new to thunderbird, what is clean inbox on close?
there is a setting called something like clean inbox on close, what does it do?
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It is similar to compacting folders. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders
While compacting happens locally on your computer, expunge is done on the server. https://websitetutorials.grafix.gr/home-2/web-hosting/thunderbird-imap-expunge-or-how-to-really-delete-emails-from-the-server/
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christ1 said
It is similar to compacting folders. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders While compacting happens locally on your computer, expunge is done on the server. https://websitetutorials.grafix.gr/home-2/web-hosting/thunderbird-imap-expunge-or-how-to-really-delete-emails-from-the-server/
whats compacting? never heard of that before.
when messages are deleted from a file, such as inbox, the space it used is still there. Compacting reduces the size of the file by eliminating those spaces.
whats compacting? never heard of that before.
When someone posts a link in response to a support question, you can click the link to get more information. Thought you've heard that before.
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