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What happens if I say yes to compact folders in email function?

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I am asked this question every time I open the firefox email program. Not sure whether to say yes as don't know how many emails will disappear

I am asked this question every time I open the firefox email program. Not sure whether to say yes as don't know how many emails will disappear

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Sorry, but do you mean the Thunderbird email program?

In that case, this article may answer some of your questions: Compacting folders.

And it's never a bad idea to make a backup of your data before doing any heavy work on your mail folders. The key location is your profile folder: Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data.

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Sorry, but do you mean the Thunderbird email program?

In that case, this article may answer some of your questions: Compacting folders.

And it's never a bad idea to make a backup of your data before doing any heavy work on your mail folders. The key location is your profile folder: Profiles - Where Thunderbird stores your messages and other user data.

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Thanks Jscher for replying. Checked out my settings under options and they were what suggested decided to say yes to compacting and now no further requests. What a relief.