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What to do if Thunderbird Keeps Asking for Password [SOLVED]

Resolve it by re-adding your account or erase browsing data

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Updated onMarch 27, 2024

updated onMarch 27, 2024

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Thunderbirdis among the most popular email clients available for Windows computers. Recently some users have reported thatThunderbirdkeeps asking for a passwordwhile trying to access their email accounts.

However, the matter itself is not with theThunderbirdclient but occurs due to an issue with theemail service provideror badThunderbirdconfiguration.

Some users are quite bothered by the regular password prompts.

Every time i ask mozila to “get messages” or to “send” a message it asks for mypasswordwhen using my laptop but this doesn’t happen when using my desktop, as far as I can see the settings are the same on both machines, am I missing something ? If anybody can help I would appreciate it.

Read the step-by-step solutions below.

How to fix Thunderbird keeps asking for password?

How to fix Thunderbird keeps asking for password?

1. Ask Thunderbird to remember your password

2. Use a file cleanup tool

You can as well utilize an efficient method that will erase any temporary files or browsing data that can generate such Thunderbird issues on your device. By using aprofessional system optimizeryou can do that quickly and without having to worry about anything going wrong.

3. Remove and Re-add the Account

Remove and Re-add the Password

Exit and relaunchThunderbird. Enter the password to log in and make sure you check the“Remember password”option.

If the issue persists, try to remove and re-add the account.

4. Temporary Issues

If nothing seems working, it could well be just a network-related issue. In the meantime contact your email service provider just in case to know if the issue is from their end.

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Tashreef Shareef

Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.

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