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I'm using T-bird 17.0.8. I need to retrieve the password Thunderbird is using to connect to my email account because I have forgotten it. This link seems to explain the solution, but that's for an older version of Thunderbird and I can't find the 'option' link in the 'Tools' menu no more.

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You'll find it under Edit -> Preferences -> Security -> Passwords -> Saved Passwords -> Show Passwords. Click Yes at the prompt to show the passwords.

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  • OK: It's called 'Preferences', not 'Options'...
    – user2413
    Sep 18, 2013 at 9:22
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    I am translating from norwegian, so I'm not 100% sure if it's called Options. It should be all the way on the bottom of the Edit menu.
    – Nullet
    Sep 18, 2013 at 9:24
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    You can run an application in English from command line by specifying the LANG variable. E.g.: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 thunderbird
    – lgarzo
    Sep 18, 2013 at 9:30
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The given menu path is probably valid for Thunderbird on Windows. There, the menu item for accessing the settings / options dialog is traditionally in the "Tools" menu. On Linux, this menu item is traditionally in the "Edit" menu. Don't ask me why, if I remember correctly this convention reaches back to the late 90s at least.

So just open Thunderbird's settings dialog, wherever the menu item may be found ;) From there, you can go as described in mozillaZine's forum.

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Ubuntu 14.04 Thunderbird 60.6.1 (32-bit)

Very top menu bar on desktop - Edit > Preferences

Pop-up appears - with Security (padlock icon) highlighted. In same dialog box, click "Saved Passwords" - righthand side, about a quarter of the way down
"Saved logins" pop-up should appear. Lower righthand corner - click "Show Passwords" Dialog box should appear as pop-up - "Are you sure you wish to show your passwords?"

Above instructions tested 11 September 2019

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  • Correction - Instructions tested 1 September 2019 - not 11 September 2019 (JH) Sep 1, 2019 at 22:21

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