Recent answers to I get an alert about folders being full. WHY?https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/10700532015-07-02T06:04:32-07:00After compacting ALL of my (4) accounts, I finally got the message :compacting done!"
It used t2015-07-02T06:04:32-07:00browniejfbhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1070053#answer-748566<p>After compacting ALL of my (4) accounts, I finally got the message&nbsp;:compacting done!"
It used to compact automatically but for last few months it has not, so I must have changed a setting , BUT I cannot find the change yet!
</p><p>Thank you for your time!
</p>If you emptied folders you have performed half of the instructions. Try Compacting the folders like 2015-07-02T05:41:58-07:00user01229325https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1070053#answer-748560<p>If you emptied folders you have performed half of the instructions. Try Compacting the folders like the instructions say to do.
</p><p>In Thunderbird hitting the delete button on a message marks it for deletion and hides it from view. Compacting removes the message and frees up the space.
</p><p><a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_Tips_:_Compacting_Folders" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_Tips_:_Compacting_Folders</a>
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