#Thunderbird freezes in windows 10 archive#
#Thunderbird freezes in windows 10 full#

Try to break up or reorganize particularly large folders, into smaller sub-folders.Д¤) Sometimes the MIME format, though functioning, may not be entirely correct. cab, etc.), the extraction time gets even greater, as the scan must recursively (archives within archives) scan the attachements as it extracts the files.ДЈ) Though the MIME format may be still functioning, the size (or the number of email messages) causes the extraction time to increase exponentially, from my experience.

#Thunderbird freezes in windows 10 archive#

Clear the temporary file areas before running the scan.Дў) If there are attachements that are in archive form (.zip. If this folder gets particularly large, it can take a great deal of time to scan every email message and associated attachement, each which must be extracted to a temporary place for actual scanning. I have a couple of ideas that have helped me before.ДЎ) Thunderbird, unlike Outlook Express/Windows Mail, or Outlook, use MIME encoded files for storing all email in a given mailbox folder.

#Thunderbird freezes in windows 10 full#

I always end up stopping the scan and doing a 'quick scan' but would obviously prefer that the full scan was done. The computer can still be used, it doesnt freeze but the virus scan goes no further - and its always in one of my mailbox folders (I have several folders for different accounts). I have the latest version of Thunderbird (and it has happened with all updates)Д«asically the FULL VIRUS SCAN gets to about 12% or so, then it just doesnt go any further. This has been the case for as long as I remember, and it hasnt coincided with any new software/hardware. If so, McAfee needs to look at that issue.

If you also find a 'trojan,' I wonder whether that was somehow blocking the scan. I immediately ran the scan again and nothing was found the second time. Miraculously, the file became much smaller and the virus scan would run without a hitch, other than finding the 'trojan,' which McAfee quarantined. I deleted everything I could and then used the 'compact' command in Thunderbird. When I looked at the file where the virus scan freeze was occurring, it was shown as an 'inbox' for my email account, and it was taking up over 500mb of space. I ran three different email accounts through Thunderbird and was only having a problem with one of them - an account through my ISP. I have no idea whether the 'trojan' is real, or just McAfee responding strangely to something. This computer is less than 10 days old, and I haven't been frequenting hazardous sites, at least not knowingly.

The presence of a 'trojan' greatly surprised me. Please let me know what happened with your efforts.