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Delete mail authorization

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AdrianMuller
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Thunderbird no longer asks if I want to delete mail before doing so. How can I make it do so again?

Thunderbird no longer asks if I want to delete mail before doing so. How can I make it do so again?

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There are confirmation prompts for Shift+Delete and Empty Trash, but to have a prompt for Delete requires an add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/confirmbeforedelete/

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sfhowes
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There are confirmation prompts for Shift+Delete and Empty Trash, but to have a prompt for Delete requires an add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/confirmbeforedelete/