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# Less common possibilities:<small> | # Less common possibilities:<small> | ||
#* Does turning off the Status Bar in View > Toolbars help improve performance? | #* Does turning off the Status Bar in View > Toolbars help improve performance? | ||
#* | #* If your folder or account has many (tens of thousands of messages), consider the possibility that your mail provider is throttling (limiting) traffic to its servers. This can make checking for or getting new messages to be slower than expected. | ||
#* Is filter logging enabled at Tools > Filters? (look for filterlog.html files - large logs cause high overhead) | #* Is filter logging enabled at Tools > Filters? (look for filterlog.html files - large logs cause high overhead) | ||
#* Do you use server side message filters to place messages in folders? {{Bug|589310}} | #* Do you use server side message filters to place messages in folders? {{Bug|589310}} | ||
#* If you have RSS feed reader accounts: | #* If you have RSS feed reader accounts: | ||
#** Is "Automatically create tags from feed category names" enabled? [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342054] | #** Is "Automatically create tags from feed category names" enabled? [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342054] | ||
#** In Account Settings > Server Settings disable "Check for new messages at startup". <small>If problem is gone you may be seeing {{Bug|551144}} (fixed in version 13).</small> | #** In Account Settings > Server Settings disable "Check for new messages at startup". <small>If problem is gone you may be seeing {{Bug|551144}} (fixed in version 13).</small> | ||
#* Does it help to clear cache at Settings > General > Disk Space > "Clear Now" and Help > Troubleshooting Information > "Clear startup cache..."? | #* Does it help to clear cache at Settings > General > Disk Space > "Clear Now" and Help > Troubleshooting Information > "Clear startup cache..."? | ||
#* Do you have thousands of contacts in your address book? | |||
#* On Linux? A package might be causing the problem [https://www.reddit.com/r/Thunderbird/comments/183tc5h/suddenly_slow_thunderbird_on_linux_gentoo_how_to/]. Are you running an old version? Consider updating. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13605851#p13605851 hangs on Ubuntu 10.04, 14.04 works] | #* On Linux? A package might be causing the problem [https://www.reddit.com/r/Thunderbird/comments/183tc5h/suddenly_slow_thunderbird_on_linux_gentoo_how_to/]. Are you running an old version? Consider updating. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13605851#p13605851 hangs on Ubuntu 10.04, 14.04 works] | ||
#* On macOS, try disabling Thunderbird's access to Mac Contacts in Mac System Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts. | #* On macOS, try disabling Thunderbird's access to Mac Contacts in Mac System Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts. | ||