Thunderbird open about:config
- Locate the following key and double-click on it to set it to True:
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets
- Restart.
Thanks to Mozilla.
Always Show
Settings > General > Language & Appearance > Scrolling > Tick the box for 'Always show scrollbars'
Signature Transparency
Alter the 'opacity' value to your liking. Test it here - http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/tryit.asp?filename=trycss3_opacity_js
Create a folder in your profile folder called 'chrome' and then create a file called 'UserContent.css' with the following...
/* * Disable TB22 style transparency */ .moz-txt-sig, .moz-signature { opacity: 0.5 !important; }
- Back in Thunderbird open about:config
- Locate the following key and double-click on it to set it to True:
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets
- Restart.
HOWTO: FIX:
Add-Ons in TB 65+
With the release of Thunderbird 65 Mozilla changed the XPI specification and now certain add-ons will not work.
Corrupt Downloaded Files Attachments
mail.server.default.fetch_by_chunks => False
Thanks to Mozillazine
Dictionaries
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/british-english-dictionary-2/
Disappearing Emails
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disappearing_mail
Error: "Could not initialize the application's security component"
Error: "Segmentaion Fault On NFS Mounted Home Directory With LDAP Auth" (Linux)
A mad but simple solution (and no-one out there seems to know why it works)... install the Name Service Caching Daemon package.
sudo apt-get install nscd
Now you can start Thunderbird. Yep, bizarre. But who cares? It works.
Global Database
If when clicking on the search results a message does not display, Thunderbird's Global Database may require rebuilding.
- Quit Thunderbird
- In your Thunderbird Profile locate the global-messages-db.sqlite file
- Delete the global-messages-db.sqlite file.
- Start Thunderbird.
Re-indexing starts automatically on startup and the length of time it takes depends on the number of messages. Thunderbird can still be used, but performance may be affected and searches will return only partial/no results until the indexing is complete.
The indexing progress can be monitored by going to Tools > Activity Manager.
Thanks to Mozilla.
Gmail with OAuth2
Method #1
To use Thunderbird to access your Gmail account, Google will tell you that you must allow "Insecure apps" in your Google security settings. However, since version 38, Thunderbird has supported Oauth2 with Gmail, so you don't have to enable "Insecure apps". Google just doesn't tell you that.
Thanks to Super Tech Crew.
Method #2
- Open TB Options/Privacy & Security
- Check the box to accept cookies (so OAuth authentication can complete)
- Remove the passwords from Saved Passwords
- Restart TB
- Enter the account password in the OAuth window when prompted.
Thanks to Mozilla.org.
Method #3
- Open config editor in TB
- Search for the following entry and set to 'true':
useragent.compatMode.firefox
- Close config editor
- Restart Thunderbird
- The credential window should present for you to login.
Thanks to Google.
Method #4 (The Best)
Basically, this way of doing things by-passes the need to go through the Oauth authentication process:
- Sign-in to https://www.google.com
- Click on your avatar icon in the top right-hand corner
- From the dropdown, click on 'Manage your Google Account'
- In the left-hand menu, click on 'Security'
- In the 'Signing in to Google' click on 'App passwords'
- Use the 'Select App' dropdown for the type of app you want to create a password for
- Then use the 'Select device' dropdown for the type of device
- Click the 'Generate' button
- Record the password displayed on screen at this point, as after clicking on 'Done' the password is no longer visible and there is no way to display it.
2023-03-10 - Well, despite the fact that I used this method about three weeks ago to set up an Outlook client, this no longer works. This is because Google dropped support in May 2022.
2023-03-16 - As of the date shown, Oauth works with Thunderbird 102.8.0 works with your standard Google account password. Thus, there is no longer a need for App passwords.
OAuth Error After Thunderbird Update
Specifically 128, within Thunderbird a reauthorization window opens but clicking 'Allow' does nothing but bring up the same window a couple of times more, before disappearing. The Gmail account remains disconnected and unauthorized, to fix:
- In Thunderbird, open Account Settings & remove the Gmail account
- Settings > Privacy & Security > Web Content > Show Cookies > Search for 'google' > remove all matching cookies > Close Settings - Close Thunderbird
- In a browser, log in to the relevant Google account > Click on your account avatar > Manage your Google Account > Security > Your connections to third-party apps & services > Mozilla Thunderbird Email > Delete all connections you have with Mozilla Thunderbird Email > Confirm
- Open Thunderbird and recreate your Gmail account
Menus Slow To Open
Config name: | gfx.direct2d.disabled |
Default: | false |
Modified: | true |
Config name: | layers.acceleration.disabled |
Default: | false |
Modified: | true |
Thanks to Mozillazine here & here, Mozillazine.
