Did Thunderbird somehow upgrade itself to the 64-bit version? They offer a 32-bit option, but I cannot remember if 64-bit might be preferred by Thunderbird. Presume no 64-bit is compatible with Lacerte. Intuit specifically mentions "Microsoft Outlook (64-bit versions of Outlook are not supported)"

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