Thunderbird 3.0 error while trying to get mail: “The folder is being processed. Please wait until...
Just upgraded to TB3. On opening TB i get a message 'determining which messages to index'. After several minutes, the message disappears. If i then try to get mail, the message quoted in the title appears. I'm using Windows XP.
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Just upgraded to TB3. On opening TB i get a message 'determining which messages to index'. After several minutes, the message disappears. If i then try to get mail, the message quoted in the title appears. I'm using Windows XP.
windows-xp thunderbird
edited Jun 28 '12 at 3:49
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Just upgraded to TB3. On opening TB i get a message 'determining which messages to index'. After several minutes, the message disappears. If i then try to get mail, the message quoted in the title appears. I'm using Windows XP.
windows-xp thunderbird
edited Jun 28 '12 at 3:49
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Just upgraded to TB3. On opening TB i get a message 'determining which messages to index'. After several minutes, the message disappears. If i then try to get mail, the message quoted in the title appears. I'm using Windows XP.
windows-xp thunderbird
windows-xp thunderbird
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When attempting to download your mail,
you may receive an error message that
says "This folder is being processed.
Please wait until processing is
complete to get messages." There seem
to be a variety of things that can
cause this. Some are listed below,
with links to threads offering further
details and possible fixes.
- Messages with bad headers or header fields left blank.
- Checking multiple accounts while filtering mail between accounts.
- For older (pre-1.0) versions of Thunderbird: simultaneously getting
mail for two or more accounts that use
the Global Inbox. In Thunderbird 0.8,
it may be possible to avoid this
problem by clicking the "Get Mail"
icon in the toolbar rather than using
the keyboard shortcut (not yet
confirmed). Related information: see
Bugzilla Bug 260447.
- Your anti-virus software locking up your Inbox. Also see this article
on using Thunderbird with anti-virus
software.
- You don't have permissions to read/write to your inbox. This can
happen when sharing mail between linux
and windows and the partition
containing your inbox has been mounted
with permissions higher than the user
running thunderbird.
- Checking mail while compacting folders for the account(s) being
checked.
- Accidentally double clicking "Get Mail", accidentally clicking "Get
Mail" while trying to select an
account from the adjacent drop down
list, or the PC resuming from sleep
mode can cause this. There are a lot
of other variations, what they have in
common is that they're all timing
dependent.
Courtesy of Mozillazine
answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
143k20295330
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I had this and went to the ISP mail server. I had 700 messages left there. I checked and then deleted the lot.
The Folder being processed error and the long email download delays stopped from that moment.
For me that was a complete and sudden solution.
add a comment |
This MozillaZine KB article should help you.
edited May 24 '12 at 20:38
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answered May 24 '12 at 4:55
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When attempting to download your mail,
you may receive an error message that
says "This folder is being processed.
Please wait until processing is
complete to get messages." There seem
to be a variety of things that can
cause this. Some are listed below,
with links to threads offering further
details and possible fixes.
- Messages with bad headers or header fields left blank.
- Checking multiple accounts while filtering mail between accounts.
- For older (pre-1.0) versions of Thunderbird: simultaneously getting
mail for two or more accounts that use
the Global Inbox. In Thunderbird 0.8,
it may be possible to avoid this
problem by clicking the "Get Mail"
icon in the toolbar rather than using
the keyboard shortcut (not yet
confirmed). Related information: see
Bugzilla Bug 260447.
- Your anti-virus software locking up your Inbox. Also see this article
on using Thunderbird with anti-virus
software.
- You don't have permissions to read/write to your inbox. This can
happen when sharing mail between linux
and windows and the partition
containing your inbox has been mounted
with permissions higher than the user
running thunderbird.
- Checking mail while compacting folders for the account(s) being
checked.
- Accidentally double clicking "Get Mail", accidentally clicking "Get
Mail" while trying to select an
account from the adjacent drop down
list, or the PC resuming from sleep
mode can cause this. There are a lot
of other variations, what they have in
common is that they're all timing
dependent.
Courtesy of Mozillazine
answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
143k20295330
add a comment |
When attempting to download your mail,
you may receive an error message that
says "This folder is being processed.
Please wait until processing is
complete to get messages." There seem
to be a variety of things that can
cause this. Some are listed below,
with links to threads offering further
details and possible fixes.
- Messages with bad headers or header fields left blank.
- Checking multiple accounts while filtering mail between accounts.
- For older (pre-1.0) versions of Thunderbird: simultaneously getting
mail for two or more accounts that use
the Global Inbox. In Thunderbird 0.8,
it may be possible to avoid this
problem by clicking the "Get Mail"
icon in the toolbar rather than using
the keyboard shortcut (not yet
confirmed). Related information: see
Bugzilla Bug 260447.
