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Change Thunderbird password - this is how it works

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How to change your password in Thunderbird
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quick start Guide

Thunderbird saves the access data of your email accounts. We explain here how to change the password for an account..

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Mozilla Thunderbird saves the username and password for each account and each outgoing mail server in the password management. For better security, you should change your passwords regularly. You then have to adjust the new password in Thunderbird as well. We explain how exactly you do this here.

Attention: With these instructions you only change the stored password in Thunderbird. The actual password can only be changed with your email provider - for example with your linked web.de or gmx account. So first change the password at the provider and then in Thunderbird.

How to change your password in Thunderbird

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

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Start Thunderbird and open the menu by clicking on the three-line menu in the upper right corner and selecting " Settings ".

2nd step:

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Now click again on " Settings ".

3rd step:

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In the left menu click on " Security " and select the " Security " tab . The " Saved passwords ... " button takes you to password management.

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There you now select the IMAP and SMTP entries for the respective e-mail account and delete them by clicking on the " Remove " button .

5th step:

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After restarting Thunderbird you will be asked for a password. Then enter the new password .

quick start Guide

  1. Open the Thunderbird settings by opening the three-line menu in the upper right corner and clicking on " Settings "> " Settings ". Alternatively, you can also press [Alt] + [X] .
  2. Under " Security " click on the " Passwords " tab and on the " Saved passwords ... " button .
  3. Now select the IMAP and SMTP entries of the respective email account and delete them with the " Remove " button .
  4. Start Now Thunderbird new, you will be asked for the password. Then enter the new password .
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