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faq:email:how_to_change_password_on_email_client [2022/03/04 15:30] – [Mac Mail] vikkifaq:email:how_to_change_password_on_email_client [2022/03/04 15:32] (current) – [Mozilla Thunderbird (2012 or newer)] vikki
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 1. Open Thunderbird and click on the menu icon at top right. \\ 1. Open Thunderbird and click on the menu icon at top right. \\
-2. Select "Preferences" (or "Options", depending on your version). +2. Select "Preferences" (or "Options", depending on your version).\\  
-3. Select "Privacy & Security" (or "Security") from the left menu, and click on the "Saved Passwords" button (under "Passwords" section/tab). +3. Select "Privacy & Security" (or "Security") from the left menu, and click on the "Saved Passwords" button (under "Passwords" section/tab).\\  
-4. Click "Show Passwords", and confirm with "Yes"+4. Click "Show Passwords", and confirm with "Yes".\\  
-5. Right-click on your email account and select "Edit Password". Edit your password and press "Enter"+5. Right-click on your email account and select "Edit Password". Edit your password and press "Enter".\\  
-6. Close all windows and restart Thunderbird.+6. Close all windows and restart Thunderbird.\\ 
  
 Note that you need to change passwords for both incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) connections. Note that you need to change passwords for both incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) connections.
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 ==== Mac Mail ==== ==== Mac Mail ====
-1. Launch Mail. +1. Launch Mail.\\  
- +2. Click "Mail" from the top menu and select "Preferences".\\  
-2. Click "Mail" from the top menu and select "Preferences". +3. Click the "Accounts" tab.\\  
- +4. Select the account name that you want to change the password.\\  
-3. Click the "Accounts" tab. +5. Click on the "Server Settings" tab.\\  
- +6. Change your password at the "Password" fields for both Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server settings.\\ 
-4. Select the account name that you want to change the password. +
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-5. Click on the "Server Settings" tab. +
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-6. Change your password at the "Password" fields for both Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server settings. +
 7. Once done, close the window. 7. Once done, close the window.
  
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