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Getting the built-in Remove Duplicates function to work

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john727
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I have the what I take to be the latest version of Thunderbird 91.6.1 as I write (27Feb2022) but I can't get what appears to be the built-in remove duplicate function to work. When I select a folder than I know contains duplicates, right click and click on the Remove Duplicates function, i just get a message saying (erroneously) that there are no duplicates in that folder. I know that there are add-ons for this function, but none of them say that they work with recent versions and I'm afraid to download and try them.

I have the what I take to be the latest version of Thunderbird 91.6.1 as I write (27Feb2022) but I can't get what appears to be the built-in remove duplicate function to work. When I select a folder than I know contains duplicates, right click and click on the Remove Duplicates function, i just get a message saying (erroneously) that there are no duplicates in that folder. I know that there are add-ons for this function, but none of them say that they work with recent versions and I'm afraid to download and try them.

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This add-on works in TB 91: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/removedupes/

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david
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Addons generally specify what versions they work with and TB will not activate addons that are not specified to work with the version in use.

Stans
Stans
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There is no such inbuilt function in Thunderbird 91.6.1

sfhowes
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This add-on works in TB 91: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/removedupes/