

Enter the new password and check Use Password Manager to remember this password. Thunderbird will attempt to check the incoming server for new mail, at which point it will prompt you for a new password (provided you deleted the incoming server password). Note: If you are removing saved passwords because you have changed your NetID account password, you will need to delete both in order to send and receive mail.
#Change password in thunderbird for mac registration
Look under Edit > Preferences > Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords. You will need your UCL user ID & password found on the front of your registration slip and must be appended with ucl.ac.uk (e.g. I have Xubuntu 14.04 so I guess my version is the same as yours. To change a stored password, highlight it and press Remove. Chosen solution Yes the layout of menus and commands in the Windows version of Thunderbird is different to the Linux version, I don't know why. If you have opted to save both your incoming (imap://) and outgoing (smtp://) mail server password in Thunderbird, you will see them listed separately even though they are technically the same password, as shown below. You may be prompted for the master password.Ī box will appear that says Are you sure you wish to show your passwords? Press Yes. Click Saved Passwords.Ĭlick Show Passwords. If using Linux, click on Edit and select Preferences.Ĭlick the Security button, and go to the Passwords tab.If using a Mac, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences.On a Windows machine, go to Tools, then Options.Highlight the account name and click the Remove button. Look for the name of the e-mail account that you wish to change. To change a Office 365 email account password, see the Reset NetID Password section of NetID - Modifying your Account. Make sure that the Passwords Saved tab is selected on the Password Manager dialog box. Note: These steps will not change the password to your email account, only the password that has been saved in Thunderbird. Follow these steps if you have recently changed or reset your Office 365 email account password, and you use Thunderbird to save your email account passwords.
#Change password in thunderbird for mac how to
This document describes how to remove the stored password from Thunderbird and enter a new one.
