Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email How to Change Your Mozilla Thunderbird Email Password Keep your email account secure By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 17, 2021 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail What to Know First, change your email password. Next, close and re-open Thunderbird, select Get Messages, enter new password, and select OK.In Thunderbird, select three vertical lines > Options > Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords. Right-click server > Edit Password. This article explains how to update your email password in Mozilla Thunderbird version 60 and newer. Also included are instructions to change your password in the Thunderbird Password Manager. Lifewire / Theresa Chiechi How to Change an Email Account's Password in Mozilla Thunderbird Here's how to update the password that Mozilla Thunderbird uses to log in to your email account. Mozilla Thunderbird uses POP or IMAP to receive emails and SMTP to send emails. Change the password to your Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, or other email account. Close Thunderbird, then re-open it. Select Get Messages in the upper-left corner of the Mozilla Thunderbird toolbar. Depending on your configurations, Thunderbird may automatically attempt to retrieve new mail as soon as you launch it. You should receive a login-error alert followed by a pop-up window requesting you to sign in. Enter your new password. Select OK or Next. Your account should synchronize like normal. In some circumstances, your incoming and outgoing emails use a different set of credentials. If this is the case, repeat the steps above for your outgoing account, usually called SMTP. How to Edit Passwords in the Password Manager Mozilla Thunderbird remembers the login credentials for each email account you use. Use the program's password manager to edit passwords: In the Thunderbird menu, select the three vertical lines in the upper-right corner of the screen. Choose Options. Select Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords. Right-click the email server you want to edit and select Edit Password. If the Edit Password option is grayed out, select Show Passwords. Enter the new password in the Passwords field. Select Close to return to the previous screen. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit