Steps to Reset the Thunderbird Password

It is very important to change the email passwords on regular basis for maintaining the security. If you use Mozilla Thunderbird for managing the multiple email accounts then you can use the password manager to save username or password of every email account. The main benefit of saving the passwords in Thunderbird password manager is that you get access to all email accounts on single platform. For the security reasons, it is recommended that you should keep updating Mozilla Thunderbird password. Here, in this article, we will discuss the steps to reset Thunderbird Password.

Things to remember before changing Thunderbird Password

Here are some important things which you need to keep in mind before changing the password.

·      Mozilla Thunderbird does not support the editing of saved password.  So, you need to clear the previously saved passwords and save the new ones.

·         Before changing the saved password, make sure that your email accounts are perfectly configured.

How to reset the Thunderbird Password?

·         First of all, log into your Thunderbird account.

·         Then, click on “Tools”

·         Next, click “Options” and choose “Security” Tab.

·         Now, open “Password” and click the “Saved Passwords”. The password window will get opened.

·         Then, select the account whose password you want to change and click on the “Remove” button to clear the previously saved password.

·         Click on “Close” button.

·         Now, in the options window, click “OK” button.

·         After that, exit Thunderbird and restart it.

·         Now, click on “Get Mail” button.

·         You will be prompted to enter the password as soon as Thunderbird tries to access the account.

·         Now, enter the new password.

·         Finally, click on “OK”.

So, these are the simple steps which you need to follow for changing the Thunderbird password.