I can confirm this with thunderbird 17.0.2 on a 12.10 Kubuntu Version. The problem was resolved with deactivating the message synchronisation of an IMAP mail account. My other accounts using POP-Servers don't generate the high CPU usage.
Removin messages-db.sqlite and global-messages-db.sqlite-journal files. before has not changed anything. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/927515 Title: Thunderbird stuck at 100% CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-power-consumption/+bug/927515/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs