Now I think I understand that nothing will sync until I install a sync application. I guess I assume since these are internt based operations it always syncs to specific accounts no matter which computer is used as long as you are signed in to that account. That is how it worked with mmy personal Xfinity email but perhaps that account already had a built in syncing operation and therefore crosses from one computer to another. Yes, I did basically 'copy' the gmail address book to Thunderbird on ONE computer thinking that the address book would automatically be updated on all computers because it is just the one Thunderbird account. If you synchroize by using Google Contacts or similar, it will create a new address book inside Thunderbird's address book, and so has no impact on any already-installed address books. If you copy a user-defined mab file you'll need to import it using You can manually copy an address book from one computer to another, but it's painful, slow and error prone. It cannot magically find its way to any other installation of Thunderbird without a synchronization route being set up. I don't know what "a typical import operation from Gmail contacts to Thunderbird" means.Ĭopying some contacts data to one installation of thunderbird is specific to that installation of Thunderbird. So there is no mechanism in place to synchronize address books. With Google Contacts, it's most obvious with street ("mailing") addresses Thunderbird splits them into named fields such as city, county whereas Google lump them into a single text entity. Local variations such as, for instance, postcodes in the UK and zip codes in the USA make it difficult to provide a harmonized solution. I do NOT want my entire collection of email addresses in my phone, so this separate account allows a selective approach.īe aware that various address books take different approaches to storing and managing data. ![]() I also run a separate Google account just for its own Google Contacts, and use that to synch phone numbers and selected email addresses to my phone. Once you start using a synchronized address book, you'll probably find that you stop using Personal Address Book, or at least use it less often. (I use gContactSync, but there are other options.) You'll need to create a new address book within Thunderbird's Address Book. Set this up, and set each Thunderbird to synch to it. Other "cloud-based" address books may also be useful. We do this by synchronizing the Address Book in each Thunderbird to one central common point of reference, just as we do with email by using IMAP. Um, so how is one Thunderbird to find the other Thunderbirds? If address books were different, which one would be right? Read this answer in context □ 0 All Replies (15) Other option on that prompt is to 'use a new account' but it doesn't recognize my gmail account. But my google account name does not appear on the drop down list only my Thunderbird accts do and no way to change that. When I choose 'new account' or 'edit account' I get a promt tp 'select the account to sync or enter Google Account credientials'. I've sent an Error Report Form in but have not heard back yet. When I choose 'log' and scroll thru the log I see an Authentication Error 403. Log in to what? I am logged in to both my gmail account and to my Thunderbird account. When I choose 'sync' I get a prompt to 'login in before trying to sync. Now when I go to Thunderbird the gContactSyncīutton appears on my toolbar Dropdown options are many. ![]() You need to install into Thunderbird, not Firefox.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |