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How to disable TB from compacting folders

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Wayne Mery replied
groucho43
groucho43

I am running Thunderbird 91.3 which repeatedly pops up a message saying it wants to compact my folders. I do not see any option either in Preferences or in Account Settings for disabling this feature, as there was in previous versions. How can I stop TB from compacting my folders? Thanks.

I am running Thunderbird 91.3 which repeatedly pops up a message saying it wants to compact my folders. I do not see any option either in Preferences or in Account Settings for disabling this feature, as there was in previous versions. How can I stop TB from compacting my folders? Thanks.

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Christians
Christians

In Preferences search for "compact".

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Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders now explains Compact and why it is important. It also indicates you probably really don't want to disable it.

If you are being prompted too frequently, you might be experiencing one of the bugs that we are current working on. If you still have problems please post a new support request.