- Your anti-virus software locking up your Inbox. Also see this article
on using Thunderbird with anti-virus
software.
- You don't have permissions to read/write to your inbox. This can
happen when sharing mail between linux
and windows and the partition
containing your inbox has been mounted
with permissions higher than the user
running thunderbird.
- Checking mail while compacting folders for the account(s) being
checked.
- Accidentally double clicking "Get Mail", accidentally clicking "Get
Mail" while trying to select an
account from the adjacent drop down
list, or the PC resuming from sleep
mode can cause this. There are a lot
of other variations, what they have in
common is that they're all timing
dependent.
Courtesy of Mozillazine
answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
143k20295330
add a comment |
When attempting to download your mail,
you may receive an error message that
says "This folder is being processed.
Please wait until processing is
complete to get messages." There seem
to be a variety of things that can
cause this. Some are listed below,
with links to threads offering further
details and possible fixes.
- Messages with bad headers or header fields left blank.
- Checking multiple accounts while filtering mail between accounts.
- For older (pre-1.0) versions of Thunderbird: simultaneously getting
mail for two or more accounts that use
the Global Inbox. In Thunderbird 0.8,
it may be possible to avoid this
problem by clicking the "Get Mail"
icon in the toolbar rather than using
the keyboard shortcut (not yet
confirmed). Related information: see
Bugzilla Bug 260447.
- Your anti-virus software locking up your Inbox. Also see this article
on using Thunderbird with anti-virus
software.
- You don't have permissions to read/write to your inbox. This can
happen when sharing mail between linux
and windows and the partition
containing your inbox has been mounted
with permissions higher than the user
running thunderbird.
- Checking mail while compacting folders for the account(s) being
checked.
- Accidentally double clicking "Get Mail", accidentally clicking "Get
Mail" while trying to select an
account from the adjacent drop down
list, or the PC resuming from sleep
mode can cause this. There are a lot
of other variations, what they have in
common is that they're all timing
dependent.
Courtesy of Mozillazine
answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
143k20295330
When attempting to download your mail,
you may receive an error message that
says "This folder is being processed.
Please wait until processing is
complete to get messages." There seem
to be a variety of things that can
cause this. Some are listed below,
with links to threads offering further
details and possible fixes.
- Messages with bad headers or header fields left blank.
- Checking multiple accounts while filtering mail between accounts.
- For older (pre-1.0) versions of Thunderbird: simultaneously getting
mail for two or more accounts that use
the Global Inbox. In Thunderbird 0.8,
it may be possible to avoid this
problem by clicking the "Get Mail"
icon in the toolbar rather than using
the keyboard shortcut (not yet
confirmed). Related information: see
Bugzilla Bug 260447.
- Your anti-virus software locking up your Inbox. Also see this article
on using Thunderbird with anti-virus
software.
- You don't have permissions to read/write to your inbox. This can
happen when sharing mail between linux
and windows and the partition
containing your inbox has been mounted
with permissions higher than the user
running thunderbird.
- Checking mail while compacting folders for the account(s) being
checked.
- Accidentally double clicking "Get Mail", accidentally clicking "Get
Mail" while trying to select an
account from the adjacent drop down
list, or the PC resuming from sleep
mode can cause this. There are a lot
of other variations, what they have in
common is that they're all timing
dependent.
Courtesy of Mozillazine
answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
143k20295330
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answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
John TJohn T
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answered Dec 18 '09 at 4:57
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I had this and went to the ISP mail server. I had 700 messages left there. I checked and then deleted the lot.
The Folder being processed error and the long email download delays stopped from that moment.
For me that was a complete and sudden solution.
add a comment |
I had this and went to the ISP mail server. I had 700 messages left there. I checked and then deleted the lot.
The Folder being processed error and the long email download delays stopped from that moment.
For me that was a complete and sudden solution.
add a comment |
I had this and went to the ISP mail server. I had 700 messages left there. I checked and then deleted the lot.
The Folder being processed error and the long email download delays stopped from that moment.
For me that was a complete and sudden solution.
I had this and went to the ISP mail server. I had 700 messages left there. I checked and then deleted the lot.
The Folder being processed error and the long email download delays stopped from that moment.
For me that was a complete and sudden solution.
answered Dec 21 '09 at 20:04
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This MozillaZine KB article should help you.
edited May 24 '12 at 20:38
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answered May 24 '12 at 4:55
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This MozillaZine KB article should help you.
edited May 24 '12 at 20:38
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answered May 24 '12 at 4:55
ParagParag
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This MozillaZine KB article should help you.
edited May 24 '12 at 20:38
evan.bovie
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answered May 24 '12 at 4:55
ParagParag
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This MozillaZine KB article should help you.
edited May 24 '12 at 20:38
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answered May 24 '12 at 4:55
ParagParag
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