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Why does Thunderbird keep re-downloading e-mails I have already deleted?
I delete my e-mails and sometimes with-in minutes they are re-loaded. I have even tried deleting and then emptying my trash right away but that still doesn't work. It is very annoying to have to delete the same e-mails repetedly. I use POP.
I delete my e-mails and sometimes with-in minutes they are re-loaded. I have even tried deleting and then emptying my trash right away but that still doesn't work. It is very annoying to have to delete the same e-mails repetedly. I use POP.
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If they are not being downloaded again just reappearing then maybe you have not been compacting your folders on a regular basis.
As it is unknown whether the Inbox has any corruption, please do the following. Suggest you move all good emails out of the Inbox into suitable folders for organising and Delete unwanted emails. Empty Trash and Junk folders. Then, when Inbox is empty: File > select: Compact folders.
Info on what compacting does and why it is important: