And generally speaking, it means that the 64-bit version of any application will probably be a bit zippier, even though it might use a bit more RAM. Now, generally speaking, both of those reasons are good ones. 64-bit apps run natively, without the WOW64 “translation layer” than lets 32-bit apps run on 64-bit Windows.64-bit apps can access WAAAAY more memory.There are 2 primary reasons why 64-bit apps are better than 32-bit apps: There’s a lot of nonsense out there about the benefits of 64-bit applications. I guess that means it’s ready! Why you want 64-bit Tbird While it’s difficult to tell due to the severe lack of info available, it appears that 64-bit Thunderbird is now “mainstream” or “official” or whatever you want to call it. So, how do you go 64-bit with Thunderbird? And why would you want to?īeginning with Thunderbird version 68, the 64-bit download of the program is no longer hidden. There’s only one problem: the default version you can download from Mozilla’s web site is still 32-bit.įirefox – and pretty much every other piece of software out there – went 64-bit a long time ago. For those of us who don’t like webmail because storing all our data in the The Cloud just seems like a Really Bad Idea, the best e-mail program available for puters is Thunderbird.
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