Thunderbird V24 major bug

[Don McKenzie]

Thunderbird V24 major bug

When I spend 2 hours chasing what appears to be a bug in a popular program such as Thunderbird, I feel I should warn
others, so that they don't follow the same path, and waste their time.

Problem from V24.x.x
All of a sudden I'm getting this message while in Account Settings......in fact, I can't do anything (click off of Local
Folders) without that message popping up. What could be causing this?

Error Message is:
"Local Directory Path Is Not Suitable For Message Storage"

Temporary fix is:
Instead of opening the account manager via "Tools" -> "Account Settings", right-click on an account name in the folder
pane and choose "Settings..." without getting the error/warning message.
Hence I was able to modify the account settings unless I clicked on "Local Folders" where I got the error or warning
message again.

works for me, w7pro-64

Thread is at:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=2750681
to:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=2750681&start=105

It is in the mozilla bug report, so sometime in the future, it should be fixed.

Cheers Don...



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[Don McKenzie]

I just remembered what I did. It was one of the suggestions in the thread. I moved the "Local Folders" folder
(containing all my mail) out of the "Profiles" Folder.

I was going to try a few of the suggestions, but when I found a simple workaround, I went for that.

As I say, they will fix it, but if you aren't aware, it could lead you on a merry chase.

Cheers Don...


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[Don McKenzie]

I am running TB 24.1.0 on Win 7 64 bit and I don't have this problem.

If your TB is not this version , then try doing an update as the bug looks like it's been fixed .

Unfortunately not. I am running V24.1.1 and just tested for an update. None available, and the bug is still there.

If you read through that thread, you will find that suspect file and path names are enough to chuck the error. You may
have files/paths that are considered safe.

Cheers Don...



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[Don McKenzie]

Unfortunately not. I am running V24.1.1 and just tested for an update. None available, and the bug is still there.

If you read through that thread, you will find that suspect file and path names are enough to chuck the error. You may
have files/paths that are considered safe.

Cheers Don...

I also have an old 10" EEE-PC running XP. Checked and it was running V17. something, and not giving this error.

I just updated it to V24.1.1 and the same error (bug) appears.

BTW. Finding this was a result of my daughter running into the problem on her PC. We we spoke on the phone, I found I
had the same bug, and couldn't edit account settings, until I found the in mozillazine help forum.

Cheers Don...




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[keithr]

I also have an old 10" EEE-PC running XP. Checked and it was running
V17. something, and not giving this error.

I just updated it to V24.1.1 and the same error (bug) appears.

BTW. Finding this was a result of my daughter running into the problem
on her PC. We we spoke on the phone, I found I had the same bug, and
couldn't edit account settings, until I found the in mozillazine help
forum.

Cheers Don...

I have no problem at 24.1.1.