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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

Can I set it so I don't get asked about compacting?

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Lunaea
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I recently downloaded the latest update and now every time I delete or file an email I get the popup dialog asking me if I want to compact. Since the first time, I've clicked Cancel because it takes a LONG time to go through all my folders and slows things down. If I promise to be better about manual compacting, can I make this popup stop appearing? Thanks in advance for any help!

I recently downloaded the latest update and now every time I delete or file an email I get the popup dialog asking me if I want to compact. Since the first time, I've clicked Cancel because it takes a LONG time to go through all my folders and slows things down. If I promise to be better about manual compacting, can I make this popup stop appearing? Thanks in advance for any help!

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user01229325
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Sure you can but then you will back wondering why you system does not work or why you lost all your messages. Read about Compacting here.http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_Tips_:_Compacting_Folders

Lunaea
Lunaea Vraag-eienaar
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I did read that, thanks, and I did a general search about compacting before I asked my question. The only thing I found about stopping the prompts was a suggestion to change the "Compact all folders when it will save over ___ MB in total" option. Is this compacting thing new? Because I've been using Thunderbird for many years, and never got this prompt until I updated this time.

user01229325
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Nothing new. Just regular maintenance. Deleting a message just marks it for deletion and hides it. Compacting actually removes the message and frees the space. I wish they would have picked a more descriptive name for less confusion but they did not ask me.