title: “How To Change Your Mozilla Thunderbird Email Password” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-18” author: “Alma Jones”
How to Change an Email Account’s Password in Mozilla Thunderbird
Here’s how to update the password that Mozilla Thunderbird uses to log in to your email account.
Change the password to your Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, or other email account. Close Thunderbird, then re-open it. Select Get Messages in the upper-left corner of the Mozilla Thunderbird toolbar. Depending on your configurations, Thunderbird may automatically attempt to retrieve new mail as soon as you launch it. You should receive a login-error alert followed by a pop-up window requesting you to sign in. Enter your new password. Select OK or Next. Your account should synchronize like normal.
How to Edit Passwords in the Password Manager
Mozilla Thunderbird remembers the login credentials for each email account you use. Use the program’s password manager to edit passwords:
In the Thunderbird menu, select the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner of the screen. Choose Options. Select Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords. Right-click the email server you want to edit and select Edit Password. If the Edit Password option is grayed out, select Show Passwords. Enter the new password in the Passwords field. Select Close to return to the previous screen.