Messages Not Being Displayed
If you have a folder that reports more emails than are being displayed or is show unread messages, but they are not displayed try the following:
- Right click on the offending mail box
- Click on 'Properties'
- On the 'General Information' tab, click on 'Repair Folder'
Not Printing To Default Printer
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=224248
Open Web Links In Google Browser (Linux)
- Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Attachments > Incoming > http > Use other... > /usr/bin/chromium
- Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Attachments > Incoming > https > Use other... > /usr/bin/chromium
- Close
- Restart
Open Web Links In Mozilla Firefox (Linux)
Latest
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Fix #1
Check your Firefox path:
which firefox
Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Config Editor
network.protocol-handler.app.http = /usr/bin/firefox network.protocol-handler.app.https = /usr/bin/firefox
Fix #2
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Register_protocol
http://gnuru.org/article/1631/changing-browser-in-thunderbird
Fix #3
Later versions of Thunderbird use different config settings:
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https
Right click on each entry and select 'Reset'.
Thanks to Mozillazine
Option To Select Printer Missing
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205050
Quick Filter Toolbar Closing
The Quick Filter Toolbar closes when you move between different folders. To prevent this happening activate the pin button found on the far left of the toolbar.
Unactivated:
Activated:
Restore Calendar
You need to tell Lightning what calendars exists in the local.sqlite file. The corresponding preferences are stored like all preferences in file pref.js in your profile folder and start with "calendar.registry". Restore the lines from the old pref.js file and replace the lines in the new pref.js.
- Close Thunderbird if it's running
- Copy all files from backup profile directory's calendar-data subdirectory into your new profile directory. Likely local.sqlite is the only file needed, but I had a few others so I copied them over as well.
- Open up prefs.js from your backup and look for lines like: user_pref("calendar.list.sortOrder", "3bf851bb-ece1-48df-8de3-c814c05e5fe7");
- Open up the same file in your new profile directory and find the same line. If it has a different identifier as its value, replace all occurrences of it with the value from the backup file (there should be 6) and save that file.
- Reopen Thunderbird
Thanks to Mozillazine
Thanks to Ask Ubuntu.
Scanning And Attaching To Email From A Brother All-In-One Printer (Windows)
Brother does not provide built-in support for Thunderbird so this facility has to be provided by a third-party application FileAttach
INFO
about:config Information
http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
Address Book - Launch Standalone Instance
- Windows 32-bit - Start | Run then enter: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook
- Windows 64-bit - Start | Run then enter: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook
- macOS - Terminal | cd /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS | then ./thunderbird-bin -addressbook
- Linux - Terminal | cd <thunderbird_installation_directory> | then ./thunderbird-bin -addressbook
Thanks to Mozilla.
Classic Search - Eudora Style
Ctrl+Shift+F
Or install the add-on for a button!
Command Line Options
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Command_Line_Options
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Command_line_arguments
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Command_line_arguments_%28Thunderbird%29
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Run_Address_Book_from_Command_Line
Compact Folders
Manually:
File --> Compact Folders
Automatically:
Linux: Edit --> Preferences --> Advanced --> Network & Disc Space
Windows: Tools --> Options --> Advanced --> Network & Disc Space
Under the 'Disc Space' section:
- Clear the cache and then set it to 50Mb
- Change the 'Compact folders when it will save over' to 10Mb
Configuration Files
For the times that you cannot use the about:config editor to manipulate Thunderbird's setting then you can edit the following files:
- userChrome.css is used to change the appearance of the browser
- userContent.css is used to change the appearance of web pages
- user.js is used to change various preferences
All of the above files are in a plain text format so can be edited with any run of the mill text editor.
More here.
Error Console
To open the error console use the keyboard combination 'CTRL+Shift+J'
IMAP - Minimize Profile Size
If you have a IMAP account offline folders are enabled that automatically download copies of the messages in all of your folders. You can disable this feature by unchecking Tools -> Account Settings -> Synchronization & Storage -> "Keep messages for this account on the computer". However, this doesn't delete any existing offline folders. If you have some look at the local directory setting at the bottom of Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings to see where Thunderbird stores the files for that account. Exit Thunderbird and delete any files in that directory (and its children) that have the name of a folder but no file extension (mbox files). For example, "inbox." for the inbox folder. Leave the *.msf files alone. The *.sbd files are renamed directories.
Thanks to Mozillazine.
Lightning Versions
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Calendar/Calendar_Versions
Move An Entire Mail Box & It's Messages
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_%28Thunderbird%29
Profile Manager
Online Manual
http://en.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/
Remove Unwanted Dictionaries (GENTOO)
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-942972.html
Shortcut To A Specific Profile
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile
Notification Problem
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6638_102-515492.html
Links to follow up
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Thunderbird#Tips_and_tricks
Forked Projects
Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will. Available for Linux & Windows.
Interlink is a free e-mail client based on open source community code. Available for Linux & Windows.
Postbox a commercial fork. Available for Windows & Mac.
Thunderbird Portable. Thunderbird from Flash drive. Windows only.