[tor-bugs] #14099 [TorBirdy]: Thunderbird hangs at restart after install of TorBirdy 0.1.3

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#14099: Thunderbird hangs at restart after install of TorBirdy 0.1.3
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     Reporter:  Ricard    |      Owner:  ioerror
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal    |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBirdy  |    Version:
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Comment (by fkbeoxlxet):

 Firstly, I apology for some wrong figures. I have 13 imap accounts!

 5 of them are real accounts in the sense that TB retrieves messages from
 them periodically.

 8 of them are dummy accounts which TB never retrieve message from. They
 are just for sending out messages.

 @sukhbir, I only updated Provider for Google Calendar. No other extension
 or email account settings were updated.

 As said, I've been using Torbirdy for a long time. The imap accounts also
 exist for long time. I doubt whether the current issue really caused by
 having more than 3 imap accounts.

 @leeroy, below is the experiment I just carried out per your suggestion:

 1. Quit TB.
 2. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree.
 3. Enter TB safe mode, enable Torbirdy. Quit.
 4. Again, delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. (Safe mode re-created
 the files.)
 5. Start TB, failed. Kill the process.
 6. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. Delete ".msf" in profile/Mail
 folder tree.
 7. Start TB, failed. Kill the process.
 8. Enter TB safe mode, delete all mail accounts until only 1 imap account
 left. Quit.
 9. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. Delete ".msf" in profile/Mail
 folder tree.
 10. Start TB, successful.
 11. Add 2nd imap account. Get all new messages. Successful. Quit.
 12. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. Delete ".msf" in
 profile/Mail folder tree.
 13. Start TB, successful.
 14. Add 3rd imap account. Get all new messages. Successful. Quit.
 15. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. Delete ".msf" in
 profile/Mail folder tree.
 16. Start TB, successful.
 17. Add 4th imap account. Get all new messages. Successful. Quit.
 18. Delete "draft*.*" in profile folder tree. Delete ".msf" in
 profile/Mail folder tree.
 19. Start TB, successful. Quit.
 20. Start TB, successful. (Not deleting any file before starting.)

 By the result of step 19 and 20 I conclude that TB + Torbirdy can survive
 with more than 3 imap accounts.

 Please let me know if there is anything I can help. I will keep my
 experimental profile folder in case you want further experiments with it.

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